FlippyWindow is a simple Windows application that non-destructively flips any part of your screen horizontally, in real-time and using minimal resources. Flipping images (or viewing things with a mirror) is a technique used to help view things with “fresh eyes” which can aid with spotting visual issues.
FlippyWindow requires Windows 8 or a later Windows operating system as it (ab)uses the second release of the Magnification API.
- Grab a copy of FlippyWindow’s source code (which is also available on GitHub).
- Build FlippyWindow’s icon with “BuildIcon.bat” (you’ll need ImageMagick installed and available from the command line).
- Use CMake to generate Visual Studio bumf.
- Use the generated Visual Studio bumf to build FlippyWindow.
FlippyWindow is written by Damien Dart and is licenced under the MIT licence. For more information, please refer to the accompanying “LICENCE” file.