Resize Image for a YouTube Banner
Get the exact 2560×1440 (16:9) channel art YouTube wants, with your logo safely inside the area shown on every device. Free and private.
Fills the whole frame: edges are cropped so the image exactly fills the size. Best for social posts, thumbnails and banners.
16:9 · 2560 × 1440 px · channel art
YouTube Banner Size Guide
YouTube recommends channel art of 2560 × 1440 px (16:9). The catch is that YouTube crops that one image differently on every screen, so the part everyone always sees, on a phone, a laptop or a TV, is just the central 1546 × 423 px "safe area". Anything important outside that strip can be cut off. YouTube's banner rules: • Recommended upload: 2560 × 1440 px (16:9) • Minimum upload: 2048 × 1152 px • Safe area (always visible): 1546 × 423 px, centered • File size: under 6 MB • Formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP How to use this page: • "Fill" crops your image to a clean 16:9 at 2560 × 1440 automatically • Keep your channel name, logo and key text near the center so they survive every crop • Over 6 MB after resizing? Run it through our Compress tool, the pixels stay the same
What size is a YouTube banner?
A YouTube banner (channel art) is 2560 × 1440 pixels at a 16:9 ratio. YouTube shows a different crop on TV, desktop, tablet and phone, so keep your logo and text inside the central 1546 × 423 px safe area. This tool resizes any image to exactly 2560 × 1440 px in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
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