Image Editor: retouch your live listing photos and update eBay

How to open a live listing in the Image Editor, retouch photos in the filmstrip, and publish the updated set back to eBay.

The Image Editor lets you open any live listing, flick through its photos in a filmstrip, retouch several of them in one sitting, and then publish the whole updated set back to the live eBay listing. This article walks through the workflow and the limits worth knowing before you rely on it.

Opening a listing in the Image Editor

  1. Go to Stock › Image Editor. DashVue lists your active eBay listings, each shown with the photos that are currently live on it.
  2. Find the listing you want to work on. Use the search box in the header to filter by title, SKU or Item ID.
  3. Click any photo on that listing to open it in the editor studio. The studio loads the whole listing’s photo set into a filmstrip, so you can move between photos and edit several in one session.

Because the Image Editor works one listing at a time, you always see the full set of photos that are currently live on that listing before you change anything.

DashVueAsk DashVueAIOVERVIEWShipDashboardCalendarSTOCKStockRepricerSELLINGOrdersOffers3ReturnsMessagesFeedbackFINANCEReportsTax centreExpensesCost of GoodsInsightsSettingsSAccountseller@example.comSTOCKImage EditorRetouch the photos on your live eBay listings, then publish the changes back to eBay.Search title, SKU or Item IDDEMO MUG - Ceramic Coffee Mug350ml WhiteItem ID: 285000000123SKU: MUG-350-WHT24 soldView on eBayMain photoDEMO TEE - Cotton T-Shirt UnisexLarge BlackItem ID: 285000000456SKU: TEE-L-BLK8 soldView on eBayMain photoDEMO CASE - Phone Case ClearSiliconeItem ID: 285000000789SKU: CASE-CLR-0141 soldView on eBayMain photo
Stock › Image Editor lists your active listings with their live photos. Search by title, SKU or Item ID, then click any photo to open the editor studio for that listing.

Retouching photos in one session

  1. With a photo open in the studio, pick a tool tab (Adjust, Background, Text, Shapes, Stickers, Frame or Watermark) and apply the retouching you want.
  2. Move to the next photo using the filmstrip, or the arrows on the canvas, and repeat. Edited photos get a small tick in the filmstrip, so you can see what you have changed.
  3. Preview each edited photo before moving on. Nothing reaches eBay until you publish.

One limit to know: your main photo (the first one) is restricted to Adjust and Backgroundonly, to keep it within eBay’s image policy. Text, shapes, stickers, frames and watermarks are available on the secondary photos.

Edit photos · DEMO MUGDEMO MUGDemo photo, not a real product image3/5MainAdjustBackgroundTextShapesStickersFrameWatermarkBrightness100%Contrast108%Saturation100%ResetReset this photoCancelPublish 3 photos to eBay
The editor studio for one listing: a large canvas for the selected photo, a filmstrip to move between photos (edited ones get a tick), a tool tab column, and a Publish button that sends the whole updated set to eBay.

Retouching draws on your AI allowance

Retouching uses DashVue’s AI features, so each edit draws on your account’s AI allowance. Every account gets a monthly allowance of free AI actions with an hourly cap, and you can add an optional AI pack (AI Lite, AI Pro or AI Elite) for extra headroom if you use that allowance up.

Publishing the updated set back to eBay

Once you are happy with your edits, use Publish to push the changes live. This sends the whole updated photo set for that listing back to eBay in one go, rather than one photo at a time.

Needs AI and a Full Access eBay connection

The Image Editor needs AI available on your account, and publishing the updated photos needs a Full Access eBay connection. A read-only connection can open the editor and preview retouched photos, but it cannot publish them back to eBay. You also edit one listing at a time in the Image Editor: there is no bulk photo replace across multiple listings, so each listing needs to be opened and published individually.

What to check before you publish

Review every photo in the filmstrip, not just the ones you edited, since Publish sends the full set for that listing. Make sure the edited photos still accurately represent the item, since misleading photos on a live eBay listing can lead to returns and policy issues the same as misleading text would.

Last updated 2026-07-05.

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