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Prepare images for social media

Start with a square post, vertical story, YouTube thumbnail or Pinterest pin. Keep the whole image with padding or crop to fill.

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Dimensions & framing

Keeps the whole image on an exact-size canvas, adding background around it. Enlargement can look softer.

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About This Tool

Choose from four starting layouts: a 1080 × 1080 square post, a 1080 × 1920 vertical story, a 3840 × 2160 YouTube video thumbnail, or a 1000 × 1500 Pinterest pin. Square and story sizes are general-purpose layouts, not guarantees of acceptance by every platform.

When to Use It

Reuse one photo across different publishing formats without guessing the aspect ratio. Padding is selected when you choose a preset so the whole image stays visible; switch to crop if you want the picture to fill every edge.

How It Works Locally

Select a preset, choose your framing mode, and preview each image. Presets set dimensions without silently changing your chosen output format or file-size target. YouTube guidance recommends JPG or PNG; check your destination platform before exporting WebP.

Impact on Image Quality

Padding gives an exact canvas without enlarging a small source. Crop may produce a smaller output unless enlargement is enabled. If you also allow dimension reduction for a file-size target, the final dimensions may be smaller than the preset; the result reports that change.

Your Images Stay on Your Device

Your images are decoded and processed on your device. Image contents are not uploaded to a processing server. Downloads and ZIP creation also happen locally.

Browser Support & Performance

Use a recent browser with canvas image support. WebP encoding and HEIC decoding availability vary; unsupported files produce an error without stopping the rest of your batch. Large images and repeated compression attempts take longer on mobile devices.

Preset references (checked September 28, 2026): YouTube thumbnail guidancePinterest image specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these the only sizes supported by the platforms?
No. These are useful starting layouts. Platforms can accept additional ratios, crop previews, and apply their own recompression. Check the current requirements for the placement where you publish.
Does the YouTube preset guarantee a valid upload?
No. It sets a 16:9 canvas at 3840 × 2160. File type, file size, account eligibility and platform policies still apply. YouTube currently lists different thumbnail byte limits for mobile and desktop uploads.
Can I download a batch as a ZIP?
Yes. Add multiple images, apply a preset and process them. Download successful results individually or together in a ZIP archive.