# Pinch and zoom images
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729
**Category:** Community Resources
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729 "2023-10-03T20:17:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/1 "2023-10-03T20:17:34Z")
Ok so I was today year’s old when realized you can display full sized images that can be pinched and zoomed on mobile.
- Don’t display the image using an image component
- Do display the image by using an action ‘Open URL’ where the URL is simply the image column (images are actually stored as URL’s).
Useful to have a regular image component then when the user wants to view full size they can tap to open the URL as a new tab.
I’m guessing most people knew this already, but there may be a few others like me!
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### Author:  [@meganb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/meganb)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/2 "2023-10-03T21:03:39Z")
I also did not know this, but I am so glad you posted this! In 2022, there used to be a dedicated action that was “enlarge image,” but that no longer exists for some reason, and I have been searching for a way to do this! You also explained it very clearly, thank you!
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/3 "2023-10-04T01:29:21Z")
Yeah, that action has not been brought over for the new Glide Apps.
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### Author:  [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/4 "2023-10-04T04:38:53Z")
Might be worth updating the online documentation for image components to raise awareness….
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### Author:  [@Rene\_Bibaud](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rene_Bibaud)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/5 "2024-01-05T21:18:56Z")
Simon, can you walk me through this? Thanks in advance!
R
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/6 "2024-01-06T01:20:11Z")
> [@Simon\_Hill](#):
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> - Don’t display the image using an image component
> - Do display the image by using an action ‘Open URL’ where the URL is simply the image column (images are actually stored as URL’s).
@Rene_Bibaud can you try this and let us know if it works?
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### Author:  [@slscustom.ru](https://community.glideapps.com/u/slscustom.ru)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/7 "2024-01-06T12:28:31Z")
Hi!
May be this one can help?
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fYlH8sYTWI)
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### Author:  [@Rene\_Bibaud](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rene_Bibaud)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/8 "2024-03-05T02:25:07Z")
trying now.
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### Author:  [@Sean\_Martin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sean_Martin)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/9 "2024-05-23T18:23:36Z")
Here is another alternative for zooming in on an image: [Enabling Image Zoom for Glide Apps | Glide Help Center](https://help.glideapps.com/en/articles/9361106-enabling-image-zoom-for-glide-apps)
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### Author:  [@Jeremy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeremy)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/10 "2024-05-23T18:41:07Z")
Can you use an image component AND use the open link action on click to get both worlds? 🤔
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### Author:  [@c0bbler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/c0bbler)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/11 "2025-04-24T01:48:08Z")
The updated image component now has an option for “open on click”, which can be used natively and allow to preserve the action for other use cases.
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### Author:  [@Piou](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Piou)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/12 "2025-04-28T18:12:30Z")
I’ve been waiting for this feature for so long. Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Carbonsquare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carbonsquare)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/13 "2025-04-28T19:17:33Z")
For some reason it appears that the new “open on click” for the image component scales down the actual image to a lower resolution for us. The open link action shows the full resolution images for us. Can someone else test this out with a high resolution image?
Also, the “Open on Click” does not appear to allow you to pinch to zoom in any further on the photo the way the open link action does.
If this is the case then we will stick with the open link action vs. the new “Open on Click” toggle. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/14 "2025-04-28T19:40:14Z")
Agree. The pinch and zoom is missing. However, I like the easy tap through functionality…. It’s a pain having go back with the open link option.
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### Author:  [@Carbonsquare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carbonsquare)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/15 "2025-04-28T20:28:58Z")
Yes, the going back or closing the open window on a laptop is cumbersome, but we need the pinch to zoom capability more right now.
I wish there was a dedicated “Photo Gallery” component that allowed for the bulk upload of photos for display with the swipe left and right to view them capability. Oh, maybe we will experiment with the custom AI component at some point to try to make one. 😄
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/16 "2025-04-29T00:30:26Z")
> [@Carbonsquare](#):
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> For some reason it appears that the new “open on click” for the image component scales down the actual image to a lower resolution for us. The open link action shows the full resolution images for us. Can someone else test this out with a high resolution image?
Glide automatically applies a layer of transformation when you use an image component.
The “open on click” image also use the transformed URL.
When you use an “open link” action, it uses your original URL.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pinch-and-zoom-images/66729/17 "2025-05-06T00:30:37Z")
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