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# How to Mirror a Video (or Un-Mirror a Selfie) Online, Free

* Duration:  1:17
* Published: November 4, 2026
* English captions

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Mirror a video, or fix a mirrored selfie or webcam clip so text reads the right way, with rotate.video: click Mirror (or press H), check a frame with writing, then export and download. Free, in your browser, nothing uploaded.

[ Free tool and guide Mirror video online Create a mirror image, or fix front-camera and webcam footage.  Open the tool ](https://rotate.video/mirror-video) 

## Key moments

1. [ Introduction , starts at  0:00 ](#t=0)
2. [ Click Mirror , starts at  0:18 ](#t=18)
3. [ Mirroring is its own undo , starts at  0:32 ](#t=32)
4. [ Check the details , starts at  0:41 ](#t=41)
5. [ Export and download , starts at  0:49 ](#t=49)
6. [ Mirror on purpose , starts at  1:02 ](#t=62)

## Transcript

### Introduction  0:00

1. [ 0:00 Here's how to mirror a video, or un-mirror one, free in your browser. ](#t=0)
2. [ 0:05 Front cameras and webcams show you a mirror image of yourself. ](#t=5)
3. [ 0:09 Some apps save the video that way, and it's hard to tell. ](#t=9)
4. [ 0:13 Writing gives it away. ](#t=13)
5. [ 0:15 In a mirrored clip, every sign and logo reads backwards. ](#t=15)

### Click Mirror  0:18

1. [ 0:19 On the Mirror video page at rotate.video, click Select video and pick your clip. ](#t=19)
2. [ 0:25 Then click Mirror, under Quick fixes, or press H. ](#t=25)
3. [ 0:28 The preview mirrors instantly, and the signs read normally. ](#t=28)

### Mirroring is its own undo  0:32

1. [ 0:33 Mirroring is its own undo. ](#t=33)
2. [ 0:34 Press H to switch it off, and H again to switch it back on. ](#t=34)
3. [ 0:38 So the same button fixes a mirrored selfie. ](#t=38)

### Check the details  0:41

1. [ 0:41 Press Space to pause on a frame with writing, a logo or a watch. ](#t=41)
2. [ 0:45 If the text reads normally, your video is un-mirrored. ](#t=45)

### Export and download  0:49

1. [ 0:50 Click Export video. ](#t=50)
2. [ 0:51 Every frame is redrawn, so the video is re-encoded, at high quality. ](#t=51)
3. [ 0:57 Then click Download video. ](#t=57)
4. [ 0:58 The size and length don't change, and nothing was uploaded. ](#t=58)

### Mirror on purpose  1:02

1. [ 1:02 You can also mirror a clip on purpose. ](#t=62)
2. [ 1:05 For dance tutorials, to match the direction between two shots, or to make room for a title. ](#t=65)
3. [ 1:11 Mirror your next video free at rotate.video. ](#t=71)

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