YouTube Banner Size Converter

A YouTube banner, also called channel art, is 2560x1440 pixels. That's the full image YouTube stores, but not all of it shows on every screen — only the centered 1546x423 pixel safe area is guaranteed visible everywhere your channel appears.

Upload your photo or logo, fit it onto the 2560x1440 canvas, and keep any important text or graphics inside the marked safe area. Preview the result, then download — the whole process runs in your browser with no software to install.

YouTube shows a different slice of your 2560x1440 banner depending on the device. A TV displays the full image, a desktop browser shows a wide strip around 2560x423, and mobile shows only the centered 1546x423 safe area. Anything outside that box simply doesn't appear on a phone.

The safe area is the 1546x423 pixel region in the center of your 2560x1440 banner that stays visible no matter which device someone uses. Put your channel name, logo, or any text you want everyone to see inside that box, and let decorative background fill the rest.

YouTube caps banner uploads at 6MB. A large, uncompressed photo can easily go over that, which is why YouTube Studio rejects it with an error. This tool keeps the exported file comfortably under the cap so the upload goes through the first time.

It's completely free — no account, no trial, and no watermark on the file you download. Convert as many banner drafts as you need while you get the layout right.

Channel art and YouTube banner mean the same thing, and the size is 2560x1440 pixels with a 1546x423 safe area in the middle. Design or crop to those numbers and the artwork works whether a viewer sees your channel on a phone, laptop, or a TV.

Yes — this tool works directly in your browser, so you don't need Photoshop, Canva, or any design software installed. Upload an existing photo or logo, fit it to the banner canvas, and download the finished file.

Nothing is uploaded. The resize happens locally on your own device, so your photo, logo, or unreleased channel art never touches an external server or gets stored anywhere outside your browser.

JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WebP all load directly into the tool. YouTube itself accepts JPG, PNG, BMP, and non-animated GIF banners, so export as JPG or PNG once your layout looks right — both are supported everywhere.

Only if it sits outside the 1546x423 safe area. Keep your logo and any text centered within that guide box and it will show up correctly on TV, desktop, and mobile alike — only the decorative edges of the full 2560x1440 image get trimmed on smaller screens.

If your photo's shape does not match 2560x1440, a warning appears and offers four fit modes: Stretch image (the default) stretches the photo to the exact size, which can look distorted on a big shape change. Crop keeps the photo's proportions and cuts off the parts outside the frame. Add Padding keeps the whole photo and fills the leftover space with coloured bars. Fill Frame scales the photo up to cover the whole frame and trims the overflow. For a banner, pick Fill Frame to cover the canvas without distortion, or Add Padding if your logo cannot lose any part of the image.