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Achieve your best look

Remix photos for your feed or business easily with Canva Photo Editor

  • Edit photos effortlessly Ready to edit your photos? Canva has all the tools you'll need to perfect your portrait, product, or selfie.

  • Create standout content Remix your image with filters, frames, and thousands of free stickers and graphics to create one impactful photo.

  • Post with confidence anytime Achieve the look you want in a touch. Edit photos you can post now or schedule for later. Canva lets you do it from any device.

Your all-in-one editor

Canva lets you upload, edit, design, and share your photos seamlessly to your social channels, website, and more, so you can achieve your professional and personal goals even when you're on the go.

Start strong with photos of your own

Edit seamlessly with tools you can use in a touch

Remix photos in five easy steps

1. Upload

Choose and upload your photo.

2. Crop

Crop your photo to the size you want.

3. Edit

Edit your look with filters, effects, adjustments and more.

4. Customise

Take it further with stickers, graphics, frames, and more.

5. Share

Share it instantly to your favourite platform or save it for later.

Design on the go from any device

Download the app to design, edit, review, and share your work from any device, any time, anywhere.

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Simplify your creative workflow

Get professional results in minutes with Canva Pro. Unlock easy-to-use tools that work for you.

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Remove backgrounds instantly

Let your portrait, product, or selfie stand out in a touch with Background Remover.

Design with ease

Create limitlessly with over 90 million premium images, stickers, and graphics.

Create for every platform

Design once, resize content for any platform instantly with Magic Resize.

Plan and post scheduled content

Make and manage scheduled posts seamlessly with Content Planner.

Learn & Play with Canva Design School

Practice editing your photos in these workbooks

Bring your photos to the next level

Learn photo editing step by step in these short how-to videos

Make custom content

Engage your audience with custom content

Customise photos to make a greeting

Make a greeting with your own photo and message

Make a mockup

Make mockups and pitch your creative ideas

Upload, edit and share

No more switching apps

Make creative backgrounds

How creative can your backgrounds be? Very!

Add frames and shadows

Make a photo pop with shadows and frames

Creative photo effects

The creative options are endless with effects and textures

Start inspired with templates

Discover how much more you can do with your photos

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Need more help?

No. The Canva photo editor is free to use — and there’s no catch. Unlike other photo editors, we don’t leave a watermark on your photo after you’ve edited it.

Yes, you can use the photo editor on your desktop and the mobile app. Simply upload your photo to get started editing online. When your photo opens in the editor, select it to view all our photo editing tools. To use the photo editor:
  • From your homepage, click Create a design on your desktop. On mobile, tap the + button.
  • Select Edit photo and upload an image straight from your device.
  • You can choose to edit the photo or use it in a design.
  • Your photo will open in the editor.
  • Select your image and hit Edit image to see our variety of editing options.

No. Canva’s photo editor is completely free. You can use it as many times as you like. Some features, like our Background Remover tool, are only available on Canva Pro.

Use our design tool, Canva! It’s the easiest design tool you’ll ever use – we have thousands of photo collage templates to choose from, and you can easily add your own photos. Best of all, it’s free!

There are a couple of ways to edit photo backgrounds with Canva. You can add depth of field to your image by blurring out backgrounds and foregrounds with our Auto Focus tool. You can also use our Background Remover tool on Canva Pro to explore a new look or change your photo’s scenery.

Achieve the look you want, effortlessly

Remix photos for your feed or your business easily with Canva Photo Editor
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