ThoughtheMacPhotosappcontains
usefultoolsthatenableyoutofix
problemslikeexposure,contrast,
colourandsoon,it doesn’tdo
everything.Butthegoodnewsis that
thereareappsavailable,suchasPolarr
PhotoEditorandSkitchMarkup,that
addfunctionalitytothePhotosapp
ratherthanhavingtoswitchbetween
them.GototheAppStoreand
downloadthesetwofreeappsandthen
followthesestepstolearnhowtocall
ontheextrafeaturestheyprovide.
1
Enable theextensions
OpenSystemPreferences>Extensions
andthenclickonthe‘PhotosEditing’optionin
theleftcolumn.Ticktheboxesontherightto
enabletheappstobeusedin Photos.2
Edita photo
In Photos,selectanimagetoworkon
fromyourlibraryandthenclickthe‘Edit’button
in thetop-rightcorner.Thiswillopentheimage
in Photos’built-ineditormode.4
Use extrafeatures
WithoutleavingthePhotosapp,youhave
accesstoa greaterselectionoffeaturesand
functions.Whenyouhavefinishedediting,click
‘SaveChanges’toreturntoPhotos.3
Chooseanextension
Nowclickonthe‘...’buttontoview
thePhotosextensionsandthenclickonthe
onethatyouwouldliketouse.Theselected
extensionwillrunwithinthePhotoswindow.How can I
expand my
Photos app’s
editing tools?
Ryan Streusand