Flip a Video on Desktop/Mobiles/Apps/Browser Step-by-Step

Have you ever recorded a selfie video and frustratedly found it reversed? Don't worry, you can flip it back with only a few clicks. Learn how to flip a video on any device, app, or browser.

Part 1. How to Flip Video on Desktop

How to Flip Video on QuickTime Player (Mac)

QuickTime Player is a built-in video player on macOS. It supports video formats of MOV, MP4, M4V, and more. Usually, QuickTime Player is the default player when you open a video file on a Mac.

Step 1 Play the video on your Mac using QuickTime Player.

Step 2 Look at the menu bar in the top-left corner of your screen.

Step 3 Click Edit. In the dropdown list that appears, you can choose from Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical. Click the button to turn the video over.

Step 4 To save your flipped video, click File in the menu bar, then Export As in the dropdown list. Select an export quality.

Step 5 Adjust the file name and saving location, if needed, before you click Save.

How to Flip a Video in iMovie (Mac)

iMovie is a pre-installed video editor on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. iMovie mobile doesn't support video flipping, so if you want to do it on iPhone/iPad, use the method in Part 2. But on the other hand, it's quite simple to flip a video in iMovie on Mac.

Step 1 Play the video in Mac iMovie.

Step 2 In the toolbar at the top, click the clip filter button, which appears as 3 spotlights. Then click on the box next to Clip Filter.

Step 3 In the matrix of effects that pops up, select Flipped.

How to Flip Video Using AVAide Video Converter (Windows/Mac)

AVAide Video Converter is a versatile video editor designed for a variety of tasks, including converting, trimming, cropping, and more. The Video Rotator in its all-in-one toolbox is exactly what you need. It can flip videos vertically and horizontally, and rotate the video in both directions. All you need to do is click the flip button.

Step 1 Download and install AVAide Video Converter on your PC or Mac.

Step 2 Run the software. Go to the Toolbox section and scroll down to find Video Rotator.

Step 3 Click on the plus button in the center of the window to load the video from your storage.

Step 4 While playing the video, you can see four buttons next to Rotation. The third button is for horizontal flipping, while the fourth is for vertical flipping. Click the one you want, and the flipped video will be shown in the preview window on the right.

Step 5 When you're satisfied with the result, choose a save location and then click Export.

How to Flip Video in Premiere Pro (Windows/Mac)

Adobe Premiere Pro is a professional video editing tool. There are several ways to flip a video in it, and I will introduce the easiest.

Step 1 Import the video to Premiere and drop it to the Timeline.

Step 2 In the menu bar at the top, go to Window > Effects.

Step 3 Type "flip" in the search box. Then you'll be presented with 2 options: Horizontal Flip and Vertical Flip.

Step 4 Choose the one you need, and drop it directly to the clip in the Timeline.

How to Mirror Video on CapCut Desktop (Windows/Mac)

Step 1 Click Create Project to get started. Then import the video to CapCut and drag it to the Timeline.

Step 2 Select the clip in the Timeline.

Step 3 Go to the toolbar at the top and click the Mirror button, which appears as a split triangle.

Step 4 Click Export in the top-right corner. You can adjust the output resolution, quality, format, destination folder, etc, before clicking Export at the bottom of the window to save the mirrored video.

Tip: The Mirror button only flips the video horizontally. If you want it vertical, you can rotate the video 90 degrees, mirror it, then rotate it back.

Part 2. How to Flip Video on iPhone/iPad

Flipping videos on iPhone/iPad is a breeze. You can do it directly in the Photos app.

Step 1 Open Photos, then tap the video you want to flip.

Step 2 Tap Edit. It's usually in the top-right corner or at the bottom, varying depending on your iOS version.

Step 3 Tap the Crop button. It's often at the bottom or in the left part of the screen.

Step 4 Tap the Mirror button in the shape of a triangle. This flips the video horizontally. To flip it vertically, tap the Rotate button next to Mirror, which looks like a swirling square. Then rotate the video 90 degrees, mirror it, then rotate it back.

Part 3. How to Flip Video on Android

Android devices also have native flip features in the Google Photos app.

Step 1 Open the video in Google Photos.

Step 2 Tap the Edit button. Scroll the toolbar until you find the Crop option. Tap on it.

Step 3 In the Crop section, tap the Flip button (a square with a horizontal straight line across the middle) to flip it left-to-right.

Step 4 Tap Save Copy.

Tip: On iPhone/Android, you can also flip a video in the front camera while recording.

Part 4. How to Flip Video on Apps

Some of the popular apps let you flip videos on the platform. They are what I'm going to introduce. As for those without built-in video flipping, you can still flip the video using the methods mentioned before you post it to the platform.

How to Flip Video on TikTok

Step 1 Open TikTok on your phone. Tap the plus button at the bottom to upload the video from your phone.

Step 2 Tap the Effects button.

Step 3 Search for an effect named Inverted and then tap on it. The picture on your camera has been flipped.

How to Flip Your Facebook Live

Facebook allows you to flip the screen while recording a Live.

Step 1 Before you go live, tap the Effects button that appears as a wand (usually it's on the left or at the bottom).

Step 2 Tap the Tools button (a wrench and a screwdriver), and select Horizontal Flip.

Step 3 Start your live. It now appears flipped for your audience.

Part 5. How to Flip Video Online Without Software

Flip Video Using Canva Mirror Video

Canva Mirror Video is a free online tool that lets you flip videos on any browser.

Step 1 Go to Canva Mirror Video and upload your video to the website.

Step 2 Click on the video, and you'll see a toolbar popping up on top of it.

Step 3 In the toolbar, click Flip.

Flip Video Using YT Mirror Extension on Chrome

YT Mirror is a Chrome Extension that can add a Flip button under the YouTube video when you're watching it.

Step 1Add YT Mirror to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store.

Step 2Play a video on YouTube. There should be a Flip button (two opposite arrows) at the bottom of the video. Click on it to flip the YouTube video.

Part 6. FAQs about Flipping Videos

Can I flip videos on the YouTube app?

No, you can't flip videos directly on the YouTube app because it doesn't have a built-in flipping feature. Try downloading the video and flipping it in Google Photos. Or you can play the YouTube video on Chrome and flip it with YT Mirror.

How to flip a Windows Media Player video?

Windows Media Player has no flipping features, either. To flip a downloaded video on a PC, you can use AVAide Video Converter, Premiere Pro, or CapCut.

What's the difference between flipping, mirroring, and rotating a video?

When you flip a video, you swap it left-to-right (horizontal) or upside down (vertical). Mirroring a video means the same thing sometimes, but mostly, it refers to horizontal flipping specifically. Rotating a video turns the entire frame by an angle, like when you hold a phone sideways.

Does flipping a video reduce its quality?

No, flipping a video doesn't cause quality loss. It only loses quality if you decide to compress or convert it to other formats.

What is a Flip Video Camera?

Maybe you came across it when looking up "flip video", but they're likely not related. Cisco Flip Video Cameras are a series of pocket video cameras that were once popular around 2010. The name "Flip Video" came from the flip-out USB it used; that said, it doesn't literally flip videos as you may expect.

By Ben Carter on Aug 11, 2026