Image Inverter

Invert every colour in a photo to create a photographic negative.

Invert an image

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Inversion happens on a local canvas and your photo is never uploaded.

How to use the Image Inverter

  1. Choose the photo you want to invert from your device.
  2. Choose whether the inverted image should keep its transparency.
  3. Click Download to save the negative as a PNG file.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the free online image inverter.

Choose your photo and the preview immediately shows the negative. Click Download to save the inverted image as a PNG file.
No. Every channel is subtracted from 255 on a canvas in your browser, so your image never leaves your own device.
Each colour channel value is replaced by 255 minus that value, so black becomes white, white becomes black and every colour flips to its opposite.
When it is ticked the alpha channel is left alone, so transparent PNG areas stay transparent instead of being turned opaque.
Yes. Click the Show original button to switch the preview back and forth, then click it again to see the inverted version.
Inverting changes the light and dark relationships in the scene, which reads like a film negative rather than a natural photograph.
Inverted images suit artistic edits, album covers, horror themes and checking photographic negatives or scanned film.
Yes. The tool is fully responsive and works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and desktop computers.
Yes. It is completely free and unlimited, with no account, no sign-up and no watermark on your downloaded image.

Last updated: October 10, 2026