Instead then, why not give us the option to reorder the tools? We could click and hold, then drag them into a different tile arrangement. Okay, so alphabetizing doesn't appeal? Sure, I understand. Also, I've been using the app for so long that I know the names of the tools I want to apply but can't necessarily remember where they are on the screen, so I have to go hunting for them. How often do you add vignettes to photos? More commonly than applying a grungy filter, I bet, and yet it's all the way down the bottom of the list. It sounds weird to put everything in alphabetical order, because what if the tools you use most often are at the bottom of the list? I mean, that's why it's laid out like that, so the most commonly used tools are at the top, ready to go.

Stop! I can already hear you muttering at me, and yes, I know Lightroom doesn't do this either. Until then, check out the video demo embedded after the break.Snapseed's Tools panel is currently not in alphabetical order and would do better if it was customizable.

Once the new options are available on your account (as usual, they're rolling out slowly over the next few weeks) all you'll need to do is select one of your photos in Chrome and hit 'edit' to see them. If you're not using Chrome you'll have to live with basic crop and rotate editing tools on Google+, but even those have been shifted around to make them easier to find. Vic Gundotra said on Google+ that this is the Snapseed app built for Chrome, so we'll see if more mobile apps and features follow it over.

Not familiar with how that works? Google brought Native Client to Chrome back in 2011, and it allows developers to port code written in languages like C and C++ so it runs in the browser. The new tools include Auto Enhance, selective adjust editing, and filters, all powered by the Chrome browser's Native Client tech. Google added Snapseed photo editing to its Google+ apps on Android and iOS back in March, and now it's bringing them to the desktop.

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