Social media

YouTube banner with a clean subject

Channel banners are 2560 by 1440 pixels but only show the centre 1546 by 423 on most devices. A clean cutout fills that slice.

No signup. No watermark. Processed in a browser.

Drop your banner subject

Any clear photo works.

PNG·JPG·WebP

How it works

01

Pick a subject

A headshot, your logo, or a screenshot from your best video. The subject needs to survive being cropped to a horizontal strip.

02

Drop it above

The tool returns a transparent PNG in about twenty seconds.

03

Composite at 2560 by 1440

The full canvas. But keep the important content inside the centre safe area: 1546 pixels wide by 423 pixels tall, centered.

Things that help

—The safe area is the only part guaranteed visible on all devices. Test by cropping to 1546×423 and checking that the subject is still recognisable.
—Mobile crops narrower than desktop. If your subject is at the edge of the safe area, it may still get clipped on phones.
—For a talking-head channel, a large clean cutout on the right of the safe area with text on the left reads as a professional banner.
—Use the same background colour as your thumbnails for visual consistency.

Common questions

What is the correct banner size in 2026?

2560 by 1440 pixels. Minimum 2048 by 1152. Maximum file size 6MB.

What is the safe area?

1546 by 423 pixels, centered. Everything outside this is cropped on some devices.

Can I use this for a Facebook banner?

Dimensions differ. Facebook covers are 820 by 312. Use the Facebook cover niche for that.

Ready when you are.

Open the full tool

Batch processing, video, manual editor.