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Eorl999
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May 3, 2026
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Restore automatic crop snapping to rotated image bounds (pre-AI behavior)

  • May 3, 2026
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In recent versions of Photoshop, the Crop Tool no longer automatically snaps to the actual pixel bounds of a rotated image in the way it used to.

Previously, when rotating slightly and then cropping, the crop frame would naturally align to the real edges of the image content. This made it easy to avoid leaving unintended empty/black edges in the corners.

Currently, the tool instead assumes that the user may want to expand the canvas (e.g. via Generative Expand), and does not respect the true pixel boundaries in the same way. This makes precise cropping slower and increases the risk of leaving small artifacts (e.g. thin black triangles in corners).

Request:
Please add an option (or restore default behavior) for:

  • Automatic snapping of the crop boundary to the actual rotated pixel edges
  • A “strict pixel bounds” mode that ignores AI/expansion assumptions

Why this matters:

In photojournalism and other documentary contexts, it is essential that images are not altered beyond basic adjustments. AI-generated image expansion is not ethically acceptable in these workflows.

Because of this, tools should clearly support a “pixel-accurate” workflow where only existing image data is used, and where boundaries are respected automatically.

The previous crop behavior supported this kind of work more reliably. The current behavior increases the risk of unintentional errors and slows down a precision-focused workflow.