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Edit your photos

Add filters, crop photos, and more on your mobile device or computer. To edit photos on your mobile device, use the Google Photos app. Some features aren't available on mobile web.

Tip: If you have backup turned on, your edits will sync to your Google Photos Account. You can check AI info for edited photos. Learn more about AI info.

Tips:

  • Some editing features aren't available on the web. If you can’t find an editing feature on the web, try using the Google Photos app on Android or iOS.
Important: Your device must have at least 4 GB RAM.
Edit options are based on the type of photo you want to edit, which you can apply with one click.
  1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the photo that you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    .
  4. To apply a suggested edit, click the suggestion name.
  5. To undo changes, click the suggestion name again.
  6. When you're finished, click Save.
  1. On a computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the photo you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    .
    Tip: While you edit, click and hold the photo to compare your edits to the original.
  4. To crop or rotate, click Crop & rotate πŸ‘ Crop & rotate
    .
    • To crop the photo, drag the edges.
    • To rotate the photo, at the top, click Rotate πŸ‘ Image
      .
  5. At the top, click Save.
Tip: Your edits will be applied to the photo, but you can undo them at any time.
  1. On a computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the photo you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    πŸ‘ and then
    Tools πŸ‘ Image
    .
  4. Select the tools that you want to use with your photo.
  5. Make changes.
  6. When you're finished, click Save.
  7. To undo an effect, select the tool and click Revert.

Available tools

Important: Your device must have at least 4 GB RAM.
  • To adjust the position and brightness of light to portraits of a person, click Portrait light πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust background blur, click Blur πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To select from several palettes and adjust the color and contrast in the sky, click Sky πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color, click Color pop πŸ‘ Image
    .

Tip: Tool options depend on your photo. Some tools may not be available for all photos.

  1. On a computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the photo you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    πŸ‘ and then
    Adjust πŸ‘ Edit
    .
  4. Select the type of effect that you want to apply to your photo.
  5. Move the dial to make changes.
  6. When you finish, click Save.
  7. To undo an effect, deselect the option.

Learn more ways to adjust photos

Important: Your device must have at least 4 GB RAM.
  • To adjust the overall lightness or darkness, click Brightness πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the difference in tones, click Contrast πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the brightest value, click White point πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the darkest value, click Black point πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the detail in the brightest areas, click Highlights πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the detail in the darkest areas, click Shadows πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the intensity of colors, click Saturation πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the color temperature, click Warmth πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the hue, click Tint πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones, click Skin tone πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water, click Blue tone πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To adjust the local contrast of edges, click Pop πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo, click Vignette πŸ‘ Image
    .
  • To enhance brightness and contrast across the image for a more balanced photo, click HDR effect πŸ‘ Image
    .
  1. On a computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the photo you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    πŸ‘ and then
    Filters πŸ‘ Photo filters
    .
  4. Select a filter.
  5. To change the strength of the filter on the photo, move the dial.
  6. When you finish, click Save.
  7. To undo a filter, click None.
Important: You can change the date and timestamps for photos and videos on your computer. When you change the date and time of your photo, the edited date and time displays in Google Photos. But if you share the photo to other apps or download it, the photo may show the original date and time saved by your camera.
  1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Place your cursor over a photo or video.
  3. At the top, click More πŸ‘ More
    .
  4. Click Edit date & time. If you selected more than one item, you'll find two options.
    • To specify a date and time for the first item and automatically adjust the dates and times for the other items as relative to that, click Shift dates & times.
    • To set the same date and time for all the items you selected, click Set one date & time.
  5. To finish, follow the on-screen instructions.
Tip: Photos taken before 4 AM are sorted into the previous day.

GO TO MY PHOTOS

  1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. At the top, click Menu πŸ‘ Menu
    .
  3. Under β€œCollections,” click Albums.
  4. Open a shared album.
  5. Click the photo or video that you want to edit.
  6. Click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    πŸ‘ and then
    Save.

Tips:

  • Only the owner can edit a photo or video in the shared album.
  • When editing shared photos or videos from your gallery:

To edit your RAW photos, you have now a choice to:

  • Edit with Google Photos: Your photo converts to a JPEG and opens in the Google Photos editor.
  • Download RAW file: This lets you download the original file to your device to use with a third-party editor that supports RAW processing.

Currently, these third-party web editors support editing RAW image files:

  • Adobe Lightroom on the web
  • Adobe Photoshop on the web
  • Photopea

Learn more about the types of RAW files you can back up.

  1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
  2. Open the RAW photo that you want to edit.
  3. At the top, click Edit πŸ‘ Edit
    .
    • To edit your photo with Google Photos: Select Edit with Google Photos.
    • To edit your photo in a supported web editor: Select Download RAW file.
    • To set Google Photos as your default editor for RAW photos: Check the checkbox.
  4. Click Continue.

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