Extend a photo past its edges

An image extender generates new content beyond the borders of a photograph, letting a picture be reframed to a different aspect ratio without cropping into the subject.

Extend an image

5aspect ratios to reframe into

image · 21x9tools/image-extender/hero-extend-21x9.webpA square photo extended into a wide banner

Examples

Reframed images

image · 21x9tools/image-extender/sample-banner-21x9.webpPortrait extended to a wide banner

image · 9x16tools/image-extender/sample-vertical-9x16.webpLandscape extended to vertical

Process

How it works

Upload the image

Any photograph or generated picture.

Choose the target ratio

The shape you need it to become.

Extend

The new area is generated to continue the scene.

Capabilities

What it is for

Reframing without cropping

Change the shape without cutting into the subject.

One image, many placements

Extend the same source into each ratio a channel needs.

Rescuing tight crops

Give a composition the breathing room it was shot without.

Comparison

Compared with cropping

	Traditional	With Votocon
Changing shape	Cut into the subject	Build outward
Subject size	Shrinks or gets cut	Unchanged
Reshooting	Sometimes the only option	Not needed

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is an AI image extender?

An image extender adds new image area outside the original frame, generating scenery that continues the photograph. It is the opposite of cropping: instead of cutting in, it builds out.

When would I use this?

Most often when an image is the wrong shape for where it needs to go — a portrait shot that has to become a wide banner, or a square that needs to fill a vertical slot.

How far can it extend?

Modest extensions look seamless. The further you push past the original frame, the more the model is inventing rather than continuing, and the more it shows.

Is this the same as upscaling?

No. Upscaling adds resolution inside the existing frame; extending adds area outside it.

Reframe your first image

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