Quick answer: Panorama to 360 converter is a free browser tool that puts a panorama or wide photo on a 2:1 equirectangular canvas, fills the empty area with blur, a mirror or a color, and saves a JPEG with Photo Sphere (GPano) tags. Your image is never uploaded.
Last updated: October 27, 2026
What is a panorama to 360 converter?
A panorama to 360 converter changes the shape of an image so 360° viewers will accept it. A viewer expects an equirectangular picture that is twice as wide as it is tall. A phone sweep or a wide photo is not, so it shows as a flat strip. This tool places your image on a 2:1 canvas, pads the rest, and adds the metadata that Facebook, Google Photos and web viewers read.
How to convert an image to a 360 view
- Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP into the uploader. The estimated field of view appears.
- Check the horizontal and vertical field of view. Move the vertical position if the horizon is not in the middle of your photo.
- Choose how to fill the empty area: blur, mirror or a solid color.
- Click Preview in 360° to look around the result.
- Click Download 360 JPEG.
How is the field of view estimated?
The tool only knows the pixel size, so it guesses. An image that is at least 3.5 times wider than it is tall is treated as a full 360° sweep, which is typical for phone panorama modes. Narrower images are scaled in proportion, and the vertical angle keeps square pixels (horizontal angle × height ÷ width). If your camera covered a different angle, change the sliders; the estimate is a starting point, not a measurement.
What do the fill modes do?
- Blur stretches the edge rows and columns of your image and blurs them. It looks smooth and calm.
- Mirror reflects the image around its edges. It keeps texture but repeats content.
- Solid color paints the empty area one color you choose.
Is the result a real 360° photo?
No, and it matters. Only the centered part comes from your camera. Everything else is synthesized padding. Looking up or down in the viewer shows the fill, not the real scene. That is fine for sharing a wide panorama in a 360 viewer or on Facebook, but it is not a replacement for a stitched capture of the whole sphere.
What metadata does the JPEG get?
The export is already the full 2:1 canvas, so the tool writes UsePanoramaViewer, ProjectionType=equirectangular, FullPanoWidthPixels, FullPanoHeightPixels and CroppedAreaImage* values equal to the whole image, with left and top set to 0. These follow Google's spherical metadata specification. To check or repair tags on another file, use the 360 EXIF Fixer, and to look at any equirectangular image use the 360 panorama viewer online.
Size limits
The output is capped at 8192 pixels wide (8192 × 4096) so it stays within phone memory. A source wider than the cap is downscaled. When the field of view is below 360°, the canvas is wider than your source, so the picture is drawn smaller inside it.
FAQ
Can I convert a normal photo or panorama into a real 360° image?
Only partly. The tool places your image on a 360° canvas and fills the empty space with blur, a mirror or a color. The filled area is synthetic padding, not captured scenery, so it is best for previews and sharing, not for accurate virtual tours.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. The image is decoded, drawn and exported with your browser's canvas. Nothing is sent to Panoee.
What does the field of view setting do?
It tells the tool how many degrees your image covers. A 360° sweep fills the full width; a narrower panorama is centered with padding on both sides. The tool estimates it from the aspect ratio and you can correct it.
What size is the exported file?
The export is always 2:1 and capped at 8192 pixels wide so it works on phones. Larger sources are downscaled.
