Pixel-stretches random rectangular sections of the input image — each section samples a single column or row and smears it across the region, like the "image grid stretch" scan…
Try Grid Stretch free →Pixel-stretches random rectangular sections of the input image — each section samples a single column or row and smears it across the region, like the "image grid stretch" scan tool. Horizontal / vertical balance, grid density and coverage, stretch length and seed jitter are all adjustable, with an optional grid wireframe and monospace region annotations. Operates on the layer(s) below; with no image loaded it stretches a synthesized specimen placeholder so it still previews. Animate to scan the sampled line so the smear scrolls (Flow) or to reshuffle the sections each step (Shuffle) — loops seamlessly. Controls: grid complexity, coverage, stretch length, H↔V balance, seed jitter, grid + labels, animation. Re-seed for new sections.
No install. Open the Grid Stretch effect and start immediately.
Grid Stretch is a deformation / glitch pass over your image — stack it with the rest for something nobody else has.
Seamless looping video (MP4/GIF) and high-res image export, straight from the canvas.
Open it in the editor and see it move in seconds.