A toe shoe widener is provided in the form of an A-shaped insert with independent halves. On each half, a swiveling ball is attached to a wire curved to fit the contours of a shoe's toe shoe and further attached to a curved side panel. A plate extends at right angles from each side panel, with the flat side placed horizontally. After placing the two halves in a toe shoe, the user inserts a tapered screw into cutouts in the adjoining plates, so that the threads of the screw can turn against the edges of the plates. The screw can then be twisted into the plates to open the plates wider, causing the side panels to push outward on the toe shoe. The plates may also be aligned through a metal sleeve or placed vertically for access from the rear of a shoe closed at the top.