AI Image Expander

Upload an image and choose a target ratio. The AI continues the scene outwards β€” painting in what should exist beyond the frame instead of cropping or stretching what you already have.

Original never croppedSix target ratiosInvisible seamsFits every platform
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Ready to expand

Upload an image and choose a target ratio

Expansion results

Samples from GPT Image 2 β€” the original area is untouched, the surroundings are generated.

Vertical to widescreen
Vertical to widescreen
Square to 16:9
Square to 16:9
Portrait with room added
Portrait with room added
Landscape to panorama
Landscape to panorama
Product with margin added
Product with margin added
Out to cinematic 21:9
Out to cinematic 21:9

What the expander does well

The point is not filling space β€” it is that nobody can tell which part was filled.

Not one original pixel moves

Not one original pixel moves

The prompt explicitly keeps the original at its own scale β€” no crop, no zoom, no re-rendering of the subject. Only the previously unseen surroundings are new.

Seams you cannot find

Seams you cannot find

Generated areas continue the existing perspective, horizon, lighting direction, colour grade, grain and texture, so the whole frame reads as a single photograph.

Every platform in one place

Every platform in one place

Six common ratios one click apart: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 and cinematic 21:9.

Three steps to a wider frame

No masks, no manual painting.

1

Upload an image

Click or drag the image whose ratio you want to change. JPG, PNG and WebP all work.

2

Choose a target ratio

Pick one of six ratios, and optionally hint at what the new areas should contain.

3

Generate and download

Under a minute. The original stays as it was; the surroundings continue naturally.

Where expansion helps

Any time the picture is right but the shape is wrong.

Landscape and portrait

Post the same shot to both orientations without cutting half the frame.

Product listings

Add margin around a product to meet a marketplace ratio and padding rules.

Covers and banners

Turn a vertical photo into a wide banner for a site header or campaign page.

Rescuing a tight crop

Framed too tightly at the time? Put the surroundings back afterwards.

Versus cropping or stretching

A wrong aspect ratio used to leave two bad options: lose content, or distort it.

AI expansion
Crop / stretch
Content kept
All of it
Cropping loses some
Distortion
None
Stretching warps the image
Time
Under a minute
Minutes of manual retouching
New areas
Continuous with the original
Clone-stamped by hand
Skill needed
Pick a ratio
Photo editing skills

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FAQ

About the AI image expander

Wrong shape? Expand it

Upload an image, choose a ratio, and get a wider frame with nothing cropped.