Resize image for social media
The exact sizes for Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more — cropped to fit, never squashed.
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These are the exact sizes each platform uses. Post anything else and they crop it for you — usually badly.
The image fills this box and any extra is trimmed evenly from the edges, so you get exactly this size with nothing squashed. Keep your subject near the middle.
Lower quality means a smaller file. Around 80% usually looks just like the original.
or drag them here
JPG, PNG, WEBP, or HEIC · as many as you like
Your files stay on your device
How to use it
Drop an image here and pick a platform, like Instagram or YouTube. It’s cropped to that platform’s exact size, never squashed. Your images stay on your device.
Post the wrong size and Instagram or LinkedIn will crop it for you — often right through someone’s face. Crop it yourself first and you decide what stays.
Drop your image onto the box above and pick a preset. The image fills the frame and any extra is trimmed evenly from the edges. Keep your subject near the middle and you’re set.
Keep the quality high. Every platform shrinks your image again after you post it, so starting with a good-quality file gives a better result.
Platforms change their sizes now and then. If one isn’t listed, or has changed, just type your own width and height.
FAQ
What size should an Instagram post be?
1080×1080 for a square post, 1080×1350 for a tall post, and 1080×1920 for a story. Tall posts take up the most room in the feed.
What size is a YouTube thumbnail?
1280×720 pixels. YouTube also needs it under 2MB — if yours is bigger, run it through Compress to Size.
Will my image be squashed?
Never. It’s cropped to fit, so it always keeps its shape.
Why does this crop when Resize Image doesn’t?
Resize keeps your whole picture, so the final size depends on its shape. This tool gives you an exact size, which means trimming the edges that don’t fit.
Can I use a size that isn’t listed?
Yes. Type any width and height and it crops the same way.
How it worksFor the curious
This tool crops rather than scales. Scaling a 4:3 photo to fit inside 1080×1080 gives 1080×810, which is not what Instagram asked for. Here the image is scaled until it covers the box completely, then the overflow is trimmed equally from opposite edges, so the output is exactly the requested size with nothing distorted.
The quality slider controls JPG compression on output. Platforms re-compress uploads, so an image that is already heavily compressed goes through lossy compression twice and comes out visibly worse.
Presets are the current published dimensions for each platform. Cropping and re-encoding happen on a canvas in this page.