Pad image to square, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16 without cropping
Drop an image and pad it to a square, 16:9, or 9:16 frame with a colour background of your choice. One image per request, nothing saved.
- No account required
- Nothing saved
- No cropping, pixels preserved
Drag to compare, before / after
Overview
Instagram wants a square. LinkedIn wants 16:9. TikTok wants 9:16. Your photo was shot at whatever ratio your camera felt like. Cropping removes parts of the frame you might care about. Padding does not: it just adds a coloured background around the image until it hits the aspect ratio you need.
This tool extends one image per request to a target aspect ratio without touching the original pixels. The padded area is filled with a colour of your choice: a solid background, a brand accent, or full transparency for PNG, WebP, or AVIF outputs. You pick the ratio (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, or a custom ratio like 4:5), the colour, and the alignment (centre, top, left, and so on).
Padding runs entirely in your browser. Your browser decodes, composites, and re-encodes the image on your own device, then hands you a download. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is saved, nothing is indexed or trained on, because we never see the pixels.
How it works
Three steps, usually done inside five seconds.
- 1
Upload an image
Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF up to 25 MB. No sign-up, no credit card.
- 2
Pick a ratio and colour
Choose 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, or a custom ratio. Pick any hex colour or transparent. The preview updates live.
- 3
Download the padded image
The padded file is generated in your browser and saved straight to your device. Nothing is uploaded, so there is nothing for us to store or delete.
See it in action
Drag each slider to pixel-peep the before and after.
Your image, gone when you're done
Padding runs entirely in your browser. Your image is never uploaded, never touches our servers, and never gets saved, indexed, or used for model training. If you close the tab, the image goes with it.
- Processed in seconds
- Nothing saved
- No account linked
Upload an image
One click. No signup. We'll do the rest.
Pad / extend canvas
Need to process more than one image?
The free Pad image to square, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16 without cropping runs one image at a time. A credit pack unlocks up to 50 images per batch, a single ZIP download, and three named presets (Blog / Social / Ecom). From €5 for 100 credits. Pay once, never expire.
Frequently asked questions
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