P: View > Flip Horizontal is broken in newer versions of Photoshop

I’m a new Photoshop user, and I’ve run into this problem. What should I do? It’s already 2026, and they still haven’t fixed this issue!

For now, my only option is to carry on using a wildly outdated and buggy version of Photoshop, because being able to frequently flip my whole image and get a quick "read" of it frontwards an back, is a crucial part of my workflow. That simply doesn't work when the image jumps under my reference board every time I flip, unless I carefully line it up in the middle of my screen (as I showed in the YouTube video I posted.)

Beyond frustrating. PLEASE consider a "legacy flip horizontal" option. I know other artists at the game studio I work at have the same problem, as do many of my industry friends.

Hi -- sorry, I've been carrying on with an old version of Photoshop for the past 6 months and forgot to check this thread for an update, if I'm being honest.

No, the issue is not fixed in new versions of Photoshop. Flip Horizontal still causes the image to jump across to the other side of the Photoshop window, as I showed in this video that I posted in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASm60ed7rQ8

I understand that this change was mad for the sake of photo retouchers, who want to flip while zoomed in and working on a small part of the image. For entertainment industry folks like me, however, who want to flip their image while zoomed out to check how the whole thing looks when flipped, this is completely unworkable. 

I would KILL for a "legacy flip horizontal" option in the menu that allows me to flip the view while keeping my canvas in exactly the place it was when I flipped it, inside the Photoshop window. I would be eternally grateful if this could be run by someone.

Hi @brettn75576555 I am sorry, this issue shows as fixed in Ps 22.5, are you saying it is not for you?

Please confirm and we can have the team look into your situation to see why it is not fixed for you.

It may help if we could see your Photoshop System Info. Launch Photoshop, and select Help >System Info...and copy/paste the text in a reply.  

Thank you,

Cory

It's VERY frustrating to pay for a montly subscription for a software that I can not update because of this workflow-breaking change.

Hi -- any update on this issue? This one issue has prevented me (and other industry artists I know) from updating Photoshop beyond the 2021 version for years now. PLEASE consider implementing a "Legacy Flip View" option to make Flip View simply flip your image in place.

Thanks. Will share with the team. I won't expect to have an answer for a bit of time. The person I want to look at it is out on a sabbitical.

Hi Jeffrey, I uploaded a video showing the issue. Thanks for taking the time. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASm60ed7rQ8

If you can post a screen recording of your process I can ask the engineers to take a look and see if they have any solutions/ideas.

The real ideal solution would be some kind of hybrid system where the canvas flips in place when the entire canvas is in view, but flips using the new method when at least part of the canvas is off-screen (which I like, but being able to flip the canvas while zoomed out is much more important to me.) But that's even more unlikely than a Legacy Flip Horizontal tick box.