# Edit an image

Crop, rotate, adjust, filter, annotate, redact, frame or resize an image in Drime, then replace the original or save a copy.

Updated: 2026-10-19  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/edit-an-image

Drime has an image editor built into the file preview. You can crop, adjust, annotate or resize an image, then replace the original or save a copy.

## Open the image editor

Open an image, then click **Edit** \> **Edit in editor**, or the pencil icon. You can also use **Edit** in the Quick View panel, or click **New** \> **Modify** \> **Edit** \> **Image** and pick the image in **Choose an image to edit**.

![An image open in the Drime image editor on the Crop tab](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5B9ZSDKTHW0FEMJJ0R0KD3V/9f2e700a777a-web-image-editor-crop.png)

Every image type opens except SVG, RAW, HEIC, HEIF and JPEG XL from the picker. RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL files opened from the preview can be edited, then saved as JPEG (see [Save your image](#save)).

## The editing tools

Each tab of the editor gives a set of tools:

| Tab | What you can do |
| --- | --- |
| **Crop** | **Rotate & flip** the image (**Rotate left**, **Rotate right**, **Flip horizontal**, **Flip vertical**), **Straighten** it by up to 45° each way, and choose an **Aspect ratio**, or **Freeform**. |
| **Adjust** | Change **Brightness**, **Contrast**, **Saturation**, **Exposure**, **Temperature**, **Gamma**, **Clarity** and **Vignette**. **Reset adjustments** sets them back. |
| **Filters** | Apply one of 13 filters, or go back to **Original**. |
| **Markup** | Draw and write with **Move**, **Sharpie**, **Eraser**, **Path**, **Line**, **Arrow**, **Rectangle**, **Ellipse** and **Text**, and choose the colour, the line width and the fill. |
| **Stickers** | Add an emoji, or your own picture with **Add image…**. |
| **Frame** | Add one of 9 frames, or **No frame**. |
| **Redact** | Draw rectangles over the parts to hide: they are pixelated in the saved image. **Clear redactions** removes them. |
| **Resize** | Set the **Output size** in width and height, with **Lock aspect ratio**, or pick a percentage or a common size. |

When you select a shape, a sticker or a text, you can change its **Opacity**, flip it, **Bring to front**, **Duplicate** or **Delete** it.

**Undo** and **Redo** step through your changes, and **Reset** starts again from the original. Keyboard shortcuts: `Ctrl` + `Z` undoes, `Ctrl` + `Y` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z` redoes. On a Mac, use `Cmd` instead of `Ctrl`.

![The Markup tab of the image editor with its drawing tools](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5B9ZTWB39636QFAG25QCHX1/0404d4fd6b3e-web-image-editor-markup.png)

## Save your image

The header shows **Unsaved changes** while you work, and **No changes made** when nothing has changed.

- **Save** replaces the original. **File saved** confirms it. When file versioning is on, the previous image is kept as a version.
- The arrow next to **Save** offers **Save a copy** and **Replace original**. **Save a copy** writes a new image in the same folder, named after the original with "(edited" and the date and time: **Copy saved as** then shows its name.
- A RAW, HEIC or JPEG XL file is never replaced: **Save as JPEG** writes a JPEG next to it, and **Saved as** shows its name.

To leave without keeping your changes, click **Cancel**. **Leave without saving?** asks you to confirm: click **Stay on page** to go back to the editor.

The rotate buttons of the preview itself only turn the view: to rotate the file, use the **Crop** tab of the editor.

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Edit** is greyed out, with **Backup files are read-only.** | A file from a backup cannot be edited. |
| **Could not open this image in the editor** | This RAW, HEIC or JPEG XL file cannot be read by the editor. |
| **Failed to save file** | The image was not saved: you may not have the right to edit it, or not enough storage left. Check with its owner, or free up space. |
| **Failed to save copy** | The copy was not saved. Try again. |
| **Log in or sign up to make changes.** | You opened the image from a share link. Sign in to Drime to edit it. |
| **Editing is disabled for this share.** | The person who shared the link did not allow downloads, so the image cannot be edited from the link. |
| The image is rotated in the preview, but not in the file | The preview's rotate buttons only turn the view. Rotate it in the **Crop** tab, then save. |

## Next steps

- [Trim a video](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/edit-a-video)
- [Trim or cut an audio file](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/edit-audio)