X just added a much better built-in photo editor

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

...

Keep reading this article on Digital Trends.