Learn how to crop one or multiple photos at once on your iPhone or iPad to enhance your composition and achieve the desired visual impact.
1) Open the Photos app and tap the picture you want to crop.
2) Pinch out to zoom the picture so it takes up the entire screen.
3) Tap Crop, and everything you see on the iPhone screen will stay while the rest of the photo parts will be cropped out.
4) Finally, tap Done to save the photo.
Tip: You can also touch and hold the Crop button and choose one of the four options. After that, tap Crop > Done. Note that the Photos app will remember what option you choose here. So, if you select Square, the next time you try to follow the above 4 steps for a quick zoom & crop, it won’t work, as Fullscreen isn’t selected.
Crop an iPhone photo with iOS editing tools
1) Open the Photos app and select the picture you want to crop.
2) With the photo open, tap the edit icon next to the info button ⓘ. If you are on an older version of iOS, tap Edit from the top right.
3) Tap the Crop icon.
4) On the next screen, you are in freeform mode. So you can drag a corner or edge to crop the photo exactly as you want it.
Alternatively, you can use a preset ratio instead of free form. Tap the Ratio icon on the top and select the Portrait or Landscape icon to change the view of the photo along with the preset ratio you choose. After that, use the presets like:
- Portrait: Original, Freeform, Square, Wallpaper, 9:16, 4:5, 5:7, 3:4, 3:5, or 2:3
- Landscape: Original, Freeform, Square, Wallpaper, 16:9, 5:4, 7:5, 4:3, 5:3, or 3:2
You can tap to choose one of these presets and see a preview of the cropped image.
5) When you finish cropping your photo, tap Done. You can also tap Cancel if you change your mind.
Your photo will be saved automatically as you cropped it.
Crop several images at once with the same style
The Photos app allows copying and pasting editing effects to several images at once. The updated Photos app in iOS 18 also lets you copy the crop effect and paste it into several photos at once. Once you do that, all the selected photos will be cropped like the first one.
1) Open an image in the Photos app, tap Edit, go to the Crop section, and crop it in your desired form. After that, tap Done to exit editing mode.
2) The image you just cropped will be on the screen. Tap the three dots options icon from the top and choose Copy Edits.
3) Now, turn on the switch for Crop and tap Copy.
4) Select the images you want to crop and then tap the three-dot options button, followed by Paste Edits. This will crop all selected images in the same style as one for the original image in Step 1.
Undo your changes
If you decide that you want to undo the cropping you’ve done, you can do this easily.
1) Select the photo and tap Edit.
2) Tap Revert on the bottom right.
3) Confirm that you want to Revert to Original.
Just keep in mind that if you revert the photo to its original state, this will also undo any other edits you’ve made to the photo.
On the latest versions of iOS, you can also tap the three dots icon for one or several selected images and tap Revert to Original.
And if you do photo editing on your computer, check out these ways to crop a photo on your Mac.
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