In Google Photos, you can edit your videos with special effects, filters and more from your mobile device.
What you need
Download and install the Google Photos app.
- Some video editing features like crop, straighten and filters are only available on Android devices with at least 1 GB of RAM that run on Android version 6.0 or later.
Edit your video
Trim, mute, stabilise or export a still from your video
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit .
- To trim the video to a different length: Tap and drag the trim handles to select the portion of your video that you want to keep.
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.
- To mute your video: Tap .
- To stabilise your video: Tap .
- To export a frame from your video: Tap Export frame.
- To trim the video to a different length: Tap and drag the trim handles to select the portion of your video that you want to keep.
Crop or rotate
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit Crop.
- To crop the video to a different aspect ratio, like a square: Tap Aspect ratio .
- To change the video's perspective:
- Tap Transform .
- Drag the dots to the edges of your video or tap Auto.
- To rotate a video 90 degrees, tap Rotate .
- To make minor adjustments to straighten the video, use the dial above Rotate .
- To automatically straighten the video, tap Auto.
- Tip: Auto-straighten availability depends on the video.
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.
Adjust your video
Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit Adjust.
- Select the type of effect that you want to apply to your video and move the dial to make changes.
- When you've finished, tap Done.
- To undo an adjustment, deselect the option or tap Cancel.
Video adjustments
- Tap Brightness to adjust the exposure.
- Tap Contrast to adjust the difference in tones.
- Tap White point to adjust the brightest value.
- Tap Highlights to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
- Tap Shadows to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
- Tap Black point to adjust the darkest value.
- Tap Saturation to adjust the intensity of colours.
- Tap Warmth adjust the colour temperature.
- Tap Tint to adjust the hue.
- Tap Skin tone to adjust the saturation of the skin-coloured tones.
- Tap Blue tone to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, such as sky or water.
- Tap Vignette to reduce the brightness around the edges of the video.
- Tap HDR effect to enhance brightness and contrast across the video.
Add a filter
In the colour filters section, you can apply the usual filters, like Palma or Metro, to your video.
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit Filters.
- Select a filter.
- To change the strength of the filter on the video, tap the filter again and move the dial.
- To undo a filter, select None.
Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit Effects.
- Select an effect.
- To undo an effect, tap None.
- Tap Save copy.
Tip: Types of effects include:
- B&W film
- Light leak
- Lomo
- Dust mix
- Chromatic
- Fisheye
Draw on or highlight a video
- Open the video that you want to edit.
- Tap Edit Markup.
- To draw, tap Pen .
- To add highlights, tap Highlighter .
- When you've finished, tap Done.
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.