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title: Can I edit my images? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: Paperform provides tools to edit your uploaded images within the form editor. You can find the option for editing images by first uploading your image, and then select the pencil icon from the styling toolbar.
url: "https://paperform.co/help/articles/can-i-edit-my-images"
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generatedAt: "2026-04-04T00:42:01.005Z"
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Can I edit my images?
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        ![(iframe)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/SL0g6bPmPQc?rel=0)

Paperform provides tools to edit your uploaded images within the form editor. You can find the option for editing images by first **[uploading your image](https://paperform.co/help/articles/insert-images/)**, and then select the **pencil** ️icon from the styling toolbar.

![Open the image editor by clicking the Pencil icon in the styling toolbar.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/open-image-editor.png)

## Where can I use edited images on my form?

You can use our image editor in a variety of places, including:

 - [Multiple Choice questions](https://paperform.co/help/articles/can-multiple-choice-options-have-images/)
 - [Product questions](https://paperform.co/help/articles/add-images-to-products/)
 - [Form images](https://paperform.co/help/articles/insert-images/)
 - [Background image](https://paperform.co/help/articles/how-to-add-background-images-to-forms/)
 - [Cover Image](https://paperform.co/help/articles/add-a-cover-image/)

To access the image editor, first upload your image to the desired location. You can then click on your new image and select **Edit Image** in the top-left of the popup window.

## What can I edit on my images?

We have a wide variety of tools at your disposal for enhancing and editing images.

### **Annotate**

The annotate mode allows you to draw lines, shapes, and text on top of your uploaded image. Paperform also offers a number of customisation options for edits made to your images, the options for which are shown under the relevant subtitle listed below.

![The image editor supports sharpie, eraser, path, line, arrow, rectancle, ellipse, and text annotation options.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/annotate-options.png)

 - **Sharpie**

The sharpie tool allows you to draw freestyle lines with a custom colours and thickness, using the customisation options provided.

 - **Eraser**

The eraser tool allows you to remove sharpie and line markings from your image.

*No customisation options are available for the Eraser tool.*

 - **Line**

The line tool allows you to draw straight lines on your image.

 - **Arrow**

The arrow tool allows you to draw straight arrows on top your image.

 - **Rectangle**

The rectangle tool allows you to draw rectangle shapes on top of your image.

 - **Elipse**

The elipse tool allows you to draw elipse shapes on top of your image.

 - **Text**

The text tool allows you to draw text on top of your image with various styling options, including font, font style, font size, line height, and colour.

### **Crop**

Images added to your form can be cropped to your desired size, rotation, and zoom distance.

The options available for transforming your image are:

 - Rotate Left
 - Rotate Right
 - Flip Vertical
 - Flip Horizontal
 - Zoom In/ Out

![The crop tool supports rotating, flipping, and scaling images.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/crop-options.png)

### **Filters**

You can apply filters to your images to change their colour and appearance. The available filters are shown below:

![The available filters are displayed below the preview in the image editor.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/filter-options.png)

### **Finetune**

Finetuning options are available for images edited on your form. The image settings available to be modified for finetuning your image are:

 - Brightness
 - Contrast
 - Saturation
 - Exposure
 - Temperature
 - Gamma
 - Clarity
 - Vignette

### **Resize**

The dimensions (height x width) of your image can be modified directly via the image editor resize tool.

If you would like to keep both the height and width the same size aspect ratio, you can do this using the **Lock** button shown below.

![When resizing, you can specify height and width of the image below the preview, and lock the aspect ratio.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/new-editor-resize-options.png)

## I made a mistake, can I undo my changes in the image editor?

Changes can be undone using the **Revert** button in the top left of the image editor. Note that you **cannot** revert changes after they have been saved.

![The undo button appearsin the top left of the image editor - below the Edit Image button.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/image-editor-undo.png)

## Gotchas

### Editing GIF images

If you choose to edit a GIF image from within Paperform, the GIF will be converted to a PNG image of the frame shown within the image editor. This includes images from services such as Unsplash.