PhixitSwirl a photo
Swirl twists the middle of a photo around its center, strongest in the middle and fading toward the edge, like water going down a drain.
Free, no sign-up. Your photo stays on your device. Try it on a sample photo
How to swirl a photo
- Choose or drop a photo. It opens with the Swirl effect applied.
- Drag Distort amount: above 50 twists one way, below 50 the other way, and 50 is no twist.
- Save from Export.
Good to know
- Faces and pets make the funniest swirls.
- Gentle settings on a sunset or the sea give a painterly, abstract look.
- The swirl covers a circle as wide as the shorter side of the photo.
Questions
Can I move the center of the swirl?
It is fixed at the center of the photo. Crop first to move it.
Does it reduce quality?
The pixels are moved and resampled smoothly; very strong twists stretch detail.
Can I undo it?
Yes. Set Distort to None, or use undo.
Related tools
- Bulge and pinchPuff out the center of a photo like a fisheye lens, or pinch it inward, with one slider.
- Ripple effectMake a photo look as if seen through water or heat haze with a wavy ripple distortion.
- Kaleidoscope effectTurn any photo into a symmetrical kaleidoscope pattern with 3 to 12 mirrored segments.
- Mirror effectReflect one half of a photo onto the other for perfect symmetry, left to right or top to bottom.