This horizontal to vertical photo converter makes a landscape picture vertical without cropping anyone out. Upload a horizontal photo, pick 9:16, 4:5, 3:4 or 2:3, and the AI keeps the whole original in the frame while drawing new sky, ground or background above and below it. Choose 16:9 to convert portrait to landscape. Each horizontal to vertical photo costs 3 credits at 1K.
Upload one photo, choose the vertical size and where the original sits, and preview the area the AI will fill before you spend credits on your horizontal to vertical photo.
What should the new area show? (optional)
Output size
Your horizontal to vertical photo appears here
Upload a horizontal photo to see a layout preview, then compare the original with the vertical result and download it. Upload a vertical photo to make an image horizontal instead.
EXTENDED, NOT CROPPED
Each horizontal to vertical photo example starts from one landscape picture, or a vertical one for the portrait to landscape job. The original stays whole and at the same size; everything outside it was drawn by the AI to fit the new frame.
Illustrative examples created with an AI image model (ChatGPT) from AI-generated sample photos, not outputs of this tool. People shown are fictional. Results vary by photo.
TRAVEL AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOS
A wide mountain shot loses either the hiker or the lake when you crop it to 9:16. The horizontal to vertical photo converter keeps the full frame in the middle and adds more sky above and more rock and pine below. The same horizontal to vertical photo also works as a 4:5 Instagram post.
GROUP PHOTOS
Cropping a group shot to vertical always cuts off the friends at the edges. A horizontal to vertical photo made by extending keeps all four people at the same size and adds the sunset sky above and their legs, sand and footprints below, so the whole group fits a 9:16 Story.
PRODUCT BANNERS
Used as a landscape to portrait converter for e-commerce, it keeps the banner near the bottom and extends the cream wall and leaf shadows upward. The serum bottle and stone keep their size and shape, and the top of the 2:3 pin is left clear for a headline or price.
PORTRAIT TO LANDSCAPE
Choose 16:9 and the converter works vertical to horizontal: a vertical phone photo of a rainy street gains more shop fronts, cobblestones and string lights on both sides. In this example the scene was also pulled back slightly, so compare the cyclist before you publish.
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| What it does | Makes a horizontal to vertical photo by extending the canvas with AI, so nothing is cropped or stretched |
|---|---|
| How it works | Instruction-based outpainting with Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2) |
| Vertical sizes | 9:16, 4:5, 3:4 and 2:3 |
| Vertical to horizontal | 16:9 converts portrait to landscape |
| Original position | Middle, top or bottom (middle, left or right for 16:9) |
| Describe the new area | Optional, up to 300 characters |
| Input | One JPG, PNG or WebP photo, up to 10 MB |
| Output | 1K, 2K or 4K at the size you choose |
| Cost | 3 credits at 1K, 4 credits at 2K, 5 credits at 4K |
| Free signup credits | No |
| Speed | Usually under a minute |
| Also searched as | Horizontal to vertical image converter, horizontal image to vertical converter, horizontal to vertical image AI, landscape to portrait photo converter, portrait to landscape image converter |
| Watermark | None added |
| Privacy | Uploads and results are stored privately to your account |
To convert landscape to portrait, start with the shape the platform wants. The pixel sizes below are the common upload sizes for each platform, not the output size of this tool; pick the closest ratio and the horizontal to vertical photo converter does the rest. Every size works as a landscape to portrait converter except 16:9, which converts portrait to landscape.
| Ratio | Use it for | Common upload size | Choose it when | Use this size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:16 | Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts | 1080 × 1920 | The horizontal to vertical photo will fill a phone screen: Instagram and Facebook Stories, Reels covers, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, WhatsApp status or a lock-screen wallpaper. | |
| 4:5 | Instagram feed post | 1080 × 1350 | You are posting to the Instagram or Facebook feed and want the picture to take up more of the screen than a landscape post. | |
| 3:4 | Portrait prints, Rednote | 1080 × 1440 | You need a classic portrait shape, a 3 × 4 print, or a Rednote post, and want the AI to add as little as possible. | |
| 2:3 | Pinterest pins, 4 × 6 prints | 1000 × 1500 | You are making a Pinterest pin, a poster with space for a headline, or a horizontal to vertical photo for a 4 × 6 print. | |
| 16:9 | Portrait to landscape | 1920 × 1080 | You need to convert portrait to landscape: a vertical phone photo becomes a YouTube thumbnail, desktop wallpaper, website banner or slide background. |
Add one JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB. Sharp photos at least about 1000 pixels wide give the best horizontal to vertical photo results.
Choose 9:16 for Stories and Reels, 4:5 for an Instagram post or 2:3 for Pinterest, and decide whether the original stays in the middle, at the top or at the bottom. The preview shows the area the AI will fill in the horizontal to vertical photo.
Click Make it vertical. Your horizontal to vertical photo is usually ready in under a minute; compare it with the original side by side, then download it or try another size.
Search for a horizontal to vertical image converter and you will find five different jobs under the same name. Only one of them keeps the whole photo and fills the vertical frame, which is what most people mean by a horizontal to vertical photo.
| Rotate 90° | Crop to vertical | Blurred or color bars | Stretch | AI horizontal to vertical photo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture stays upright | No, it lies on its side | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| People at the edges | Kept, but sideways | Cut off | Kept | Kept, but distorted | Kept |
| Fills the whole screen | Yes | Yes | No, the bars show | Yes | Yes |
| Shapes stay correct | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| New picture content | No | No | No | No | Yes, drawn by the AI |
| Best for | A photo saved the wrong way round | A subject already in the center | A quick post where bars are fine | Plain textures only | Group shots, landscapes and banners |
If your phone simply saved the picture sideways, rotate it in your gallery app instead of making a horizontal to vertical photo. If you want to change what is in the photo rather than its shape, use Generative Fill or Change Image Background. Generative Fill · Change Image Background
The horizontal to vertical photo converter also works vertical to horizontal. Upload a vertical photo and it switches to 16:9 on its own, then extends the scene to the left and right, so when you convert portrait to landscape the full height of the original is kept instead of a strip being cropped out of the middle.
Use it as a portrait to landscape image converter for YouTube thumbnails, desktop and TV wallpapers, website hero banners and slides. Keep the original on the left or right to leave room for a title on the other side. It is the quickest way to make a portrait photo landscape without stretching it.
The position decides where the new content goes, and a short description of the new area keeps the horizontal to vertical photo looking like one shot. Start from one of these horizontal to vertical photo setups.
9:16 · At the bottom
“More open sky with soft clouds above, matching the light of the original.”
9:16 · At the top
“Continue their legs and feet naturally, with sand and footprints below.”
2:3 · At the bottom
“Plain, softly lit wall above the product with gentle shadows and empty space.”
9:16 · In the middle
“Extend the landscape with more mountains and sky above and calm water below.”
4:5 · In the middle
“Add only a little more of the same background above and below.”
16:9 · On the left
“Extend the scene to the right with a simple, uncluttered background.”
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Upload a landscape picture, choose 9:16, 4:5 or 2:3, and download a horizontal to vertical photo with nobody cropped out.
