How do I flip a video horizontally?
Open it in the tool above and turn on Flip horizontal, or press H. Left and right swap in the preview immediately. Then select Export video and download the result.
Flip video online
Need to flip a video? Open it in the tool above and switch on Flip horizontal or Flip vertical. The preview changes straight away, so you can check the result before you export. This video flipper works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Chromebook, and your file never leaves your device.
Flipping isn't rotating: a flip reflects the picture, a rotation turns it. If your clip is just sideways or upside down, you want to rotate the video instead. To fix a selfie where the text reads backwards, see how to mirror a video.
How to flip a video
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Open your video
Drop a file onto the tool, or tap to choose one. MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV all work.
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Pick a direction
Turn on Flip horizontal (H) to swap left and right, or Flip vertical (V) to swap top and bottom. You can combine a flip with a rotation.
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Check the preview
Play the clip, or step frame by frame with the comma and period keys. Trim the ends with I and O if you need to.
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Export and download
Select Export video. When it finishes, select Download, or on a phone, Share or save to Photos.
Flip video horizontally or vertically
Horizontal flip: left to right
A horizontal flip reflects the frame across a vertical line down the middle, so whatever was on the left ends up on the right. It's exactly what you'd see in a mirror, which is why people also call it mirroring. Use it to fix backwards text, to make a subject face into the frame instead of out of it, or to keep the direction of movement consistent from one shot to the next.
Vertical flip: top to bottom
A vertical flip reflects the frame across a horizontal line, so the top becomes the bottom. Unlike a 180° rotation, it doesn't swap left and right, so the result looks like a reflection in still water. It's useful for creative effects and for footage captured through a mirror.
Both at once
Turning on both flips gives the same picture as a 180° rotation. If that's all you need, choose 180° instead: quarter turns with the default Expand canvas are lossless and nearly instant, while any flip redraws every frame.
Upside-down video? Rotate it, don’t flip it
A video that plays upside down has almost always been rotated 180°, not flipped. If you fix it with a vertical flip, it will look upright but mirrored, and any writing will read backwards. Use the 180° button, or press ] twice, instead. A sideways video needs a 90° or 270° turn; our homepage covers rotating a video 90 degrees.
Quality, privacy and file size
Flipping moves every pixel, so the video is re-encoded rather than copied. It's encoded at a high bitrate to stay very close to the original. Under Export settings you can pick High, Standard or Smaller file quality, a smaller size such as 720p, and MP4 or, where your browser can encode it, WebM. The sound is kept unless you turn off Keep sound.
The flip happens on your device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Long or high-resolution clips take longer because every frame is processed, and your device's memory and speed set the practical limit.
Flipping in other apps
The iPhone Photos app has a horizontal flip button; see how to flip a video on iPhone. On Android, it depends on your gallery app, as explained in how to flip a video on Android. VLC flips during playback only unless you convert the file (rotate and flip in VLC), and Premiere Pro uses its Horizontal Flip and Vertical Flip effects (flip a video in Premiere).
Flip video FAQ
How do I flip a video vertically?
Turn on Flip vertical, or press V. If the video is simply upside down, use the 180° rotation instead, because a vertical flip would leave it mirrored.
Is flipping a video the same as mirroring it?
A horizontal flip and a mirror are the same thing: left and right swap. A vertical flip reflects the picture top to bottom. The mirror video page covers fixing mirrored selfie and webcam clips.
Does flipping a video reduce its quality?
Flipping re-encodes the video, because every frame has to be redrawn. It is encoded at a high bitrate, so the difference is hard to see. Set Quality to High for the closest match to the original.
Can I flip and rotate a video at the same time?
Yes. Combine either flip, or both, with a 90°, 180° or 270° turn or a custom angle, and trim the clip, all in a single export.
Does flipping change the audio?
No. Only the picture is flipped. The soundtrack stays as it was, and the left and right audio channels are not swapped.
Will a flipped video work on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube?
Yes. Download it as MP4, which they all accept. Add a 90° turn first if it needs to be vertical.