LinkedIn Profile Photo Resizer

Create a square profile photo at the largest useful resolution your image can support without enlargement. Use the circular guide to keep your face comfortably inside the area LinkedIn displays.

Your image is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded to our servers.

How to resize a photo for LinkedIn

  1. Choose a JPG or PNG image from your device.
  2. Drag the image to center your face in the circular guide.
  3. Zoom until your head and shoulders have comfortable space around them.
  4. Choose an output size. The largest size that avoids enlargement is selected automatically, with medium and 400 × 400 options shown when available.
  5. Choose JPEG or PNG and download the result.

LinkedIn profile photo specifications

Tool output Resolution-aware square, from 400 × 400 up to 4320 × 4320 pixels
Aspect ratio 1:1 square
LinkedIn upload range 400 × 400 through 7680 × 4320 pixels
Maximum file size 8 MB
LinkedIn file types JPG or PNG; GIF is not supported

Specifications checked against LinkedIn Help. LinkedIn may update its requirements.

Resolution-aware output sizes

The available sizes are calculated from the source pixels inside your current square crop. Repositioning or zooming can change the largest no-enlargement size, so the dropdown updates after you adjust the composition. The largest square output is capped at 4320 × 4320 because LinkedIn’s stated maximum height is 4320 pixels.

If the crop contains fewer than 400 pixels per side, the tool still offers 400 × 400 to meet LinkedIn’s stated minimum, but that result must be enlarged and may look soft.

Compose for the circular display

The downloaded file remains a normal square JPG or PNG. LinkedIn commonly presents profile photos inside a circle, so the guide shows which corner areas may not be visible. Keep your face near the center and avoid placing important details close to the square’s corners.

Frequently Asked Questions

The tool calculates the largest square size supported by the pixels inside your crop without enlargement, up to 4320 × 4320. It also offers a medium size when practical and always includes 400 × 400.

Zooming in uses a smaller area of the source image. That leaves fewer source pixels inside the crop, so the largest output that avoids enlargement can decrease.

Only when the square crop contains fewer than 400 pixels per side. In that case, 400 × 400 remains available to meet LinkedIn’s minimum, and the tool clearly notes that enlargement is required.

No. It remains a square image file. The circular line is a positioning guide and is not included in the download.

JPG is usually suitable for photographs and can be smaller. PNG may preserve sharper edges but is often larger. LinkedIn supports both.

LinkedIn’s current help documentation says profile photo uploads must be JPG or PNG and that GIF is not supported.

No. Cropping, resizing, and export happen locally on your device.

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