YouTube Channel Art Resizer
Channel art is uploaded at 2560×1440, but each device shows a different part of it. This page resizes your design to the full canvas — the guide below shows which part every screen sees. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Need a smaller file instead? Compress or convert.
Drag the preview to choose which part of the image is kept. The same framing is used for every image in the batch.
How to resize an image
Resizing changes the pixel dimensions of an image — making it fit a specific width, a percentage of the original, or a platform's required size. Smaller dimensions also mean a smaller file, which is why resizing is one of the most effective ways to speed up a page.
- Add your images, or drop them in.
- Choose By dimensions for an exact width and height, By percentage to scale, or a Preset for common social and screen sizes.
- Click Resize, then download each file or grab them all as a ZIP.
Exact or proportional
Set precise pixels with aspect-ratio lock, scale by percentage, or pick a preset. Whatever the target needs.
Batch, instantly
Resize a whole folder at once to the same dimensions. No upload wait, no queue, no file limit.
Nothing is uploaded
Your images are resized by your own browser and never sent to a server, so they stay completely private.
Resize for a specific platform
Jump to a common size:
Other image tools:
Will resizing reduce quality?
Making an image smaller is safe — you are discarding pixels you no longer need, and the result looks clean. Making an image larger than its original is where quality suffers, because the browser has to invent pixels that were never there, which looks soft or blocky.
As a rule: resize down freely, but avoid scaling up much beyond the original dimensions. If you need a smaller file rather than smaller dimensions, use the compressor instead.
Square sizes
Same width and height — profile photos, icons, product shots:
Landscape sizes
Wider than tall — screens, banners, covers and thumbnails:
Portrait sizes
Taller than wide — passport photos, forms and phone screens:
Change the aspect ratio
Paper, print & photo sizes
Paper and photo sizes in mm, cm and inches, plus DPI tools:
Resize for a platform
Ready-made sizes for social profiles and posts:
Resize tools
Batch resizing, DPI and crop tools:
What each screen shows
- TV: the full 2560×1440 image.
- Desktop: a band about 2560×423 across the middle.
- Tablet: about 1855×423 from the centre.
- Phone (safe area): the centre 1546×423 — the only part every viewer sees.
Put the essentials in the safe area. Channel name, upload schedule and logo belong inside the central 1546×423 rectangle. Background colour and texture can run to the edges for TVs and wide monitors.
Size limits. YouTube asks for at least 2048×1152 and a file under 6 MB. A detailed 2560×1440 PNG can go over — save as JPG or run it through the compressor.
The same canvas, for photos: YouTube cover.
Banners on other platforms
Wide header images, sized for each site:
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube channel art safe area?
The centre 1546×423 pixels of the 2560×1440 image. It is the only part shown on every device, so put your name and logo there.
Which size should I resize to for Instagram, YouTube or Facebook?
Check our social media image sizes guide. It gives the exact pixels and aspect ratio for every post, story, cover and profile picture on each platform, with links that open this resizer already set to the most common ones.
What is the difference between resizing and compressing?
Resizing changes the dimensions (the width and height in pixels). Compressing keeps the dimensions but reduces the file size by lowering quality. Resizing down does both at once, which is why it is so effective. For file size alone, use the compressor.
Will the aspect ratio be kept?
In dimensions mode, tick "Keep aspect ratio" and set just the width or height — the other is calculated automatically so the image is not stretched. Untick it to force exact dimensions, which may distort the image.
Can I resize many images at once?
Yes. Drop in as many as you like and they are all resized to the same setting in one go, then you can download them together as a ZIP. There is no limit on how many.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Resizing happens entirely in your browser. Nothing is transmitted or stored, and you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
Which format will I get back?
Images keep their original format where the browser supports it (JPG, PNG, WebP). Formats a browser cannot write, like GIF or BMP, come back as PNG. To change format on purpose, use the converter.