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Flip image

Mirror a picture across either axis, written into the pixels.

More free conversions, where you upload. The Fylane extension does the same work inside any upload form, on its own free share every day.About the extension

How to flip image

  1. Drop the images.
  2. Choose the direction.
  3. Press Flip and download.

What happens to your file

The camera’s orientation tag is applied first, then the mirror, and the result is written into the pixels — so the flipped picture opens flipped everywhere, including apps that ignore orientation tags.

A horizontal flip makes any text in the picture read backwards; that is what a mirror does. If the picture is merely sideways, Rotate image is the tool.

Questions

Does flipping lose quality?

No pixel is invented or dropped. Saving as JPG costs the usual sliver of detail from re-encoding; save as PNG to keep it exact.

Why would I mirror a photo?

Selfies are stored un-mirrored, so they look "wrong" next to the preview; scans and slides sometimes arrive reversed; and product shots are flipped to face a layout.

Do this in code

curl -X POST https://api.fylane.dev/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FYLANE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file_id": "<file id>",
    "operation": "image.flip",
    "options": {
      "direction": "horizontal",
      "format": "same"
    }
  }'

The same operation, image.flip — Mirror horizontally or vertically. Answers WebP unless `format` says otherwise. Upload first with the quickstart; every option is on the operations page. 500 free credits a month, then $5 per thousand.