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Edit photos and videos on iPhone

After you take a photo or video, use the tools in the Photos app to edit it on your iPhone. 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 to your photos and videos are saved across all your devices.

Adjust light and color

  1. In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.

  2. Tap Edit, then swipe left under the photo to view the effects you can edit such as Exposure, Brilliance, Highlights, and Shadows.

  3. 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.

    The Edit screen with a photo in the center. Below the photo are editing buttons for Enhancement, Exposure, Brilliance, and Highlights. Brightness is selected. Below the editing buttons is a slider to adjust the Brightness levels. Below the slider, from left to right are the Adjust, Filters, Crop, and Done buttons. The Mark Up button is in the top-right corner.

  4. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Tip: Tap the Enhance button to automatically edit your photos or videos with effects.

Crop, rotate, or flip a photo or video

  1. In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.

  2. Tap Edit, tap the Crop button, 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 the Aspect Ratio Freeform button, then choose an option such as square, 16:9, or 5:4.

    • Rotate: Tap the Rotate button to rotate the photo 90 degrees.

    • Flip: Tap the Flip button to flip the image horizontally.

    The crop and rotate screen.

  3. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Straighten and adjust perspective

  1. In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.

  2. Tap Edit, then tap the Crop button.

  3. Swipe left under the photo to view the effects you can edit: Straighten, Vertical, or Horizontal.

  4. 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 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.

  5. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Apply filter effects

  1. In Photos, tap a photo or video thumbnail to view it in full screen.

  2. Tap Edit, then tap the Filters button to apply filter effects such as Vivid, Dramatic, or Silvertone.

  3. Tap a filter, then drag the slider to adjust the effect.

    To compare the edited photo to the original, tap the photo.

  4. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.

Undo and redo edits

As you edit a photo or video, tap the Undo button and the Redo button at the top of the screen to undo and redo multiple edit steps.

Tip: You can tap the photo or video to compare the edited version to the original.

Copy and paste edits to multiple photos

You can copy the edits you made to one photo (or video) and paste them onto another photo, or a batch or photos, all at once.

  1. Open the photo or video that contains the edits you want to copy.

  2. Tap the More Options button, then tap Copy Edits.

  3. Tap the Back button to return to your library.

  4. Tap Select, then tap the thumbnails of the photos you want to paste the edits onto. Or, open a single photo or video.

  5. Tap the More Options button, then tap Paste Edits.

Revert an edited photo or video

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

  1. Open the edited photo or video, then tap the More Options button.

  2. Tap Revert to Original.

Change the date, time, or location

You can change the date, time, and location that’s stored within the photo or video’s metadata information. See See photo and video information.

  1. Open the photo or video, then tap the More Options button.

  2. Tap Adjust Date & Time or Adjust Location.

  3. Enter the new information, then tap Adjust.

To change the date, time, or location of a batch of photos, tap Select, tap the thumbnails you want to change, then follow the steps above.

You can revert a photo or video to its original date, time, or location. Tap the More Options button, tap Adjust Date & Time or Adjust Location, then tap Revert.

Write or draw on a photo

  1. In Photos, tap a photo to view it in full screen.

  2. Tap Edit, then tap the Mark Up button.

  3. Annotate the photo using the different drawing tools and colors. Tap the Add Annotations button to magnify or add a caption, text, shapes, or even your signature.

  4. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel.

See alsoEdit Cinematic mode videos on your iPhoneEdit Live Photos on iPhoneEdit Portrait mode photos on iPhoneApple Support article: How to edit with third-party apps and extensions in Photos
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