No Upload Studio
My phone photo opens on its side in other apps. Will it here?
No. Phones save a note in the photo saying which way is up, and the editor follows it, so the photo opens the way you took it. The saved picture is upright everywhere.
Crop an Image
Cut away the edges you don't want, freely or to a fixed shape such as a square, and turn the picture the right way up. Your photo stays on your device the whole time.
How to Crop an Image
- Open your photo in the photo editor. JPG, PNG and WebP work.
- In the Crop tool on the left, choose a Shape: Free, Square, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9 or 3:2.
- Drag the box on the photo over the part you want to keep; its edges and corners change its size.
- If the picture is on its side, press ↺ Turn left or ↻ Turn right. Flip horizontal mirrors it left to right, Flip vertical top to bottom.
- Press the save button at the top right (it says Save JPG, Save PNG or Save WebP, after the file type). The picture goes to your downloads.
Questions
Does cropping lower the quality?
Cropping only removes the edges; what's left keeps its detail. Saving as JPG or WebP compresses the picture a little, while PNG keeps every pixel.
Can I crop a video the same way?
Videos can be cropped to a set of shapes, such as 9:16 for vertical video. See crop a video for TikTok and Reels.