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Lift a strip of a sunset or a painted boat and let it arc across the sky.
iPhone & Android
Skip Photoshop.Make the pixel stretch effect on your phone.
Pixel Stretch Pro turns the viral pixel stretch trend into a mobile editor: pick a strip of color, pull it into a smooth ribbon, and keep the whole edit on your phone.
On a computer? Scan with your phone camera.
See it before and after
Real edits made in the app. Drag the slider to pull the color out of the photo.
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It's the pixel stretch effect made into a real tool for iPhone and Android: place a bar over the colors you like, draw the line, and bend it until it feels right.
A real tool for the effect, not a one-tap filter
Filters guess. Pixel Stretch Pro hands you the controls — the colors, the curve, the taper — so every stretch is yours.
Draw the curve, don't fight it
Tap an arrow for a clean straight pull, or drag to sketch a curving path. Move the control points afterwards to bend the ribbon exactly where you want it.
Smart Subject can keep you in front
When a person or object is detected, Smart Subject keeps the stretch behind them, so the color can trail out without painting over your subject.
Pick the exact colors
A movable sampling bar lets you choose the precise strip of color that gets stretched — a jacket, a sunset, a stripe of paint. Rotate and resize it until the palette is right.
Taper and twist the end
Handles at the tip let you fan the ribbon wide or pull it to a fine point, and wind the finish around for that twisted, windblown look.
Save a high-resolution copy
Export a crisp new copy ready for a feed, a print, or a wallpaper. Your original stays untouched, and smaller photos are upscaled within sensible limits.
Stays on your phone
Every edit runs on-device, and your photos are never uploaded to our servers. Limited usage and purchase analytics never include your photo or its contents.
Four steps, about a minute
The same flow the app walks you through the first time you open it.
- 01
Choose the colors
Open a photo and slide the bar over the colors you want to stretch. Move, rotate, or resize it from the ends.
- 02
Pull the stretch
Tap an arrow for a straight stretch, or drag one to draw a curved path out across the image.
- 03
Shape the curve
Drag the blue points to bend the path. Tap the line to add more points and steer the ribbon.
- 04
Refine and save
Use the end handles to make the ribbon wider, thinner, or twisted, then save a high-resolution copy.
Made on a phone, looks like a poster
A look inside the app — from picking your colors to the finished stretch. Swipe through.
What to stretch
The effect loves contrast. Anything with a clear subject works.
Questions, answered
What is the pixel stretch effect?
It takes a thin slice of color from your photo and stretches it across the frame, turning the colors into a smooth ribbon of motion. It works best when your subject stands out from the background — a bright jacket, a car, a sunset.
Do I need Photoshop to do it?
No. The classic way to make a pixel stretch is a multi-step Photoshop job with selections, Free Transform and Warp. Pixel Stretch Pro does the same thing in a few taps on your phone, with a curve you can actually drag and bend.
Is the pixel stretch effect a filter?
Not really. A filter applies the same look to the whole photo. With Pixel Stretch Pro you decide exactly where the color pulls and how it curves, so no two results come out the same.
What app does the pixel stretch trend?
Pixel Stretch Pro is built only for this. Plenty of people fake the trend in CapCut, Picsart or Photoshop, but here you just pick a photo, drag the stretch, and save without video-editor workarounds.
Is there a free pixel stretch app?
Pixel Stretch Pro is free to download and try. Saving a finished, high-resolution image uses credits, which you can top up in small packs — so you only pay for the edits you keep.
Can I make a pixel stretch on iPhone or Android?
Yes. Pixel Stretch Pro is built as a mobile pixel stretch app for iPhone and Android, with the same editor flow on both platforms.
Does it work on car photos?
Better than almost anything else. Glossy paint and taillights stretch into clean ribbons of color, which is why the current wave of the trend is full of car edits. Pull the stretch out of the tail and even a parked car reads as fast.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Every edit is processed on your device, and your photos and finished images are never uploaded to our servers. Limited app usage and purchase analytics do not include your photos, file names, or image contents.
Looking for the “pixel strech” effect?
Same thing. “Pixel strech” and “pixelstrech” are common misspellings of pixel stretch. This is the app for that effect.
Does it make a video or a still image?
Pixel Stretch Pro creates high-resolution still images. It's built for photos you can post, print, or set as a wallpaper.
Make your first pixel stretch today
Free to download on iPhone and Android. Choose your colors, draw the curve, and save a high-resolution copy when it is worth keeping.
On a computer? Scan with your phone camera.