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AI Image Extender

Extend your image with AI using our free online tool. Upload an image and expand its canvas in any direction to add more visual space in just a few clicks.

 

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Free Online AI Image Extender Tool

Extend images with AI in seconds right in your browser. No downloads needed. Just upload your image and expand the canvas seamlessly using our AI-powered outpainting technology.

Why use our AI Image Extender?

Extend images right in your browser with no downloads or ads. Developers can also use our API to automate AI outpainting and image expansion at scale.

Go beyond basic image extension tools

Extend images using Cloudinary’s browser tools, or use the API to automate AI outpainting and canvas expansion programmatically across your applications.

Image Enhancement

Whether it’s 3D animations, interactive product displays or real time filtering, Cloudinary’s API gives you a lot of image enhancement features. Developers can easily make older images look great again!

Performance Optimization

Automatic optimization guarantees that images are delivered in the highest quality and most suitable format for the user’s device, browser, or connection. Whether it’s JPG, GIF, PNG, HEIC or any other image format the most efficient format is automatically selected for optimal performance.

Extend images in bulk

Expand multiple images seamlessly in seconds, or use our API to automate AI-powered image extension at scale.

Workflow Automation

Create automated workflows with preset configurations to save time and ensure that files are automatically transformed and ready for delivery right after upload.

Image Formats Versatility

Go beyond GIF with support for cutting-edge formats like WEBP, JXL and AVIF. These advanced formats ensure that your visual assets are delivered with the best combination of quality and efficiency.

How to use the AI Image Extender

Extend your image in 3 simple steps. Upload your image, select the direction and amount to extend, and download the expanded result in seconds.

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Add your images

Upload or drag and drop your images into the browser

Choose your extension

Select the direction to extend your image and how much canvas to add. Our AI generates new content that blends seamlessly with your original.

Download your edited image

Once the extension looks natural and complete, download the expanded image with the AI-generated content applied and ready to use.

Go beyond standard image extension tools

A woman and a golden retriever in the mountains. They're sitting, facing away from the camera while the dog noses the woman. They're surrounded by natural splendor including majestic mountains, puffy clouds, and evergreen-studded hills.
An un-cropped image overlaid with a cropping window showing how it would be cropped by Cloudinary.
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A woman and a golden retriever in the mountains. They're sitting, facing away from the camera while the dog noses the woman. They're surrounded by natural splendor including majestic mountains, puffy clouds, and evergreen-studded hills.
The same asset cropped using the following settings: Aspect Ratio: 1:2. Crop Mode: Content-Aware.
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18 MB

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The original asset:
JPEG
135 KB
WebP
135 KB
AVIF
90 KB
JPEG XL
94 KB
The image after being optimized using the following settings: Quality: Auto. Width: 1000px.
Original
18 MB

We’re showing a resized version of the original asset to avoid slow loading speeds. View the original.

The original asset:
JPEG
135 KB
WebP
135 KB
AVIF
90 KB
JPEG XL
94 KB
The image after being optimized using the following settings: Quality: Auto. Width: 1000px.
Images
Videos
Quality
Width
An un-cropped image overlaid with a croppingai window showing how it would be cropped by Cloudinary.
An arrow pointing from the original asset to the cropped asset
The same asset cropped using the following settings: Aspect Ratio: 1:1. Crop Mode: Content-Aware.
Images
Videos
Crop Mode
Aspect Ratio
The original image:
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The personalized image:
The original image:
The personalized image:
Product Photos
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Duration
Full length video: Surfing Trip
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A shorter video preview generated by Cloudinary's AI using the following settings: Duration: 15 seconds. Max Clips: 9. Min Clip Length: 1 second.
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URL:
/ar_0.5,c_fill,g_auto,w_433/q_auto/f_auto/hiking_dog_mountain.jpg
cloudinary.image("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", {transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ]})
new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));
new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));
new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));
new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));
CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg").image(transformation=[
  {'aspect_ratio': "0.5", 'gravity': "auto", 'width': 433, 'crop': "fill"},
  {'quality': "auto"},
  {'fetch_format': "auto"}
  ])
(new ImageTag('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg'))
	->resize(Resize::fill()->width(433)
->aspectRatio(0.5)
	->gravity(
	Gravity::autoGravity())
	)
	->delivery(Delivery::quality(
	Quality::auto()))
	->delivery(Delivery::format(
	Format::auto()));
cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).imageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");
cl_image_tag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ])
cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation()
  .AspectRatio("0.5").Gravity("auto").Width(433).Crop("fill").Chain()
  .Quality("auto").Chain()
  .FetchFormat("auto")).BuildImageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));
imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation()
  .setAspectRatio("0.5").setGravity("auto").setWidth(433).setCrop("fill").chain()
  .setQuality("auto").chain()
  .setFetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)
MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");
cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));
cloudinary.image {
	publicId("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
	 resize(Resize.fill() { width(433)
 aspectRatio(0.5F)
	 gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	 })
	 delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	 delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())) 
}.generate()
new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

Frequent Asked Questions:

An AI Image Extender tool lets you expand the canvas of any image in any direction using artificial intelligence. You can use it to add more visual space, reframe compositions, or create wider backgrounds.

The AI Image Extender allows you to upload an image and select how much to expand the canvas in your browser. The AI generates new content that matches and blends seamlessly with your original image. If the extended area shows any artifacts or inconsistencies, the Cleanup Picture tool lets you paint over and erase those spots to produce a seamless, natural-looking result.

Yes, this AI Image Extender is free to use online. Just upload your image, set the extension direction in the browser, and download the result without any software downloads required.

Yes. Developers can use Cloudinary’s API to automate AI outpainting, image extension, and canvas expansion workflows at scale.

You can use the AI Image Extender to reframe photos for different aspect ratios, expand backgrounds for banner designs, add more visual space to product images, and create wider compositions for social media. Once your extended image is ready to share, the Create Link for Image tool generates a permanent shareable URL in seconds so you can distribute it anywhere.