Create a green phosphor CRT portrait
The face, dark sweatshirt, plant, and vintage computer stay recognizable while the scene becomes a monochrome pixel interface with detail windows and scanlines.
Create CRT artFree AI CRT Filter Online
Upload a portrait, pet photo, product, or street scene and turn it into retro CRT artwork. Choose a phosphor palette, keep the subject recognizable, and create a polished pixel-style image online. Eligible new accounts can try it with free credits.
Four CRT palettesPhoto-to-pixel interface artFree credits for eligible signups
Create CRT artApply an AI CRT filter to your photo
Upload one clear photo and choose a CRT palette. The tool recreates it as a finished retro screen illustration with pixels, scanlines, phosphor glow, and details inspired by the original scene.
Your CRT computer artwork
Turn everyday photos into retro CRT art
The same workflow works for people, pets, objects, and street scenes while giving each image its own interface details.
Turn a pet photo into amber terminal art
The cat's markings, upright pose, lamp, keyboard, and desk become warm amber pixel art with simple panels based on the original photo.
Create CRT art
Make cobalt arcade art from a street photo
The cyclist, blue jacket, bicycle, and concrete setting become a limited-color CRT scene with wheel diagrams and geometric interface windows.
Create CRT artMore than a basic scanline overlay
The tool transforms the full photo into a cohesive retro screen design, so the effect feels built into the image rather than laid on top.
Keeps the subject recognizable
Faces, pets, poses, clothing, objects, and the scene details that matter remain the visual anchor.
Four limited-color palettes
Choose green phosphor, amber terminal, cobalt arcade, or a black-and-white desktop look.
Details tailored to your photo
Floating windows, close-up crops, diagrams, and controls are based on the people and objects in your image.
Ready to download
Create artwork for avatars, album covers, posters, wallpapers, game concepts, and social posts.
How to add a CRT effect to a photo with AI
Create a retro computer image in three straightforward steps.
Upload one clear image
Choose a portrait, pet, object, vehicle, product, building, or street scene with a readable main subject.
Pick a CRT palette
Choose green, amber, cobalt, or monochrome depending on the computer-screen mood you want.
Generate and download
Review the subject, interface details, and screen texture, then download the image or try another palette.
AI CRT Filter FAQ
Find out all the essential details about AI CRT Filter
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What is an AI CRT filter?
An AI CRT filter rebuilds an uploaded photo as retro cathode-ray-tube computer art. This tool combines pixel graphics, scanlines, phosphor glow, curved-screen distortion, and interface windows while keeping the main subject recognizable.
2
Is the AI CRT filter free, and do I need an account?
You need an account to generate images. Eligible new accounts receive enough free signup credits to try one standard CRT image, which costs 2 credits. Free use is not unlimited; one-time credit packs are available for continued use without a subscription.
3
How do I add a CRT effect to a photo online?
Upload one clear image, choose Green Phosphor, Amber Terminal, Cobalt Arcade, or Monochrome Desktop, and select Create Image. When the result is ready, review it and download it from your browser.
4
Is this the same as a normal CRT photo filter?
No. A normal filter usually adds scanlines, color fringing, and noise over the existing pixels. This tool recreates the subject and scene as new pixel-style artwork, so the composition may change slightly.
5
Which CRT styles can I create?
You can create green-phosphor monitor art, amber terminal graphics, cobalt-and-magenta arcade imagery, or restrained monochrome desktop illustrations. Each preset also adds source-specific interface panels.
6
Which photos work best with the CRT effect?
Clear photos with one main subject work best. Portraits, pets, products, vehicles, buildings, and uncluttered street scenes give the AI enough structure to create useful pixel details and interface windows.
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Will the person, pet, or object remain recognizable?
The tool tries to preserve the main face, pose, silhouette, colors, and important objects. Because the image is regenerated, check facial features, hands, product details, and bicycle or vehicle geometry before important use.
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Can I use the generated CRT artwork commercially?
Commercial use depends on your rights to the uploaded photo, depicted people, products, and references. Use material you are allowed to transform and review the final image, applicable terms, and third-party rights before publishing commercially.
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Which image formats can I upload?
You can upload a JPG, JPEG, PNG, or WebP image up to 10 MB. A clear photo with one well-defined subject usually produces the cleanest CRT result.
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Turn your photo into retro CRT computer art
Upload one image, choose a pixel palette, and generate online. Eligible new accounts receive free credits to try a standard CRT image.