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YouTube Banner SizeResizer

Make a 2560 × 1440 px YouTube channel banner under 6 MB, with your logo and text kept in the safe area.

  • Files stay on your device
  • No sign-up
  • Free, no watermark

About this tool

YouTube Banner Size Resizer

YouTube channel banners are uploaded at 2560 × 1440 px, but each screen shows a different part: TVs show all of it, while computers and phones only show a strip across the middle.

Upload any photo and it's cropped to 2560 × 1440 px. Move the slider to choose which part stays in the frame, or add a border to keep the whole picture, then download a sharp JPG ready to upload to YouTube.

Keep your channel name, logo and text inside the centre 1546 × 423 px safe area, which every device shows.

  • Banner: 2560 × 1440 px

    Cropped to the exact shape, as a JPG under 2 MB.

  • Choose the framing

    Fill the frame and pick what's in view, or keep the whole photo with a border.

  • Private

    Your photo is resized on your device and never uploaded.

Step by step

How to resize a photo for a YouTube channel banner

  1. 1

    Upload your photo

    Choose a picture from your phone or computer, drag it in, or paste it.

  2. 2

    Adjust the framing

    Move the position slider so the important part is in view, or add a border to keep everything.

  3. 3

    Download and upload

    Save the JPG and upload it to YouTube.

FAQ

YouTube Banner Size FAQ

Can't find your answer? Contact us.

2560 × 1440 px, as a file of 6 MB or less. The minimum is 2048 × 1152 px.

Upload 2560 × 1440 px, and keep text and logos in the centre 1546 × 423 px safe area. Phones and computers show only that middle strip, and TVs show the whole banner, so the safe area works on all devices.

2560 × 1440 pixels (width × height), a 16:9 ratio. Phones and computers measure pictures in pixels, not inches or cm, so the pixel size is what matters.

Yes. It's saved as an HD, high-quality JPG at exactly the size YouTube shows, so YouTube has less reason to compress it again and it stays sharp.

No. The photo is cropped and resized in your browser, on your own phone or computer. It is never sent to our servers.

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