2Choose the axis — horizontal gives you a mirror image, vertical an upside-down reflection.
3Apply the flip, then check any text, logos or numbers in the preview, because those mirror along with everything else.
4Download the flipped SVG file.
Flip SVG FAQ
How does Flip SVG mirror the file?
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Concretely, a scale transform of minus one is applied on the chosen axis and the viewBox is corrected, which keeps the file vector; the one thing to check afterwards is text, which mirrors along with everything else. You choose the axis — horizontal produces a mirror image, vertical produces an upside-down reflection — and the whole file is transformed on it.
What is the difference between flipping and rotating?
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A flip reverses the content across an axis and produces a mirror image; a rotation turns it without reversing anything. Text is the giveaway: it reads backwards after a flip and stays readable after a rotation.
Does the source format matter when flipping?
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It does. SVG is XML geometry rather than pixels, so it scales to any size without blurring but has no pixel grid to sample from. That is what decides whether the mirror can be done by rewriting the file or requires decoding it first.
Anything specific to SVG to be aware of?
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Yes — nothing is sampled: the file is edited as text, so the result is still infinitely scalable and still diffable in version control. Worth a moment before you flip something you cannot easily recreate.
When would I actually want to flip rather than rotate?
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Correcting a scan or a webcam capture that came out mirrored, making a symmetrical pair from a single asset, or matching the direction a subject faces to a layout. If the content contains text, logos or numbers, check the result — those mirror too.
Can I flip several files at once?
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Yes. The same axis is applied to every file in the batch, which is how you fix a whole folder of mirrored captures in one pass instead of one at a time.
What can I upload to Flip SVG?
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SVG files, including ones exported from Illustrator, Figma, Inkscape or a charting library. Embedded raster images inside the SVG are carried through as-is.
Is there a file size limit on Flip SVG?
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Yes: free accounts process images up to 25 MB each, which an SVG essentially never approaches — a complex illustration is usually a few hundred kilobytes of text. In practice the thing that makes an SVG heavy is thousands of path nodes from an auto-trace, not the file size, and that is a different problem from the cap.
Will Flip SVG lower the quality of my SVG files?
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No, and it cannot: an SVG has no pixel grid to degrade. The geometry is transformed mathematically, so the result is still crisp at any zoom level and still openable in a vector editor.
Can I run Flip SVG on several SVG files at once?
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Yes. SVGs are small and parse quickly, so a batch of icons or logos finishes almost as fast as a single file. Settings apply uniformly across the set.
Will my SVG still be editable afterwards?
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Yes. The output is still valid SVG markup — named layers, grouping and IDs survive — so you can reopen it in Inkscape or Illustrator and keep working. It also still diffs cleanly in version control.
Does Flip SVG cost anything?
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No. Flip SVG is free with no account and no watermark. Because SVG is text, nothing about your artwork is retained after the job — the uploaded file is deleted with everything else.
