AI Image Extender
Extend images beyond their borders with AI. Pick a new aspect ratio, expand up to 2x and let AI fill in the scene around your photo.
Image Extender
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What the AI Image Extender can do
Outpaint beyond the original frame to change the shape of a photo without cropping it.
Eight Aspect Ratios
Choose Original, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3 or 1:1 as the target shape. The canvas grows to that ratio instead of cutting anything away.
Three Expansion Sizes
Expand by 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x. A small step adds breathing room around the subject, while 2x builds a much larger scene with the original kept in the center.
Matching New Content
Bria Expand reads the edges of your photo and continues textures, lighting and perspective into the new area. Skies, floors and walls carry on instead of stopping at the old border.
Optional Guidance
Describe what should appear in the extended area, such as more sky or a wooden table. Descriptions must be in English; otherwise the scene is simply continued.
Flat 3-Credit Price
Every extension costs 3 credits, whatever ratio or expansion size you choose. The cost is shown before you click, and failed runs are refunded automatically to your balance.
Large Image Support
Upload photos up to 10 MB in JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF or HEIC format. The final canvas is capped at 5000 x 5000 pixels, and larger images are scaled to fit.
Ways people extend images
Fix a crop or fit a new format without reshooting.
Turn portraits into banners
Expand a vertical photo to 16:9 for a website header, video thumbnail or presentation slide while keeping the subject centered.
Fit vertical stories
Extend a landscape shot to 9:16 so it fills a phone screen in stories and short videos without black bars or awkward cropping.
Make room for text
Add extra sky, wall or table space around a product or person so headlines and buttons have somewhere to sit in ads and posters.
Rescue tight crops
Recover a photo framed too closely, such as feet cut off at the bottom edge, by growing the canvas 1.25x and letting the AI fill the gap.
How to extend an image
Upload, set the new shape, and generate.
Upload your image
Add one JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF or HEIC file up to 10 MB. Very large images are scaled down so the extended canvas fits within 5000 x 5000 pixels.
Set ratio and size
Pick a target aspect ratio and an expansion of 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x. Optionally describe the new area in English, such as 'calm ocean and sand'.
Extend and download
Click Extend Image, which costs 3 credits, and wait for Bria Expand to finish, usually under a minute. Download the result or find it in My Creations.
Tips for natural extensions
How to keep the new area believable.
Start with a modest expansion
At 1.25x or 1.5x, most of the frame is anchored by real pixels, so the new edges blend better. Use 2x when you need a lot of extra room.
Write descriptions in English
Non-English descriptions are ignored and the AI continues the scene on its own. Short English phrases like 'more blue sky' or 'grass field' work well.
Avoid subjects touching the border
If a face or object is cut by the edge, the AI has to invent the missing part. Photos with simple edges, like sky, sand or walls, extend more convincingly.
Upscale after extending for print
Large expansions spread detail across a bigger canvas. Run the result through the Image Upscaler if you plan to print it or need sharper detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about expanding images with AI outpainting.
It uses outpainting. You choose a target aspect ratio and an expansion size, your original image stays in the center, and Bria Expand generates new content around it that matches the existing scene.
Each extension costs 3 credits, regardless of the ratio or expansion size. The cost appears before you click, and if a generation fails the credits are refunded automatically. You need to be signed in to use it.
You can choose Original, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3 or 1:1, and expand by 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x. The finished canvas is limited to 5000 x 5000 pixels, so very large uploads are scaled to fit.
Yes, add an optional description, but write it in English. Non-English text is ignored and the AI continues the scene automatically, which often works well for skies, landscapes and plain backgrounds.
One image per extension in JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF or HEIC format, up to 10 MB. Sharp, well-exposed photos give the AI more detail to continue at the edges.
Busy edges, people cut off by the frame and very large expansions are harder to continue. Try a smaller expansion, a short English description, or a photo with simpler content near the borders.
Yes. You own the results you create and may use them commercially under our Terms of Service, as long as you have the rights to the original image you uploaded.
Results are private by default and saved in My Creations, where you can download them again later. Uploads and descriptions are checked by content moderation, and NSFW or illegal content is blocked.
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