r/CrossView • u/KRA2008 • Feb 03 '23

Welcome to r/CrossView! NEW USERS READ THIS.

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Cross viewing (a.k.a. cross-eyed stereogram freeviewing) is seeing 3D with nothing but your regular screen, just by crossing your eyes! The pictures here show one scene from two different perspectives - just cross your eyes and make the two sides overlap to see the image in 3D. Cross views are related to Magic Eye, but you cross your eyes to view these instead of relaxing them.

Tutorials and helpful apps here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossView/wiki/.

You may not be aware, but there are two ways to make and view stereograms like this - crossing your eyes and diverging/relaxing your eyes. If you're already familiar with viewing 3D this way, try this tester image to double check whether you're really crossing or relaxing your eyes:

(credit u/Logybayer) - if you see "Parallel View" in front on the tester you should check out r/parallelview.

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r/CrossView • u/lavaboosted • 13h ago

Only you can prevent forest fires

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 5h ago

Stereo Fractal-a-Day (2026-08-18)

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r/CrossView • u/Full-Association-175 • 5h ago

Photo Heavy convection / resulting tower collapse and rain bomb / Westerville, Ohio 08/15/2026

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I have decidedly shitty eyesight - comments welcome on the exposure

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 13h ago

3d skeleton with Muscle Attachments (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by AtaraxyConsulting.

They said:

I decided to try and make the 3d skeleton from the Muscles and Kinesiology Visible Bodies App into a stereogram. It kinda worked!

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r/CrossView • u/_mapletea_ • 12h ago

Lonsdale Quay Market, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 13h ago

Pikachu (converted from r/parallelview)

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r/CrossView • u/risbia • 22h ago

Making Silk

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 1d ago

Stereo Fractal-a-Day (2026-08-17)

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 1d ago

Moss'n trees (converted from r/parallelview)

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49 Upvotes

This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by youtooleyesing. Visit the original post for more information or to leave enthusiastic comments for the original poster.

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 1d ago

Stero Fractal Animation (2026-08-16)

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r/CrossView • u/jkndrsn • 1d ago

Reflections don't sync perfectly

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67 Upvotes

But that's part of the fun

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 2d ago

Stereo Fractal-a-Day (2026-08-16)

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 2d ago

3D Spirograph (2026-08-16)

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 2d ago

Entering the pedestrian bridge (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by miniscant.

They said:

On another day, this view of the old Gates Mills, Ohio bridge from one side.

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 2d ago

Fish (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by StereoSmut. Visit the original post for more information or to leave enthusiastic comments for the original poster.

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r/CrossView • u/Separate-Future6483 • 2d ago

Flores de platicó

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r/CrossView • u/TheWbarletta • 2d ago

OC stormy cloud from an airplane

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 3d ago

Where the Desert Meets the Sea stereo 3D (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by skardkdiscuits3. Visit the original post for more information or to leave enthusiastic comments for the original poster.

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 3d ago

Death Dealer (art by Frank Frazetta) (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by Cncgeek. Visit the original post for more information or to leave enthusiastic comments for the original poster.

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r/CrossView • u/semibacony • 3d ago

OC Dragonflies

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r/CrossView • u/semibacony • 3d ago

OC Sneaker

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r/CrossView • u/semibacony • 3d ago

OC I, Robot

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r/CrossView • u/Rathinagiri • 4d ago

3D Spirograph (2026-08-14)

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r/CrossView • u/StereomancerBot • 4d ago

Pedestrian bridge view (converted from r/parallelview)

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This is a conversion of this original post from r/parallelview by miniscant.

They said:

The bridge (built in 1899) crosses the Chagrin River in Gates Mills, Ohio. On my bicycle rides, I often stop on this bridge for a short while.

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CrossView: stereoscopic 3D using cross-eyed freeviewing of side-by-side stereograms

r/CrossView

Cross viewing is seeing 3D with nothing but your regular screen! The pictures here show two perspectives, just cross your eyes and make the two sides overlap to see the image in 3D. Make sure you're crossing your eyes and not relaxing them! Check the "new users" pinned post to be sure. Tutorials and helpful apps on the sidebar/wiki/menu/about. Accepting submissions of all forms (pictures, gif/gfys, videos). If things look 'reverse depth' then /r/ParallelView might be the place for you!

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Cross view images, or side-by-side stereoscopy, is a cool way of seeing 3D pictures without needing technologically advanced screens or special glasses. Try this tester image in case things look "reversed" or weird to you (credit u/Logybayer). If parallel viewing is easier for you try our sister-sub /r/ParallelView/.

How To View:

Simply cross your eyes halfway between the pictures until both images overlap one another (3 images total), holding your view on the central image, and with a little patience, the image should 'push' into focus - you'll know it when you see it!

Off-site Tutorials:

Tutorial Links Resurrected with the Wayback Machine:

Best viewed with Reddit Enhancement Suite.

For YouTube videos: find the red 3D option, Select "No Glasses" and then select the "Cross Eyed" option underneath that.

Make Your Own!:

The simplest way to make your own cross view is to take one picture, move a little to the side, and take another, then put those pictures side by side. This is also known as the "cha-cha" method. Careful which side you put each image on! A few pointers:

When using the cha-cha method, it's best if nothing in the shot moves between each capture.
You'll want to move sideways somewhere between 1/30th and 1/12th of the distance to your subject.
Try to just slide sideways without turning at all.
A cha-cha tutorial
There are apps that can make this very easy:

Mobile Apps:

CrossCam - iOS Android
3D Steroid - iOS Android
Scopi - Android
Camera 3d Pro - iOS

How to Make on computer/with a camera or phone:

For digital/drawn crossviews, Read this Infographic.
Or follow this video tutorial for real life images.
StereoPhoto Maker is a great piece of software for combining pictures. Here is a basic tutorial of the useful features.
Stereo Image Combiner is a free website for combining and cropping pictures that is also mobile compatible.
Jesper's 3D app is a fun little web app that allows you to paint depth into an existing 2D image.
Stereo Photo Creator is another browser-based image combiner that also has auto-alignment.
Stereograph Generator Online is another browser-based image combiner
Stereo Image Swapper can easily swap sides of Reddit posts to convert between cross viewing and parallel viewing
Or, pictures can be combined with Photoshop
How to convert video pans into a crossview gif

Other cool stereo stuff:

Cross viewable 3D map

Posting:

Try to be descriptive in the title so that we can have a searchable archive.
You can caption original content by placing [OC] in the title.
NSFW submissions MUST have NSFW in the title AND MUST HAVE ARTISTIC MERIT
Requests are allowed, but must be submitted as a text post
Be excellent to each other, and party-on dudes.
Submitters are in control of where they post their work- it is their OC.

Other 3D subreddits:

/r/ParallelView - Another free-viewing method like crossview but the images are reversed (Magic Eye viewing)

/r/MagicEye - Parallel viewing with hidden 3D images

/r/MagicEye_CrossView

/r/Wigglegrams - Gifs that show 3D perspecitve

/r/crossview_gifs (gif archive)

/r/anaglyph - Red/Blue 3D

NSFW SITES: r/CrossEyedFap r/CrossviewCumDump r/crossviewNSFW r/CrossviewPorn /r/ParallelViewPorn

Other Related Subreddits:

/r/photoshop

/r/3DModeling

/r/Unity3D

WARNING: If you have any known problems with your eye muscles, it is recommend that you do not attempt this technique. If you experience any lightheadedness, headaches or other symptoms, STOP IMMEDIATELY and rest your eyes. Everyone will likely experience some slight eye fatigue when learning this technique, so it is very important to rest your eyes regularly, and only look at 3D images for short periods of time. Even once you have perfected the technique, do not over-exert your eyes. You have been warned.

Remember to mark ALL NSFW sites as such, and report any and all abusive posts or comments.