X is finally fixing one of the more annoying parts of posting images on the platform. The company’s head of product Nikita Bier announced that X is launching a “brand new Photo Editor” inside the post composer.
Bier said the update adds “long-overdue features like drawing and texting,” bringing a more functional built-in editing experience instead of the barebones image tools users have been stuck with so far.
What’s new with the updated Photo Editor?
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re launching a brand new Photo Editor in our post composer.
It has long-overdue features like drawing & text. But we also included special add-ons that are unique to X:
• Edit with words, powered by Grok
• Add a blur to redact parts of the photo… pic.twitter.com/38Zaw8b5jl
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) April 7, 2026
The big new update on the photo editor is the tools it provides. X users can now
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