Edit photos and videos on iPad

After you take a photo or video, use the tools in the Photos app to edit it on your iPad. You can adjust the light and color, crop, rotate, add a filter, and more. If you don’t like how your changes look, tap Cancel to revert back to the original.

When you use iCloud Photos, any edits you make are saved across all your devices.

Adjust light and color

Tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
If you’re editing a video or a photo shot in Portrait mode, tap on the left side of the screen.
Tap Edit, then swipe up on the right side of the screen to view the effects you can edit such as Exposure, Brilliance, Highlights, and Shadows.
Tap the effect you want to edit, then drag the slider to make precise adjustments.
The level of adjustment you make for each effect is indicated by the outline around the button, so you can see at a glance which effects have been increased or decreased. Tap the effect button to toggle between the edited effect and the original.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Tip: Tap to automatically edit your photos and videos with effects.

Apply filter effects

Tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap on the left side of the screen.
Tap a filter on the right side of the screen, then drag the slider to adjust the effect.
To compare the edited photo to the original, tap the photo.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Crop, rotate, or flip a photo or video

Tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, tap on the left side of the screen, then do any of the following:
- Crop manually: Drag the rectangle corners to enclose the area you want to keep in the photo, or you can pinch the photo open or closed.
- Crop to a standard preset ratio: Tap at the top of the screen, then choose an option at the bottom of the screen such as Square, 9:16, or 5:7.
- Rotate: Tap to rotate the photo 90 degrees.
- Flip: Tap to flip the image horizontally.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Straighten and adjust perspective

Tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, tap on the left side of the screen, then tap the effect button that you want to edit on the right side of the screen: Straighten, Vertical, or Horizontal.
Drag the slider to adjust the effect.
The level of adjustment you make for each effect is displayed by the outline around the button, so you can see at a glance which effects have been increased or decreased. Tap the button to toggle between the edited effect and the original.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Revert an edited photo

After you edit a photo and save your changes, you can revert to the original image.

Open the edited image, tap Edit, then tap Revert.
Tap Revert to Original.

Write or draw on a photo

Tap a photo to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap .
Annotate the photo using the different drawing tools and colors. Tap to magnify or add a caption, text, shapes, or even your signature.
Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel.

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