This paper develops a new method of extra degree of freedom (extra DOF) for the beam element with end release. Based on the strain matrix with extra DOFs, it derives the stiffness transformation matrix of released element, which can be applied to situations along global coordinate system or element local coordinate system. The effects of end release processing method for beams with large displacement are analyzed, and the results compared with those from other existing methods show that the extra DOF processing method has higher performance and accuracy.