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Add a Glitch Effect to a PNG

RGB shift + scan-line displacement · adjustable · batch

Give an image that broken-signal, datamosh look — the red and blue channels slide apart and rows of pixels shift sideways. Set the intensity, drop your files, and download. Runs in your browser; nothing uploads.

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    The effect, explained

    Two things happen: the colour channels are offset from each other (the tell-tale red/cyan fringe of a "chromatic aberration" glitch), and some horizontal bands are nudged left or right to mimic a corrupted scan. Higher intensity means a bigger channel split and more displaced rows. It's a stylised look, popular for music art, posters, and retro-tech aesthetics.

    FAQ

    Is the glitch random each time?

    The displacement pattern is derived deterministically from row position, so the same image and intensity give a consistent result — handy if you want it reproducible.

    Want just the channel-split, no rows?

    Use a low intensity — the row displacement only kicks in as intensity rises, so small values give a clean RGB-shift look.

    Part of: Build a CRT / VHS look

    Aberration before scanlines. The scanline grid should sit on top of the artefacts, the way a real screen does — it is the display, not the signal.

    1. 1 Chromatic aberration Split the channels the way cheap optics do
    2. 2 Glitch Slide rows sideways for the datamosh break-up
    3. 3 CRT scanlines Lay the CRT line grid over the top
    4. 4 Add noise Analogue grain
    5. 5 Vignette Darken the corners like a curved tube

    All 28 step-by-step workflows