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  • Pick the new shape with Aspect ratio; the original photo stays in the middle
  • Photos with a simple background (sky, wall, field) extend most smoothly
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Image Extender

Use this image extender to expand a photo into 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 or 21:9. Your first image is free, no sign-up.

Original: Man in his early 20s: All AroundBefore
Image Extender result: Man in his early 20s: All AroundAfter

Example result. Upload your photo to make yours.

Image Extender result

What this image extender does

Every photo has a frame, and sometimes the frame is wrong: a portrait shot that needs to be a banner, a square that needs headroom for a title, a snapshot cropped too close.

This image extender draws new scenery around your photo until it fills the shape you pick. You choose the new aspect ratio and the direction the picture grows, and the AI continues the sky, wall, floor or background from the edges.

The result is a generative edit of the whole frame, so check the edges against your original before you use it.

It suits the jobs where the photo is good but the canvas is not: a landscape that has to become a vertical story, a headshot that needs room on one side for text, or a family picture where the edge cut off the scene.

Made for

  • Cropped photos
  • Social posts
  • Banners and covers
  • Product shots
  • Print frames

How to expand an image in three steps

  1. 1

    Upload one photo

    Click or drag a JPG, PNG or WebP file, up to 10 MB, into the tool. The photo is prepared in your browser before it is sent. One photo per run.

  2. 2

    Pick the shape and the direction

    Choose an aspect ratio for the new frame, then All Around, Left & Right, Upward or Downward. Add a note such as more blue sky if you want to steer the new area.

  3. 3

    Extend and download

    Press Extend Image. The result appears beside the original, and Download saves it. Your first image is free, with no sign-up.

Before you extend a photo

  • Start with a simple background such as sky, wall, field or water, which an image extender continues most smoothly.
  • Keep the subject fully inside the frame when you can, because cut-off edges are harder to continue.
  • Pick a direction that matches the scene: Upward for sky or headroom, Downward for ground, Left & Right for width.
  • Choose the ratio for where the picture will go, such as 9:16 for a story or 21:9 for a wide header.
  • Use the note box to name what belongs in the new area, in plain words, up to 500 characters.
  • Compare the result with your original and look at the seams before you download.

Why use this tool to expand an image

  • Shape and direction are separate choices

    Six ratios, from 9:16 to 21:9, and four directions. The same ratio can add sky above a mountain or ground below a product.

  • You steer with words, not a brush

    There is no mask or selection tool. The note box takes up to 500 characters, so you say what the new area should show, such as the rest of the room or more sky.

  • The size is stated

    The result is a single image of about 1024 px on the long side. For a larger file, run it through the image upscaler afterward.

  • Nothing to set up

    One image is free per visitor, with no sign-up and no credit card. Your photo is only used to create your images and is never used to train AI models.

Frequently asked questions

Your first image is free, with no sign-up and no credit card. After that, a dialog lets you leave an email for when more images are available.

Upload a photo, pick an aspect ratio and a direction, then press Extend Image. The extended picture appears next to your original and you can download it.

It is built to add new picture around your photo instead of stretching it. The photo sits in the new frame and the extra area is drawn from its edges. Check that people and objects keep their proportions.

It can continue the scene past a tight edge, such as more sky above a head or more wall beside a subject. Photos with the subject fully in frame work best, and a subject cut off at the edge may be continued in ways you did not intend.

The tool aims to keep your photo as it is and adds new picture around it. It is a generative edit, so details can shift. Compare the result with your original.

One image of about 1024 px on the long side. It does not produce 4K or 8K. To enlarge it, use the image upscaler.

You choose the direction (All Around, Left & Right, Upward or Downward) and the new aspect ratio. There is no brush or mask, so you cannot draw the area yourself.

Yes. Describe the new area in the note box, for example more blue sky or the rest of the room. It is added to your request, up to 500 characters.

JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB, one photo per run. There is no batch mode.

Your photo is only used to create your images and is never used to train AI models. The photo goes to the AI model provider, which keeps the result for a limited time so you can download it.

Busy backgrounds with many distinct objects give the AI more to invent. Try a simpler photo, a different direction, or a note that names what should appear. Free allowance is one image, so choose the direction before you press the button.

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