Same photo · Round01
Round
Turn the path into a controlled arc, from a gentle bend to a complete loop. Drag the guide to change its size, direction, and sweep without rebuilding the ribbon.
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.
Presets
Draw it loose. Make it precise.
Start with any pull or rough curve, then let Presets turn the path into clean geometry. Round and S Curve are the first two shapes, with room for more to join them.
Same photo · Round
Same photo · S Curve02
S Curve
Build a balanced two-part curve with one smooth turn through the middle. Adjust its size, bend, and finish while the two sides stay clean and connected.
Presets guide the path, not the whole edit. Your sampled colors, taper, Warp shaping, and high-resolution export stay part of the same workflow.
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.
Portraits
Trail color off a jacket or a head of hair for a poster-style portrait with real movement.
See the guide
Cars & action
The effect loves speed. Pull paint, lights, or a bright kit into a streak that follows the motion.
See the guide
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 that strip into a smooth ribbon of motion. It works best when your subject stands out from the background: a bright jacket, a car, a sunset. Some people write it as pixel strech, but it is the same effect.
Can I make a pixel stretch on iPhone or Android?
Yes. Pixel Stretch Pro is a mobile pixel stretch app for iPhone and Android, and the editor works the same way on both: choose a photo, place the color bar, pull the stretch, shape the curve, and save a high-resolution copy to your camera roll or gallery.
Do I need Photoshop to do it?
No. The classic method is a multi-step Photoshop job with selections, Free Transform, and Warp on a desktop. Pixel Stretch Pro does the same thing in four gestures on your phone, with a curve you can drag and bend after the fact instead of rebuilding it.
How long does one edit take?
About a minute. Placing the sampling bar and pulling the ribbon takes seconds. The rest of the time goes into deciding how far the color travels and how much it curves, which is the part that decides whether the result looks intentional.
What shapes can the stretch be?
A straight pull, a freehand curve you draw with your finger, a Round arc that can close into a full loop, or an S Curve with two balanced bends. Warp changes the width along any of them, so the same path can be a thin streak or a wide band of color.
Does it make a video or a still image?
A high-resolution still image. It is built for photos you can post, print, or set as a wallpaper, and the sense of movement comes from the shape and direction of the ribbon rather than from animation.
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.
Make your first pixel stretch today
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.