Mountain lake to desktop wallpaper
Widen a landscape to 16:9 so the peaks and their reflection fill a monitor without being squashed.
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AI Image Extender: Expand a Photo to Any Aspect Ratio
Upload a photo, pick the shape you need, and GPT Image 2.5 fills the new space around it. Your original stays in the middle, unchanged.
- 6 credits a run · GPT Image 2.5
- Original pixels pasted back in the center
- 1:1 · 4:5 · 16:9 · 9:16 · custom
- New edges match the light and texture
Better than stretching, cropping or adding bars
Squeezing a vertical photo into a wide frame distorts it, cropping throws away what you wanted to keep, and black bars look like a mistake. Extending adds believable scenery where there was none.
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Your photo is pasted back untouched
After the model draws the new edges, your original pixels are placed back over the center, so faces, products and text inside the old frame are not redrawn.
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Edges that match
The model continues the sky, floor, water or wall it finds at the border, and the new ring is color-matched to your photo to hide the join.
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Common ratios in one tap
Presets for 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 and 9:16, plus a custom width-to-height ratio for anything else.
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An optional hint
Leave the prompt empty and the scene simply carries on. Type a short hint, like "more sandy beach" or "plain white studio backdrop", when you want something specific.
What people extend
Typical jobs for an image extender. The outer area is generated; the middle is your photo.
Portrait with room to breathe
Add background around a tight portrait for a 1:1 avatar or a 4:5 feed post, without touching the face.
Skyline into a website banner
Stretch a city-above-the-clouds shot into a long header with open sky for a headline.
Product shot with space for text
Give a packshot extra white margin so there is room for a price, a badge or a title.
Team photo cropped too tight
Add table and wall at the sides of a group shot so nobody sits right on the edge of the frame.
Interior for a listing
Open up a living room photo to a wider format for a property page or a cover image.
Beach photo for stories
Turn a landscape travel shot into 9:16 by adding more sky above and more sand below.
How to extend an image
Three steps. Your original always ends up in the middle of the new canvas.
Step 1
Upload a photo
JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 15 MB.
Step 2
Choose the new shape
Tap 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 or 9:16, or set a custom ratio. The preview shows how much new space will be generated. Add a hint if you like.
Step 3
Extend and download
Each run costs 6 credits. Compare the result with your photo, then download it.
What the extender gives you
Built to grow a photo you already have, not to invent a new one.
Presets and custom ratios
Four common presets, plus any width and height from 1 to 32, so anything from 1:32 to 32:1.
Optional prompt for the new area
Describe what belongs in the empty edges, or leave it blank and let the scene continue.
Center kept as it was
The source area is restored from your upload after generation. If anything inside it looks different, let us know; it shouldn't happen.
2K canvas
The finished image is up to 2048 px on its longest side, generated with GPT Image 2.5 at its 2K setting.
1:1, 4:5, 16:9 or 9:16: which ratio to pick
Match the ratio to where the image is going, and the platform won't crop it for you.
1:1Square
1:1 square
Even on every side, which keeps the eye on the middle.
Best for: Profile pictures, marketplace product tiles and square feed posts.
4:5Portrait
4:5 portrait
Taller than a square, so it takes up more of a phone screen in a feed.
Best for: Instagram portrait posts, Pinterest-style pins and mobile ads.
16:9Widescreen
16:9 landscape
The shape of most monitors, TVs and video players.
Best for: Desktop wallpapers, YouTube thumbnails, slides and website hero images.
9:16Full-screen vertical
9:16 vertical
Fills a phone screen from top to bottom.
Best for: Stories, Reels and TikTok covers, and phone lock screens.
CustomYour numbers
Custom ratio
Enter any width and height from 1 to 32, such as 3:1 or 21:9.
Best for: Banners, email headers, print layouts and odd-sized ad slots.
Tips for natural-looking edges
The model works from what it sees at the border, so the source photo matters.
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Use the original file
Screenshots and re-shared images lose detail at the edges, which is exactly what the model continues from.
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Don't jump too far at once
Turning a narrow vertical shot into an ultra-wide banner asks the model to invent most of the picture. A moderate change looks more believable.
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Hint only when needed
Skies, grass, water and plain walls continue fine on their own. Use a hint for specifics: a wooden floor, a brick wall, more ocean.
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Clean the edges first
A half-cut person or pole at the border tends to get continued into the new area. Erase it with the object remover before you extend.
Before and after extending
The extender pairs well with the other tools on the site.
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Before: erase what's cut off at the edge
If a stray arm, sign or pole is clipped by the border, remove it first so it isn't continued into the new space.
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After: restyle the wider image
Once the frame is the right shape, give it a new style, season or background by describing the change on the image to image AI tool.
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After: make it a painting
A widened landscape makes a good wall print. Repaint it as an oil painting or a watercolor.
What the extender doesn't do
Knowing the limits saves credits.
No free runs
The extender isn't on the daily free pool. Every run costs 6 credits from a credit pack or a Pro subscription.
It doesn't add resolution
The whole canvas, old part and new, is capped at 2048 px on the long side. A large photo is scaled down to fit, never up.
It doesn't move your subject
Your photo always sits in the center of the new canvas. It can't be pushed to one side.
It can't know what was really there
The new area is invented. People, signs or buildings that were outside the original shot won't come back as they really were.
Who uses an AI image extender
Anyone with a good photo in the wrong shape.
Social media managers
Fit one photo to square, portrait and story formats without cutting off heads or hands.
Designers and site builders
Make room for headlines in hero banners, slides and ads.
Online sellers
Add clean margin around product photos for badges and prices.
Photographers
Turn a vertical travel shot into a wallpaper without bars or stretching.
Need further adjustments?
The new edges are in. To change anything else about the picture, describe it on the image to image tool:
BeforeAfter
Want a new style or background too?
Describe the change on the image to image AI tool.
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