How to Flip a Video Online (Horizontal or Vertical, Free)

Flip a video horizontally or vertically in your browser with rotate.video: click Mirror (H) or switch on Flip vertically (V) under More options, check the preview, then export and download. Fix backwards text, avoid the upside-down trap, and keep your file private.

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Key moments

1. 1 Introduction , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Open your video , starts at 0:10
3. 3 Mirror or flip vertically , starts at 0:19
4. 4 Upside down? Rotate instead , starts at 0:36
5. 5 Check and trim , starts at 0:53
6. 6 Export and download , starts at 1:01

Transcript

Introduction 0:00

1. 0:00 Here's how to flip a video online, free, right in your browser.
2. 0:05 Shop signs reading backwards?
3. 0:07 One horizontal flip makes them readable again.

Open your video 0:10

1. 0:11 Open the Flip video page on rotate.video, and click Select video.
2. 0:15 Your clip opens in the preview. It never leaves your device.

Mirror or flip vertically 0:19

1. 0:20 To swap left and right, click Mirror under Quick fixes, or press H.
2. 0:24 The preview flips straight away, and the signs read correctly.
3. 0:28 For a top-to-bottom reflection, open More options, and switch on Flip vertically, or press V.
4. 0:34 Press V again to turn it off.

Upside down? Rotate instead 0:36

1. 0:37 If a video plays upside down, don't reach for Flip vertically.
2. 0:40 It looks upright, but every sign reads backwards.
3. 0:43 Click Upside down instead. It's lossless and instant.
4. 0:48 Both look upright, but only Upside down keeps the writing the right way round.

Check and trim 0:53

1. 0:53 Before you export, check the result.
2. 0:55 Step frame by frame with the comma and period keys.
3. 0:58 Press I and O to trim the start and the end.

Export and download 1:01

1. 1:02 A flip redraws every frame, so the video is re-encoded.
2. 1:05 For the closest match to the original, open Export settings and set Quality to High.
3. 1:12 Then click Export video.
4. 1:13 Your browser renders the flipped copy, right on your device.
5. 1:18 When it says Your video is ready, click Download video.
6. 1:21 You get an MP4 with the same size and length.
7. 1:25 Flip your next video free at rotate.video.