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Quick guide to the Batch Editor UI (Web App)

An overview of the Batch Editor and the other editing screens you can use to edit multiple images at once. Web App.

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Written by Craig Wright

The Batch Editor is where you edit multiple images at once in the Photoroom web app. This guide gives a quick tour of its main parts, including the two views, the side panel, and the pill menus.

Note: The new Batch Editor described in this article is gradually being rolled out to customers. If you are still on the old Batch Editor, the new editor is coming soon.


Grid View

When you first create a batch of images, they are displayed in the Batch Editor's Grid View. It shows the images as tiles arranged in rows and columns.

Batch Editor showing a grid of images.

From here, you can select one or more images and use the side panel options to apply edits. The side panel options include many of the most commonly used bulk editing features, such as changing backgrounds, applying AI shadows, and resizing images. See Side panel options later in this article.

For other editing features, you can select an image and use the features available from the pill menus. We explain the pill menus later in this article.


Full Screen View

To focus on editing one particular image, you can double-click on an image to switch to Full Screen View. This shows the image at a larger size, making it easier to edit in detail.

Batch Editor showing one image at a larger size.

Once in Full Screen View, use the thumbnails at the bottom to switch to other images. Use the toggle on the toolbar in the bottom corner to switch back to Grid View. For more details, see Grid View and Full Screen View.


Side panel options

The Batch Editor's side panel has options for editing the images in bulk. It includes options for applying templates, resizing, generating more images with AI, and more.

Batch Editor showing an image with its pill menu displayed.

Select the batch images you want to edit and then use the side panel options. The changes you make will apply to all of the images you selected.

To learn about the side panel options, see:


Pill menu for images

If you click on an image tile, its pill menu appears. The pill menu contains options for editing that particular image, including changing the layer order and inserting graphics and text. It is also where you can find the Apply to all option, which lets you apply the changes you've made to all of the other batch images too.

In the image below, we show the pill menu in Full Screen View, but it is also available in Grid View.

Note: The image has a pill menu, but each layer on the image also has its own pill menu with options that are relevant to that layer.


Pill menu for image layers

Each image is made up of layers, typically, a background layer and one or more foreground layers. If you select a layer, its pill menu appears. The pill menu contains editing options that are relevant to that layer. For example, a text layer's pill menu has options for changing the text such as style, font, size, and spacing.

In the image below, we show the pill menu in Full Screen View, but it is also available in Grid View.

Batch Editor showing an image in Full Screen View. A layer of the image is selected, revealing its pill menu.


Right-click context menu

In Grid View, you can right-click on an image to access its context menu. The context menu contains options for creating new sections to organize your batch, copying and pasting, deleting, downloading and more.

Right-click context menu shown in the Grid View.


Undo and Redo

At the top of the Batch Editor, there are Undo and Redo options (curved arrow icons).

Close-up of undo and redo icons in the header menu at the top.

Use these to:

  • Cancel (undo) the previous edits in sequence

  • Reapply canceled edits in sequence (redo).


Add images

You can add extra images to your batch at any time by using the Add images option.

Close-up of Add images option in the header menu at the top.

For instructions, see Add images to a batch (Web App).


Zoom in and out

Use the plus and minus icons on the toolbar in the bottom corner to zoom in and out. Zooming in can be useful when you need to edit small details or position layers precisely.

Close-up of zoom out and zoom in options on the toolbar at the bottom.


View switcher

Use the Grid View or Full Screen View option on the toolbar in the bottom corner to switch from one view to another.

Close-up of the view switcher icon on the toolbar at the bottom.


Typical Workflow

For a step-by-step explanation of the typical batch editing workflow, see How to edit a batch of images - workflow (Web App).


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