Glitch: fine pixel tiles with split color channels and shifted slices
Glitch starts from small pixel tiles at a Cell size of 6 and then damages the frame on purpose. Chromatic split at 100 pulls the red channel one way and the blue the other, Glitch at 50 cuts about ten horizontal bands and pushes them sideways, and Scanlines at 22 darken every third row of pixels like an old monitor. The result looks like a video signal breaking up, which suits music visuals, tech launch posts and cyberpunk artwork.
Make it yours
Let it tear in motion
While the preview plays, the Glitch slices are reshuffled eight times a second, so the image jumps and tears like a bad stream. The effect also runs on an uploaded video, frame by frame.
Keep the subject readable
Chromatic split at 100 is the maximum. For a product shot or a face that must stay recognizable, drop it to 30 and set Glitch to 20, which keeps a hint of damage without hiding the subject.
FAQ
How do I add a glitch effect to a still photo?
Glitch art fakes three faults of a failing signal: misaligned color channels, horizontal tearing and visible scan rows. This preset produces all three on a still image in the browser, with Chromatic split for the fringes, Glitch for the torn slices and Scanlines for the rows, and you can export the result as a PNG.
How it works
Upload an image
Add a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB or pick a sample photo, then keep its own shape or crop it to 1:1, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9 or 9:16.
Choose a mode
Dither with 14 algorithms and 13 palettes, Shapes with dots, squares, lines, crosses and diamonds, or Photo art with 18 pixel and print styles from LED matrix to stained glass.
Style and use it
Set pixel size and contrast, add scanlines, bloom, grain or a vignette, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.