How do I edit a photo in my Library?

You can change an image without opening the design editor. The image editor opens from the image’s file card, wherever you open the image: your Library, a Hub’s Hub Library, search results, or a link in a Vai chat.

Edit an image

1. Open the image. Open Library from the rail and select the image. It opens in its file card.
2. Open the image editor. Select Edit, the pen on the right of the file card.
3. Edit the image. Choose a tool from the toolbar, or type in the box at the bottom (“Tell Vai what to change in this image”) and select Apply edits.
4. Check the result. The edited preview replaces the image while you work. Use Undo edit or selection to step back, and Redo edit or selection to step forward again.
5. Save it. Select Save as a new copy, or open the menu beside it and select Save changes to this file.

The tools in the image editor

Tool	What it does
Crop	Drag the corners to choose what to keep, then select Apply crop. Uses no AI credits
Markup	Draw on the image, then describe the change in the box at the bottom
Edit	Click the image to add a numbered callout, describe the change, confirm it, then select Apply
Remove BG	Removes the background and keeps the subject, as soon as you select it
Eraser	Brush over what to remove, then select Apply. Clear all removes your brushing
Resize	Reframes the image to Square 1:1, Portrait 3:4, Story 9:16, Landscape 4:3, or Widescreen 16:9, extending the surroundings

Every tool except Crop uses AI credits. The amount depends on the edit. See How do credits work?

Tools in the design editor

Focus, Cutout, Fixer, Extender, Mixer, Upscaler, Render, and Generate with Vai are in the design editor. Add the image to a design, select it, and choose the tool from the toolbar. See What are the Magic AI tools?

If something goes wrong

• Edit is greyed out. Point at it to see why: “You have view-only access.”, “Restore this file to edit it.”, or “Close comments to edit.” Ask the owner for edit access, restore the file, or close the comments panel.
• An edit fails. You see “Couldn’t edit this image”. Try again, or describe the change in different words.
• Saving fails. You see “Couldn’t save changes”. Select save again.
• Save as a new copy isn’t available. You’ve reached the Free plan’s file limit. Select Save changes to this file, delete files you don’t need, or change your plan. See What is included in each plan?
• You leave before saving. Visualist asks “Discard edits?”. Select Keep editing to go back, or Discard edits to leave without saving.

For the design editor’s background removal, see How do I remove the background from an image?