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Glitch effect photo editor

A glitch looks like a picture that broke on the way to the screen: rows of pixels slide sideways, red and blue drift apart, and blocks of noise flash in. It's a staple of music artwork, tech posters and edgy profile pictures. Every Shuffle gives a different break, so you can try a few and keep the one that hits.

How to use it

Upload a photo — faces and statues with a plain background work great.
Choose a preset, then set Amount, Slices, Color split and Scanlines.
Press Shuffle until you like the pattern, then download.

Keep Amount around 30–50 for a profile picture so the face is still recognizable.
Color split on its own gives a cleaner, modern glitch; add Slices for the broken-TV look.
Glitched stills make great first frames — send one to image-to-video for a moving glitch.

Questions

How do I get a different glitch pattern?

Press Shuffle. It keeps your settings but rearranges where the slices and noise blocks land.

What is the RGB split?

Color split moves the red and blue channels in opposite directions, so edges get colored fringes like a misaligned screen.

Can I make a glitch video?

This tool makes still images. Send the result to Make a video to animate it, or use the Glitch blur filter for a smeared, motion-like look.