AI Image Extender
Free AI Image Extender & Outpainting Tool
Uncrop photos, extend backgrounds, and resize images for any layout without stretching the original subject.
Result
Where AI Image Extender helps most
Use it when the image is good, but the crop is wrong for the channel, ad slot, or layout you need.
Social commerce
Turn square product photos into ad-ready banners
Expand a tight product crop into 16:9, 4:5, or 1:1 creatives for Meta ads, Google Display, marketplace headers, and email campaigns.
The product image is cropped too close, leaving no room for headline copy, offer badges, price tags, or CTA buttons.
AI extends the background around the product so the original item stays intact and the new canvas has clean space for campaign design.
Short-form social
Convert landscape images into TikTok, Reels, and Story frames
Make one strong photo work as a 9:16 vertical cover, Story creative, Pinterest Pin, or mobile-first campaign asset without zooming in.
A landscape or square image gets cropped badly on mobile, cutting off the subject or forcing awkward blurred sidebars.
Outpainting fills the top, bottom, or side areas so the image fits vertical social formats while keeping the subject naturally framed.
Creator thumbnails
Reframe portraits for YouTube thumbnails and profile banners
Give headshots, creator portraits, podcast covers, and LinkedIn banners extra room around the face for titles and branding.
The face is usable, but the crop is too tight for thumbnail text, channel branding, or a wide profile header.
AI adds believable surrounding background, preserving the person while creating safe text areas and a more balanced composition.
Website and landing pages
Build wider hero images for SaaS and ecommerce pages
Extend campaign photos into website hero sections, pricing headers, product launch pages, presentation slides, and paid landing pages.
The original image does not match a website hero ratio and competes with navigation, headline text, or CTA placement.
The extended canvas creates breathing room for web layout, so the photo can support copy instead of fighting it.
Size presets
Pick the right canvas for the job
Match the target ratio to the channel before you generate, so the extended area supports text, products, and mobile crops.
Hero, YouTube, and display ads
Use 16:9 for website heroes, YouTube thumbnails, Google Display banners, email headers, and horizontal campaign assets.
Stories, Reels, and TikTok covers
Use 9:16 when a landscape or square source needs to become a full-screen mobile creative without cutting off the subject.
Meta and Instagram ad crops
Use 4:5 for paid social, product promos, and feed posts that need more vertical presence than a square image.
Marketplaces and product grids
Use 1:1 for ecommerce listings, profile images, app tiles, and catalog creatives that must stay balanced in a grid.
Blogs, slides, and editorial images
Use 3:2 or 4:3 for classic photo layouts, presentation slides, article headers, and documentary-style product stories.
Pins, posters, and portrait covers
Use 2:3 or 3:4 for Pinterest Pins, vertical posters, book-style covers, creator portraits, and tall campaign placements.
Product cards and category banners
Use 5:4 for ecommerce cards, compact banner slots, product category visuals, and storefront modules with limited height.
How to extend an image
Upload a crop, choose a larger canvas, and let Image 2 fill the new area.
Upload your image
Start with a product shot, portrait, landscape, generated image, or social crop.
Choose the new frame
Pick a target ratio and decide where the original image should sit inside the canvas.
Generate the extension
Image 2 creates a mask, preserves the source area, and outpaints the missing background.
Upload your image
Start with a product shot, portrait, landscape, generated image, or social crop.
Choose the new frame
Pick a target ratio and decide where the original image should sit inside the canvas.
Generate the extension
Image 2 creates a mask, preserves the source area, and outpaints the missing background.
AI outpainting built for real layouts
A controlled image extender for social, ecommerce, ads, and creative production.
Resize without stretching
Choose a new canvas ratio and let AI fill the missing space instead of distorting the image.
Control the original crop
Anchor the source image in the center, left, right, top, or bottom before Image 2 expands the frame.
Production-ready outputs
Use GPT Image 2 outpainting for banners, product shots, social posts, thumbnails, and editorial crops.
Common Questions & Answers
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Expand any image with AI
Upload a photo, choose the canvas, and generate a natural extension.