LinkedIn · Profile picture resizer

Crop any image to LinkedIn’s400×400 square.

Slide a square selector over your image, hit download. Everything happens in your browser — your file is never uploaded.

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Drop an image here, or click to browse

PNG · JPEG · WebP · GIF — up to 10 MB

Your file is processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to our servers.

How it works

Three steps, zero uploads

  1. Step 1

    Upload

    Drop in any PNG, JPEG, or WebP up to 10 MB. The file never leaves your browser.

  2. Step 2

    Position

    Move and resize the square selector over your image. The dashed circle previews LinkedIn's circular mask.

  3. Step 3

    Download

    Export a 400×400 file sized to fit under the 8 MB upload ceiling, ready to upload as-is.

The specs that matter

Optimal upload
400×400
Upload ceiling
≤ 8 MB
Rendered size
~104 px
Masked corners
~21%

LinkedIn officially recommends 400×400 as the optimal profile-picture upload. They’ll accept anything from 400×400 up to 7680×4320, but the platform downsamples larger files anyway — uploading at the recommended size keeps the file lean and the result predictable.

Every LinkedIn avatar surface is a circular crop inscribed inside your square. The four corners (about 21% of the source area) get masked off and never appear. The dashed outline inside the selector is exactly where that mask lands. Recruiters and clients scan profile rows at ~48 px in feed thumbnails and ~104 px on the profile page itself — design for the smaller surface first.

Three crops we see go wrong

Phones shoot in 4:3 and 16:9 by default, never 1:1. Most images need a deliberate crop choice before they can become an avatar, and a centred auto-crop will usually pick the wrong one.

  • The selfie at arm's length

    At LinkedIn’s rendered size, a head-and-shoulders shot from arm’s length leaves your face occupying maybe 30 px. Tighten the crop so the face fills most of the circle — recruiters scan profile rows in about half a second.

  • The wordmark logo

    Multi-letter wordmarks turn into illegible noise at ~48 px in feed thumbnails. If your “avatar” is a company brand for a solo consultant, crop to a single letter, symbol, or initial — save the wordmark for your banner image.

  • Conference badge backgrounds

    Photos taken at events often include lanyards, ID badges, or signage in the bottom corners. Inside the circle crop those corners get masked, but the cropped output is still 400×400 — so the visible thumbnail can look cluttered. Tighten the selector inward.

Frequently asked questions

What size should my LinkedIn profile picture be?
Upload a square image at 400×400 pixels. LinkedIn officially recommends 400×400 as the optimal upload size. They accept anything from 400×400 up to 7680×4320, but the platform downsamples larger files anyway — uploading at exactly 400×400 keeps the file lean and the result predictable.
What's the file size limit for a LinkedIn profile picture?
8 MB. The resizer enforces this ceiling automatically by walking down the JPEG quality ladder (q=92 → 88 → 84 → 80) until the output fits while staying as crisp as possible. You won't get a file LinkedIn will reject.
Does LinkedIn crop my profile picture to a circle?
Yes. Every LinkedIn avatar surface — feed, profile page, messages, search results — is a circular crop inscribed inside your square upload. About 21% of the source pixels (the four corners) get masked off and never appear. Keep your subject inside the dashed circle in the cropper, not in the corners.
Should I upload PNG or JPEG to LinkedIn?
Either works. The resizer picks for you — PNG when the cropped region has transparency, JPEG otherwise. LinkedIn re-encodes on their side, but uploading the right format up front preserves quality (PNG for crisp edges/illustrations, JPEG for photos).
How small does LinkedIn actually render my avatar?
Around 104 px on profile pages and ~48 px in feed/comment thumbnails. That's small enough that wordmarks become unreadable. For company logos with text, crop to the symbol or initials and save the full wordmark for your cover image.
Does the same image work for a company page logo?
Different spec — LinkedIn company logos are 300×300 (or 400×400) and render in a rounded square, not a perfect circle. Use this tool for personal profiles; for company pages, you'll want a logo treatment with more breathing room since the corners aren't masked.
Why don't you keep my image on a server?
The resizer runs entirely in your browser. The original file, the cropped output, and the downsampled preview never leave the page — there's no upload to our backend and nothing for us to log. When you close the tab the file is gone.

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