Photos

Overview

A full photo viewer and editor — adjust light, color, effects and detail, apply 30+ filter presets, crop, rotate, and let the AI assistant edit images for you with natural language.

• Pan, zoom and fullscreen viewing for PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, SVG
• Light, Color, Effects, Detail and Filters adjustment panels
• Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, clarity, vignette, grain, sharpness, blur and more
• 30+ filter presets including Vivid, Noir, Cinematic, Golden Hour, Clarendon, Juno, Lo-Fi and more
• Crop, rotate, flip horizontally / vertically, and opacity
• Undo / redo history with non-destructive editing

Open a photo

Double-click any image in Files, drag a photo into the window, or launch Photos and pick one from your storage.

Zoom and pan

Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to pan. Click the fullscreen button for an edge-to-edge view.

Adjust light & color

Open the Light or Color panel and drag the sliders — brightness, contrast, exposure, temperature, tint, saturation. Changes preview live.

Apply a filter

Open the Filters panel and tap any preset (Vivid, Noir, Cinematic, Clarendon, Lo-Fi, etc.) to apply it. Stack with manual adjustments.

Crop, rotate and flip

Use the toolbar to crop a region, rotate 90° left/right, or flip the image horizontally or vertically.

Use the AI assistant

Open the AI panel and type or speak a prompt — "make the sky more dramatic", "remove the background", "generate a sunset version". The assistant edits the photo or generates a new one.

Save your work

Hit Save to overwrite, or Save As to write a new file anywhere in your storage. Export to PNG or JPG when you want to share.

Tips & Tricks

Small habits that compound. The shortcuts and ideas below come straight from power users.