Portraits
Trail color off a jacket or a head of hair for a poster-style portrait with real movement.
iPhone & Android
Pull color into motion.Pixel stretch, in a few taps.
Pixel Stretch Pro takes a slice of color from your photo and pulls it into a smooth, curving ribbon. The trend you keep seeing on Instagram and TikTok — without Photoshop, without a tutorial.
Coming soon to the App Store & Google Play
See it before and after
Real edits made in the app. Drag the slider to pull the color out of the photo.
BeforeAfterDrag to compare · Mountain Run
It's the pixel stretch effect made into a real tool: place a bar over the colors you like, drag to draw the line, and bend it until it feels right. Everything happens on your phone.
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 keeps you in front
The app detects the person or object in your shot and keeps the stretch behind them, so the color trails out without smearing 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 in full resolution
Export a crisp, high-resolution copy ready for a feed, a print, or a wallpaper — or replace the original. Small photos are upscaled so the stretch stays sharp.
Stays on your phone
Every edit runs on-device. Your photos are never uploaded and nothing is collected. Compare against the original any time by holding one button.
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 full-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.
Action & sport
The effect loves speed. Pull the colors of a car, a board, or a jump into a streak of motion.
Travel & landscape
Lift a strip of a sunset or a painted boat and let it arc across the sky.
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 it free?
The app is free to download and try. Saving a finished, full-resolution image uses credits, which you can top up in small packs — so you only pay for the edits you keep.
Does it work on both iPhone and Android?
Yes. Pixel Stretch Pro is built for iPhone and Android, with the same editor on both.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Every edit is processed on your device. Your photos are never uploaded to a server and no personal data is collected.
Looking for the “pixel strech” effect?
Same thing — “pixel strech” is just a common misspelling of pixel stretch. This is the app for it.
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, save in full resolution.
Coming soon to the App Store & Google Play