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:
- While you edit a photo, the icons turn blue to show that you have applied a certain feature to the 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 two 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.
Use suggested edits
Crop or rotate a photo
Adjust photos
Add a filter
Draw on, highlight, or add text to a photo
Save new shots from your motion photos
Google Photos suggests edit options based on the type of photo you want to edit, that you can apply with one tap.
- 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
Crop.
- To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio
.
- To change the photo's perspective, tap Transform
. Drag the dots to the edges of your desired photo or tap Auto.
- 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.
- Note: Auto straighten availability will depend on the photo.
- To make minor adjustments to straighten the photo, use the dial above Rotate
- To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio
- To save a copy of the photo with your edits, at the bottom right, tap Save.
- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Adjust.
- 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 Portrait light
to adjust the position and brightness of light to portraits of a person.
- 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.
- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Filters.
- Select a filter.
- Tap the filter again and move the dial to change the strength of the filter on the photo.
- To undo a filter, select Original.
- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
.
- Scroll to the right and tap More
Markup
.
- To draw, tap Pen
.
- To add highlights, tap Highlight
.
- To add text on top of a photo, tap Text
.
- To move the text box around, touch and hold it and then drag.
- To draw, tap Pen
- When you are finished, tap Done.
- To save a copy of the photo with your edits, at the bottom right, tap Save as copy.
When you take a motion photo of a friend or a group, Google Photos will sometimes recommend another shot from your motion photo. You can also pick your favorite shot.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Open a motion photo.
- Swipe up on the photo.
- Tap Shots in this photo.
- Scroll through the shots in your picture and pick your favorite.
- If you took the photo with a Pixel 3, you might see recommended shots. They will have a white dot over them.
- The original photo will have a gray dot over it.
- To save a new photo, tap Save as copy.
Shots you save appear in your photos next to the original photo.