Quick answer: LinkedIn recommends 400 × 400 pixels for a profile photo and 1584 × 396 for the background banner, and 1200 × 627 is the widely used size for landscape images in posts. Pick one here, choose crop or fit, and download a JPG; the resizing happens in your browser.
Get your picture into the shape LinkedIn uses for posts, profile photos and the background banner, so the app does not crop off the part that matters.
Resize for LinkedIn at a glance
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no watermark, no daily limit |
|---|---|
| Accepts | JPG · PNG · WEBP · HEIC · HEIF · GIF · BMP · AVIF |
| Largest file | 50 MB per file, several files at once |
| Where it runs | In your browser: files are never uploaded |
| Works on | Any modern browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux |
| Send the result | Download it, or send it free with a link or by email (up to 20 GB) |
How to resize for LinkedIn
- Choose your image: a headshot, a photo for a post or a banner picture.
- Pick the size: landscape post, square post, profile photo or background banner.
- Keep Crop to fill, or choose Fit, blurred background to show the whole picture.
- Press Resize for LinkedIn, then upload the result on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn image sizes
| Where | Shape | Size on this page |
|---|---|---|
| Image in a post, landscape | 1.91:1 | 1200 × 627 px |
| Image in a post, square | 1:1 | 1200 × 1200 px |
| Profile photo | 1:1, shown as a circle | 400 × 400 px |
| Profile background (banner) | 4:1 | 1584 × 396 px |
The profile photo and banner sizes are the ones LinkedIn's help pages recommend; 1200 × 627 and 1200 × 1200 match LinkedIn's specifications for single-image ads and work well for ordinary posts too. LinkedIn changes its layouts from time to time, so check its help pages if something looks off.
Getting the banner right
The background banner is very wide and short, 4:1, so most photos lose a lot when cropped to it. Crop to fill keeps the middle strip of your picture; pick a photo with the interesting part in a horizontal band, such as a skyline or a desk. On the profile page your round profile photo sits over the lower left of the banner, and on phones the edges can be cut off, so keep text and logos towards the centre and right.
For the profile photo, a head-and-shoulders shot with your face in the middle works best, because the corners are hidden by the circle.
Show the whole picture in a post
A tall phone photo or a chart does not fit a 1.91:1 post image. Choose Fit, blurred background and the whole picture is placed in the frame, with a soft blurred copy filling the sides. For slides and screenshots with text, Fit, plain background on white often looks cleaner.
The result is a JPG at high quality, well within LinkedIn's limits for photos. Everything is resized on your device; your headshot is never uploaded to us.
How this compares
| This tool | Online converters (e.g. TinyPNG, iLoveIMG or CloudConvert) | Desktop apps (e.g. Photoshop) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your file is uploaded | No | Yes, to their servers | No |
| Install or account | None | Account for some features | Install needed |
| Watermark or daily limits | None | Common on free plans | Depends on the app |
Plans of other services change; check their sites. More image tools.
Frequently asked questions
What size should a LinkedIn post image be?
1200 × 627 pixels (1.91:1) is the widely used landscape size, and 1200 × 1200 works for square images. Both are available here.
What is the LinkedIn banner size?
LinkedIn recommends 1584 × 396 pixels for the profile background photo. Keep important parts away from the lower left, where your profile photo overlaps it.
What size is a LinkedIn profile photo?
LinkedIn recommends 400 × 400 pixels. It is shown as a circle, so keep your face in the middle.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. It is resized in your browser and saved to your device.
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