Free tool
Headshot cropper
Crop and resize a headshot to the exact size LinkedIn, ERAS or a CV needs, under the file limit. Free, no sign-up, and the photo never leaves your device.
- 1. Pick the size you need.
- 2. Add a photo and drag it into place. Zoom until your head and shoulders fill the frame.
- 3. Make the file and download it.
Sizes come from each platform’s own published limits, checked for our photo spec registry and ERAS photo guide.
LinkedIn, Slack, GitHub, Zoom, X · under 1.0 MB
Drop a photo here
It stays on your device
Which size do I need?
| Size | Pixels | File limit | Use it for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile square | Pixels ·1024 × 1024 | File limit ·under 1 MB | Use it for ·LinkedIn, Slack, GitHub, Zoom, X |
| ERAS | Pixels ·375 × 525 | File limit ·under 100 KB | Use it for ·Residency applications |
| CV photo | Pixels ·413 × 531 | File limit ·none | Use it for ·35 × 45 mm résumé photo |
One square file between 512 and 1,024 px, under 1 MB, meets the published limits of all 13 platforms we track that publish any. The profile square is that file.
Want it to look like a studio portrait?
The cropper fixes size, not light. The DIY Headshots studio turns one photo into a retouched headshot for $1: studio light, a clean backdrop and work clothes if you like, with your face kept the same, then exports every size above.
Questions
- What size should a LinkedIn profile photo be?
- LinkedIn accepts JPG or PNG files from 400 to 4,320 pixels a side, up to 8 MB. The cropper's profile square, 1024 × 1024 under 1 MB, also fits Slack, GitHub, Zoom and X, so one file works everywhere.
- What size is an ERAS photo?
- The 2027 AAMC guide sets three rules: JPG/JPEG or PNG, at most 150 KB, and the face centered. It gives no pixel size. The safe file is 375 × 525 px (portrait, 5:7), JPEG, under 100 KB, which also meets older AAMC limits.
- Is my photo uploaded?
- No. The cropper runs in your browser: the photo is read, cropped and saved on your device, and never sent to us or anyone else.
- Why is my file smaller than the limit?
- The cropper saves the highest JPEG quality that still fits the destination's file limit, so a simple background often comes out well under it. That's fine: the pixel size is exact.
- Can it make my photo look professional?
- No, it only crops and resizes. For studio light, a clean backdrop and work clothes, the DIY Headshots studio retouches one photo for $1 and keeps your face the same.