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description: "Watch how to flip a video horizontally or vertically in your browser: Mirror (H), Flip vertically (V), a quick preview check, then export. Free, no upload."
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# How to Flip a Video Online (Horizontal or Vertical, Free)

* Duration:  1:30
* Published: November 4, 2026
* English captions

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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.

[ Free tool and guide Flip video online Swap left and right, or top and bottom, with a live preview.  Open the tool ](https://rotate.video/flip-video) 

## Key moments

1. [ Introduction , starts at  0:00 ](#t=0)
2. [ Open your video , starts at  0:10 ](#t=10)
3. [ Mirror or flip vertically , starts at  0:19 ](#t=19)
4. [ Upside down? Rotate instead , starts at  0:36 ](#t=36)
5. [ Check and trim , starts at  0:53 ](#t=53)
6. [ Export and download , starts at  1:01 ](#t=61)

## Transcript

### Introduction  0:00

1. [ 0:00 Here's how to flip a video online, free, right in your browser. ](#t=0)
2. [ 0:05 Shop signs reading backwards? ](#t=5)
3. [ 0:07 One horizontal flip makes them readable again. ](#t=7)

### Open your video  0:10

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

### Mirror or flip vertically  0:19

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

### Upside down? Rotate instead  0:36

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

### Check and trim  0:53

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

### Export and download  1:01

1. [ 1:02 A flip redraws every frame, so the video is re-encoded. ](#t=62)
2. [ 1:05 For the closest match to the original, open Export settings and set Quality to High. ](#t=65)
3. [ 1:12 Then click Export video. ](#t=72)
4. [ 1:13 Your browser renders the flipped copy, right on your device. ](#t=73)
5. [ 1:18 When it says Your video is ready, click Download video. ](#t=78)
6. [ 1:21 You get an MP4 with the same size and length. ](#t=81)
7. [ 1:25 Flip your next video free at rotate.video. ](#t=85)

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