Add filters, crop photos, and more on your mobile device or computer.
Tip: If you have back up & sync turned on, your edits will sync to your Google Photos Account.
Before you get started
Download and install the Google Photos app.
Tips:
Use suggested edits
- While you edit a photo, the icon turns blue when you apply certain features to a photo.
- To compare your edited photo to the original, tap and hold the image preview.
- To undo changes to an edited photo, tap Edit
Revert. You can't undo changes to photos you save as a copy.
- After you edit a photo, to save changes, at the bottom right, tap Save. You may find 2 options on how to save:
- Save: Saves your changes to the original photo. You might not be able to use this option for certain edits.
- Save as copy: Makes a new photo with your edits and doesn’t change the original.
Revert. You can't undo changes to photos you save as a copy.Google Photos can suggest edit options based on the type of photo you want to edit.
- Open the photo you want to edit and tap Edit
.
- To apply a suggested edit, tap the suggestion name.
- For example, tap Enhance
.
- For example, tap Enhance
- To undo changes, tap the suggested edit option again.
- When you are finished, tap Save.
- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
- To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio
.
- To rotate a photo 90 degrees, tap Rotate
.
- To make minor adjustments to straighten the photo, use the dial above Rotate
- To automatically straighten the photo, tap Auto
.
- To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio
- When you are finished, tap Save.
.
.Tip: Auto straighten availability will depend on the photo.
- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
- Select the type of effect you want to apply to your photo and move the dial to make changes.
- When you are finished, tap Done.
- To undo an effect, deselect the option or tap Cancel.
Learn more ways to adjust photos
Important: Some features might not be available on your device.
- Tap Blur
to adjust background blur.
- Tap Depth
to adjust what depths of your photo are blurred instead of in focus.
- Tap Color focus
to desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color.
- Tap Brightness
to adjust the overall lightness or darkness.
- Tap Contrast
to adjust the difference in tones.
- Tap White point
to adjust the brightest value.
- Tap Black point
to adjust the darkest value.
- Tap Highlights
to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
- Tap Shadows
to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
- Tap Saturation
to adjust the intensity of colors.
- Tap Warmth
to adjust the color temperature.
- Tap Tint
to adjust the hue.
- Tap Skin tone
to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
- Tap Blue tone
to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
- Tap Pop
to adjust the local contrast of edges.
- Tap Vignette
to reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo.
to adjust background blur.
to adjust what depths of your photo are blurred instead of in focus.
to desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color.
to adjust the overall lightness or darkness.
to adjust the difference in tones.
to adjust the brightest value.
to adjust the darkest value.
to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
to adjust the intensity of colors.
to adjust the color temperature.
to adjust the hue.
to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
to adjust the local contrast of edges.
to reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo.- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
- Select a filter.
- Tap the filter again and move the dial to change the strength of the filter on the photo.
- To undo, select None.