Analog + digital glitch
Break any clip into pure signal glitch
Drop a video or photo and a real WebGL shader tears it apart with RGB split, scanline and wave jitter, block and line glitch, digital stripes and analog noise, live on every frame. Export a flawless MP4 with the original audio, free.
What is the databend glitch effect?
Databend recreates the look of corrupted video: colour channels split apart, whole rows tear sideways, blocks jump out of place, and analog noise crawls across the frame. It is the glitch aesthetic editors chase with plugins and hand-corrupted files, running live in your browser.
Instead of one canned filter, Databend layers ten independent distortions you can dial in together, so the same clip can read as a subtle VHS wobble, a hard digital tear, or a full broken-signal breakdown. Every distortion is driven by time, so even a still photo exports as a living, jittering glitch.
How it works
From clip to glitch in four steps
Drop a video or photo
Upload any MP4 or image, or start on the built-in demo. Everything runs locally in your browser, nothing is uploaded to a server.
Dial in the glitch
Push RGB split, scanline and wave jitter, image and line block, tile scramble, digital stripes and analog noise until the breakdown looks right.
Layer the distortions
Ten independent controls stack into one live effect, from a gentle wobble to a full broken signal. The preview updates as you drag.
Export a clean MP4
Render every frame offline through the same shader and download a crisp MP4 with your original audio. No watermark on paid plans.
Why zlabz
Real export, not a screen recording
Most browser glitch tools capture your screen in real time, so the export drops frames and softens. Databend renders every frame offline at full quality.
Databend alternatives
Artkit Super-G
The original browser glitch tool. Image only, and its video export is a realtime capture that softens the result. Databend adds video, audio and offline rendering.
Photoshop Glitch Actions
Photoshop glitch actions give strong control but are still image, desktop-only and manual. Databend does animated glitch live in the browser, free.
After Effects Glitch Plugins
After Effects with a glitch plugin is the pro route. Powerful but slow to set up and license. Databend covers the common looks in one click.
Glitch Photo Filter Apps
Generic glitch photo apps stamp a fixed overlay with no real channel split or video support. Databend is a true per-frame shader.
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What creators make with it
One shader, many kinds of broken.
Music video hits
Slam into a hard glitch on the beat drop, then snap back to a clean frame.
Title reveals
Tear a logo or title apart with RGB split and reassemble it as the noise settles.
VHS and retro looks
Layer scanline jitter and analog noise for an aged, analog-tape feel.
Transitions
Use a burst of screen shake and block glitch as a cut between two shots.
Error aesthetics
Push digital stripes and tile scramble for a corrupted, broken-signal frame.
Glitch stills
Feed a single photo and export an animated glitch loop, no video needed.
Databend questions, answered
Is Databend free?
Yes. You can open every control and preview on any clip for free. Exporting requires a free sign-in, and paid plans remove the watermark.
Does it work on video, or only images?
Both. Drop an MP4 and the glitch runs on every frame with your audio kept, or use a single photo and the time-driven glitch still animates into a loop.
Where is my footage processed?
Entirely in your browser with WebGL2. Your video is never uploaded to a server.
Why does my export look sharper than other glitch tools?
Because Databend renders each frame offline through the shader instead of screen-recording the preview, so there are no dropped frames and no softening.
What distortions can I control?
Ten: RGB split, digital stripe, image block, line block, scanline jitter, screen jump, screen shake, tile jitter, wave jitter and analog noise. They stack into one live effect.
What do I need to run it?
A modern browser with WebGL2, such as Chrome or Edge. No install, no plugins.
Glitch your next clip
Open Databend, drop a video, and watch the signal break in seconds.
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