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AI Image Extender: Extend Photo Backgrounds with Outpainting

Extend the edges of any image with AI. Turn a portrait into a landscape banner or fill in missing sides — free online.

You have the perfect photo, but it's the wrong shape — a portrait when you need a landscape banner. AI outpainting extends the image beyond its original edges, inventing believable background pixels that match the existing scene.

How to extend an image

  1. Open the AI Image Extender and load your photo.
  2. Choose the target aspect ratio (16:9 for banners, 9:16 for reels).
  3. Click Extend image and let the model fill the new area.
  4. Download the extended composition.

Outpainting works best when the background is relatively uniform — skies, walls, grass, and open water extend far more reliably than crowded scenes with fine detail.

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