How do I flip an image vertically for free?

Drop your picture into the box above. This page pre-selects the vertical flip, so the preview comes back top-to-bottom the moment the file loads — just press Download. No fee, no watermark, no account, and the image never leaves your browser.

What does a vertical flip do to the picture?

It reflects the image along its horizontal axis: the top row of pixels swaps places with the bottom row, like a reflection on still water. Every pixel keeps its column but trades rows. Nothing is cropped, resized or recoloured.

Is flipping vertically the same as rotating 180°?

No, and this trips people up. A vertical flip is a reflection — text in the picture ends up inverted and unreadable. A 180° rotation keeps text readable, just upside down. If your photo came out upside down and you want it viewable again, switch on both flip axes here: two reflections equal one 180° rotation.

My scan or photo is upside down — which option fixes it?

Turn on both axes. A document fed into the scanner the wrong way round, or a photo shot with the phone inverted, needs a 180° rotation, which is exactly what horizontal plus vertical gives you. A vertical flip alone would leave the text mirrored.

Can I make a water-reflection effect with this?

This tool does the key step: it produces the vertically flipped copy of your picture. Download it, then place it below the original in any editor and fade its opacity — that flipped copy is the reflection. Designers do the same for logo mock-ups and landscape composites.

Does the flipped image lose quality?

No pixels are invented or thrown away — they are only rearranged, and the dimensions stay identical. PNG output is lossless; JPG and WebP are re-encoded at a quality high enough that photos look identical to the source. Transparency in PNG and WebP survives untouched.

Is my picture uploaded anywhere?

No. The flip runs in your own browser through the Canvas API — this site has no endpoint that could receive your file. Load the page, disconnect from the internet, and it keeps working.

Can I flip a whole batch vertically at once?

Up to 30 files per session. Each one arrives pre-flipped top-to-bottom; adjust any of them individually if a few need a different treatment, then hit Download all.

Top becomes bottom, instantly

Flip an Image Vertically

Add a JPG, PNG or WebP and it comes back turned top-to-bottom, like a reflection on water — the vertical flip is already switched on for every file you drop here. Check the preview, download, done. The work happens inside your browser, so the picture is never sent anywhere.

Pre-set to vertical
Free forever
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Batch of 30

Drop pictures here or click to browse

JPG, PNG, WebP · up to 30 files at once · stays in your browser

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Flipping a picture vertically in three steps

The top-to-bottom flip is pre-selected on this page, so there is even less to click than usual.

Add the picture
Drag a JPG, PNG or WebP into the box, or click to browse. Every file you add on this page arrives already flipped top-to-bottom — the vertical axis is pre-selected here.
Look at the preview
The preview shows the vertically flipped result straight away. If what you actually need is the picture rotated a full 180° — readable text and all — switch the horizontal button on as well; both axes together equal a half turn.
Download it
Press Download and the flipped copy is saved in the same format and resolution the original came in. The file on your disk stays untouched.

Vertical flip or 180° rotation?

⇅ Vertical flip — a reflection

Top and bottom trade places, like the picture is resting on still water. Any text in it ends up inverted and unreadable — which is fine, because reflections, puzzle layouts and transfer prep want exactly that. This is what every file on this page gets by default.

↻ 180° rotation — a half turn

The picture turns upside down but is not mirrored, so text stays readable. This is the fix for a photo or scan that came out inverted. Get it here by switching the horizontal button on too — two reflections make one half turn.

When the vertical flip is the fix

Water reflections

The flipped copy of a skyline or logo, placed under the original and faded, reads as a reflection. This page hands you that copy in one click.

Upside-down puzzles and reveals

Quiz answers, riddle solutions and playing-card style graphics are often printed inverted so they can't be read at a glance. Flip the artwork before it goes into the layout.

Fixing an inverted capture

A scan fed in the wrong way or a photo taken with the phone flipped over needs a 180° turn — switch on both axes here and the picture is right way up again.

Print and transfer prep

Some transfer and screen-print workflows need artwork reflected on the vertical axis rather than the horizontal one. Same one-click treatment, different direction.

After the left-to-right direction instead? The mirror image page pre-selects the horizontal axis, and the full flip image tool starts with both axes off and lets you pick per file.

Vertical flip questions, answered

How do I flip an image vertically for free?: Drop your picture into the box above. This page pre-selects the vertical flip, so the preview comes back top-to-bottom the moment the file loads — just press Download. No fee, no watermark, no account, and the image never leaves your browser.
What does a vertical flip do to the picture?: It reflects the image along its horizontal axis: the top row of pixels swaps places with the bottom row, like a reflection on still water. Every pixel keeps its column but trades rows. Nothing is cropped, resized or recoloured.
Is flipping vertically the same as rotating 180°?: No, and this trips people up. A vertical flip is a reflection — text in the picture ends up inverted and unreadable. A 180° rotation keeps text readable, just upside down. If your photo came out upside down and you want it viewable again, switch on both flip axes here: two reflections equal one 180° rotation.
My scan or photo is upside down — which option fixes it?: Turn on both axes. A document fed into the scanner the wrong way round, or a photo shot with the phone inverted, needs a 180° rotation, which is exactly what horizontal plus vertical gives you. A vertical flip alone would leave the text mirrored.
Can I make a water-reflection effect with this?: This tool does the key step: it produces the vertically flipped copy of your picture. Download it, then place it below the original in any editor and fade its opacity — that flipped copy is the reflection. Designers do the same for logo mock-ups and landscape composites.
Does the flipped image lose quality?: No pixels are invented or thrown away — they are only rearranged, and the dimensions stay identical. PNG output is lossless; JPG and WebP are re-encoded at a quality high enough that photos look identical to the source. Transparency in PNG and WebP survives untouched.
Is my picture uploaded anywhere?: No. The flip runs in your own browser through the Canvas API — this site has no endpoint that could receive your file. Load the page, disconnect from the internet, and it keeps working.
Can I flip a whole batch vertically at once?: Up to 30 files per session. Each one arrives pre-flipped top-to-bottom; adjust any of them individually if a few need a different treatment, then hit Download all.

Flipped on your device, not on a server

The flip is a one-line canvas transform your browser performs locally — the page has no upload form and the site has no image endpoint. That also means there is no file size ceiling beyond what your device can open, and no queue of other people's pictures ahead of yours. The about page walks through the mechanics if you are curious.