Resize Image for Pinterest

What is the ideal image size for a Pinterest pin?

The ideal standard Pinterest pin is 1000×1500 pixels — a 2:3 vertical aspect ratio — and this preset targets exactly that. Pinterest previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame in the feed, so a 2:3 image fills the maximum screen space without being cropped and tends to earn the most saves; a tall 2:3 pin takes up roughly 50% more space than a square and can pull noticeably more engagement. Do not go taller than 2:3 unless you mean to: Pinterest TRUNCATES anything taller than a 1:2.1 ratio (for example 1000×2100) in the feed, hiding the bottom behind a “See more” tap that most people never open, and it crops the sides of anything wider than 2:3. Keep your logo, text and focal point inside the centre ~80% because Pinterest also trims the edges in search results and related-pin grids. Other Pinterest sizes this preset covers: a 1000×1000 square pin (1:1) for products and carousels, a 1080×1920 Idea pin (9:16), a 600×600 board cover, and a profile photo that must be at least 165×165 (upload 600×600) and displays as a circle. Pinterest accepts JPG, PNG and WebP up to a 20 MB limit (keep it under 5 MB). Upload your image, tap the Pinterest pin preset, use cover with the crop-position nudge to frame the subject, and export at exactly 1000×1500 — all in your browser, so the file is never uploaded to a server.

Standard pin: 1000×1500 (2:3) — Pinterest’s recommended size that fills the feed
2:3 wins the most feed space (a tall pin is ~50% larger than a square) and the most saves
Taller than 1:2.1 (e.g. 1000×2100) is TRUNCATED in the feed behind a “See more” tap; wider than 2:3 is side-cropped
Also covered: 1000×1000 square pin (1:1), 1080×1920 Idea pin (9:16), 600×600 board cover, profile ≥165×165 (circle)
JPG/PNG/WebP up to 20 MB (keep under 5 MB); keep the focal point in the centre ~80%. 100% client-side

What is

Resizing an image for Pinterest means scaling and cropping it to one of Pinterest’s sizes, above all the standard pin: 1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical aspect ratio. Pinterest is a vertical, masonry feed and previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame, so 2:3 is the officially recommended shape because it fills the maximum screen space without being cropped — a tall pin occupies about 50% more area than a square and consistently earns more saves. Aspect ratio, not just resolution, is the thing that matters: anything wider than 2:3 gets cropped on the sides in the feed, and anything taller than roughly a 1:2.1 ratio (for example 1000×2100) is truncated with a “See more” prompt, so the hidden lower portion is rarely seen. Because Pinterest also trims the edges of pins in search results and related-pin grids, the logo, text and focal point should live in the central ~80%. The preset also covers a 1000×1000 square pin (1:1) for products and carousels, a 1080×1920 Idea pin (9:16), a 600×600 board cover (cropped to a landscape strip on your profile), and the profile photo, which must be at least 165×165 and is shown as a circle (upload 600×600 for sharpness). Pinterest accepts JPG, PNG and WebP up to a 20 MB limit — JPG suits photographs and PNG suits graphics with text overlays — and keeping the file under about 5 MB loads faster. This tool is 100% client-side: it loads your image into a browser canvas, crops it to the fit mode you pick (cover, contain or stretch), downscales it with pica’s Lanczos filter for a clean result, and exports a PNG or JPEG at exactly the chosen size without ever uploading the file. Enlarging artwork smaller than the target cannot add real detail, and Pinterest can change its specs or re-compress the image on its side.

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Related terms

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pinterest’s recommended standard pin size in 2026 is 1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical aspect ratio. Pinterest previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame, so a 2:3 image fills the maximum screen space without being cropped and tends to earn the most saves — a tall pin takes up roughly 50% more area than a square. Keep your logo, text and focal point inside the central ~80% because Pinterest trims the edges in search results and related-pin grids, and export as JPG for photos or PNG for graphics with text (up to 20 MB, ideally under 5 MB). This tool has a one-tap Pinterest pin preset that exports at exactly 1000×1500 with a live preview so you can frame the subject before you download.

Use 1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical aspect ratio. It fills the feed and earns the most saves; keep the focal point in the centre ~80%.

Pinterest shows pins inside a 2:3 frame, but it lets you upload taller images up to about a 1:2.1 ratio (for example 1000×2100). Anything taller than 2:3, though, is truncated in the feed with a “See more” prompt, so the lower part of the pin is hidden until someone taps — and most people never do, meaning your call-to-action or key detail down there is effectively invisible. That is why marketing guidance overwhelmingly recommends staying at 2:3 (1000×1500). If you go wider than 2:3 instead, Pinterest crops the sides. This tool exports at exactly 1000×1500 with cover / contain / stretch fit modes so you hit the 2:3 shape cleanly without an unexpected truncation or side-crop.

Pinterest truncates anything taller than about 1:2.1 (e.g. 1000×2100) in the feed behind a “See more” tap. Stick to 2:3.

A Pinterest profile picture must be at least 165×165 pixels, but upload a 600×600 square so it stays sharp on high-resolution screens; Pinterest displays it as a circle, so keep the face or logo centred and off the corners. A board cover is a 600×600 square (1:1) that Pinterest crops to a wide landscape strip (roughly 222×150) on your profile’s board grid, so keep the important part centred. These are separate from the 1000×1500 standard pin and the 1000×1000 square pin. This tool has one-tap presets for each Pinterest size and exports at exactly the chosen pixels with a live preview (a circular mask for the profile photo) so you can frame the subject before you download.

Profile photo: at least 165×165 (upload 600×600), shown as a circle. Board cover: 600×600 (1:1), cropped to a landscape strip.

Nothing is uploaded. When you choose an image the tool creates a local object URL, decodes it, crops and composites it on an in-page canvas, and downscales it with pica — all on your device. There is no server, API, database or tracking anywhere in the processing path, so your image never leaves the browser. Object URLs are revoked when you reset or replace the image, the tool works offline once cached, and closing the tab discards everything. The only optional network use anywhere on the site is consent-gated advertising, which never sees your image. You then upload the finished pin to Pinterest yourself, so an unpublished pin design, a product shot or unreleased branding stays private until you post it.

No. Your image is decoded and resized entirely in your browser on a local canvas — there is no upload or server, and it never leaves your device.

Resize Image for Pinterest

A 100% client-side tool that resizes any image to Pinterest’s sizes — above all the standard pin at 1000×1500 (2:3), plus a 1000×1000 square pin (1:1), a 1080×1920 Idea pin (9:16), a 600×600 board cover and a ≥165×165 circular profile photo. Upload an image, tap the Pinterest preset you need, use cover / contain / stretch with a crop-position nudge to frame the subject, and export a PNG or JPEG at exactly that size. It downscales with pica’s Lanczos filter for a crisp result and shows a live preview and file size. Nothing is uploaded; 2:3 fills the feed and earns the most saves; keep the focal point in the centre ~80% because Pinterest trims the edges; anything taller than ~1:2.1 is truncated in the feed and anything wider than 2:3 is side-cropped; specs can change without notice and enlarging a small image cannot add real detail.

Features

One-tap Pinterest presets: standard pin 1000×1500 (2:3), square 1000×1000, Idea 1080×1920, board cover 600×600, profile 600×600 (exports at exactly those pixels)
2:3-aware framing so pins fill the feed without truncation (taller than 1:2.1) or a side-crop (wider than 2:3)
Cover (crop-to-fill with a crop-position nudge), contain (fit + colour or transparent padding), and stretch fit modes
High-quality downscale via pica (Lanczos) — sharper than the browser’s default canvas scaling
Exports PNG (best for text/graphics) or JPEG (best for photos) at the EXACT target size with a live file-size read-out; 100% client-side

PriceFree

CategorySocial Media

PlatformAll (any modern browser)

PrivacyYour image never leaves the device. It is decoded into a local object URL, cropped and composited on an in-page canvas, and downscaled by pica — with no server, upload, database, logging, API or CDN in the processing path. Object URLs are revoked on reset and the tool works offline once cached; the only optional network use anywhere is consent-gated ads that never see your image. You upload the finished pin to Pinterest yourself, so an unpublished pin design, product shot or unreleased branding stays private until you post it.

Input: Any PNG, JPEG, WebP or GIF image from your device, A high-resolution source at or above the target size works best; for a 1000×1500 pin a source at least 1000 px wide keeps it crisp

Output: A PNG or JPEG file exported at exactly 1000×1500, 1000×1000, 1080×1920, 600×600 or your custom size — Pinterest’s pin, square, Idea, board-cover and profile sizes, A live preview at the true aspect ratio (circular mask for the profile photo), Download to disk or copy the resized image to the clipboard

Detailed Explanation

How It Works

Resizing an Image for Pinterest, in Your Browser

This preset locks the Social Media Image Resizer to Pinterest so you hit the exact sizes Pinterest expects, above all the standard pin: 1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical aspect ratio. Pinterest is a vertical, masonry feed and previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame, so 2:3 is the officially recommended shape — it fills the maximum screen space without being cropped and tends to earn the most saves, because a tall pin takes up roughly 50% more area than a square. The preset also covers a 1000×1000 square pin (1:1) for products and carousels, a 1080×1920 Idea pin (9:16), a 600×600 board cover, and a profile photo that must be at least 165×165 (upload 600×600) and shows as a circle. Upload an image, tap the size you need, frame the subject, and export a PNG or JPEG at exactly those pixels. The whole thing runs on an in-browser canvas: the image is decoded to a local object URL, cropped, downscaled with pica and re-encoded locally — nothing is uploaded.

Locks to Pinterest: standard pin 1000×1500 (2:3) is the primary, recommended size
Also covers square 1000×1000 (1:1), Idea pin 1080×1920 (9:16), board cover 600×600, profile ≥165×165 (circle)
2:3 fills the feed and earns the most saves — a tall pin is ~50% larger than a square
100% client-side — the image never leaves the browser

Use Cases

Why 2:3 Wins, and Why Taller Pins Get Truncated

Aspect ratio, not just resolution, is what makes or breaks a pin. Pinterest displays every pin inside a 2:3 frame in the feed, so a 1000×1500 image lands perfectly: it fills the tall slot without being cropped and takes up about 50% more screen space than a square, which is why 2:3 pins consistently earn more saves. Stray from 2:3 and Pinterest reshapes the pin for you. Go wider than 2:3 and the sides are cropped in the feed. Go taller and Pinterest lets you upload up to about a 1:2.1 ratio (for example 1000×2100), but anything taller than 2:3 is truncated in the feed behind a “See more” tap — and most people never tap, so a call-to-action or key detail in the hidden lower portion is effectively invisible. On top of that, Pinterest trims the edges of pins in search results and related-pin grids, so keep your logo, text and focal point inside the central ~80%. The cover fit mode’s crop-position nudge lets you slide the artwork so the subject lands inside that safe centre before exporting at exactly 1000×1500.

Feed frame is 2:3: wider than 2:3 is side-cropped, taller than 2:3 is truncated
Truncation threshold is ~1:2.1 (e.g. 1000×2100) — the bottom hides behind a “See more” tap
Pinterest also trims pin edges in search and related grids — keep the focal point in the centre ~80%
Cover mode has a crop-position nudge to line the subject up inside the 2:3 safe centre

Methodology

How the Resize Stays Sharp (Canvas + pica)

A pure, typed engine does the geometry and pica does the pixels. For each Pinterest target — 1000×1500, 1000×1000, 1080×1920 or 600×600 — coverCropRect() computes the source rectangle that matches the required aspect ratio (2:3, 1:1 or 9:16, honouring a −1..1 crop-position nudge) or containLayout() computes a fitted, centred layout for padding. The browser crops into an intermediate canvas at source resolution and calls pica.resize(), which uses a Lanczos filter to resample with proper filtering and light sharpening rather than the browser’s default bilinear shrink — that is what keeps a large source crisp when it is brought down to a 1000×1500 pin instead of aliased and soft. Finally canvas.toBlob() emits a PNG (lossless, best for graphics and text overlays) or a JPEG with a quality factor (best for photographic pins). A live output-dimensions and file-size read-out lets you confirm the pin stays well under Pinterest’s 20 MB limit — ideally under 5 MB — before you hand the file to Pinterest.

coverCropRect() / containLayout() are pure, typed geometry helpers
pica.resize() (Lanczos) downscales into a canvas of exactly 1000×1500 (or the chosen size)
canvas.toBlob() exports PNG (lossless, for text/graphics) or JPEG (quality-controlled, for photos)
Live file-size read-out helps you stay under the 20 MB limit (ideally under 5 MB)

Limitations

Honest Limitations

Three caveats. First, the tool sizes the canvas but cannot control how Pinterest reshapes a pin on its side: a pin wider than 2:3 is side-cropped, a pin taller than ~1:2.1 is truncated behind a “See more” tap, and the edges are trimmed in search and related grids, so anything you leave outside the central ~80% may be hidden no matter how the file is exported — that is why sticking to 2:3 and centring the subject matter. Second, Pinterest re-compresses images on its side, so the final on-feed pixels are Pinterest’s call, not the tool’s; the job here is to hand Pinterest the cleanest correctly-sized 1000×1500 source. Third, enlarging small artwork cannot add real detail: if your source is smaller than the target the tool must upscale and the result will look softer, so it warns you when a target would enlarge the source — for a crisp 1000×1500 pin start from a source at least 1000 px wide. Cover crops content by design and stretch can distort, so choose the fit mode deliberately. Pinterest can also change its recommended sizes and compression without notice, so treat 1000×1500 (2:3), the ~1:2.1 truncation limit and the other sizes as the current 2026 best estimates.

The tool sizes the canvas; Pinterest applies the side-crop, ~1:2.1 truncation and edge-trim on its side
Pinterest re-compresses on its side, so final on-feed pixels are its call
Upscaling can’t invent detail; the tool warns when a target enlarges the source
Cover crops and stretch can distort; sizes are 2026 estimates and can change without notice

Privacy & Security

Privacy: Your Image Stays on Your Device

A Pinterest image is often an unpublished pin design, a product shot or unreleased branding, and this resizer never sends it anywhere. The image is decoded into a local object URL, cropped and composited on an in-page <canvas>, downscaled by pica and re-encoded with canvas.toBlob(), all on your device, with no server, upload, database, logging, API or CDN anywhere in the processing path. Object URLs for both the source and the result are revoked when you reset or replace the image, so nothing lingers, and the tool works offline once cached; closing the tab discards everything. You upload the finished 1000×1500 pin to Pinterest yourself, so it stays private until you post it. The only optional network use anywhere on the site is consent-gated advertising, which never sees your image or its contents.

Decoded, cropped, resized and encoded entirely in the browser
No server, upload, database, API or CDN in the processing path
Object URLs revoked on reset / replace; works offline once cached
Only optional network use is consent-gated ads, which never see your image

Pinterest image specs 2026 (current best estimates)
Surface	Size (px)	Notes
Standard pin	1000×1500	2:3 — the recommended size; fills the feed and earns the most saves
Max tall pin	1000×2100	~1:2.1 — allowed but TRUNCATED in the feed behind a “See more” tap
Square pin	1000×1000	1:1 — products and carousels; fully visible, less feed space
Idea pin	1080×1920	9:16 full-screen vertical; separate distribution from standard pins
Board cover	600×600	1:1, cropped to a landscape strip (~222×150) on the board grid
Profile photo	≥165×165	Upload 600×600; displayed as a CIRCLE — centre the subject
Formats	JPG / PNG / WebP	JPG for photos, PNG for text/graphics; up to 20 MB (keep under 5 MB)

Pinterest previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame, so 1000×1500 (2:3) fills the feed; anything wider than 2:3 is side-cropped and anything taller than ~1:2.1 is truncated behind a “See more” tap. Sizes reflect Pinterest’s 2026 recommendations and can change without notice. The tool always exports at exactly the chosen target size.

Cite This Page

Title: Resize Image for Pinterest
Author: AnyTool
Published: January 1, 2026
Modified: February 8, 2026
Section: Social Media
URL: https://www.anytool.tech/resize-image-for-pinterest

Formatted Citation

AnyTool. "Resize Image for Pinterest." AnyTool, January 1, 2026. https://www.anytool.tech/resize-image-for-pinterest

A 100% client-side Resize Image for Pinterest tool — the /resize-image-for-pinterest preset route of the AnyTool Social Media Image Resizer — that crops and scales any uploaded image to Pinterest’s recommended sizes and exports a PNG or JPEG at exactly the chosen size, entirely in the browser with no upload, server, API, database or network call, so the image never leaves the device. It is served by the route-aware SHARED page (src/pages/tools/social-media/SocialImageResizer.tsx): routeConfig() reads useLocation, detects the /resize-image-for-pinterest path, LOCKS the platform to Pinterest (hiding the picker) and surfaces Pinterest’s sizes, while routeSlug() derives three unique horizontal ad slots (…-top/-mid/-bottom). The resize logic lives in a pure, typed engine (socialResizeEngine.ts) whose PLATFORMS table holds Pinterest’s specs with per-size shape and aspect hints: the standard pin is 1000×1500 (2:3), the square pin is 1000×1000 (1:1), the Idea pin is 1080×1920 (9:16), the board cover is 600×600 (1:1), and the profile photo is a ≥165×165 square (upload 600×600) with shape:circle. The defining constraint is Pinterest’s 2:3 vertical feed. Pinterest previews every pin inside a 2:3 frame, so 1000×1500 (2:3) is the officially recommended shape because it fills the maximum screen space without being cropped and earns the most saves — a tall 2:3 pin occupies roughly 50% more area than a square. Aspect ratio, not just resolution, is decisive: anything wider than 2:3 is cropped on the sides in the feed, and anything taller than about a 1:2.1 ratio (for example 1000×2100) is truncated with a “See more” prompt so the hidden lower portion is rarely seen, which is why marketing guidance overwhelmingly recommends staying at 2:3; on top of that Pinterest trims the edges of pins in search results and related-pin grids, so the logo, text and focal point must live in the central ~80%. The square pin (1000×1000) suits products and carousels, the Idea pin (1080×1920, 9:16) is a full-screen vertical format with separate distribution, the board cover (600×600) is cropped to a landscape strip (~222×150) on the board grid, and the profile photo is displayed as a circle so its subject must be centred. Pinterest accepts JPG, PNG and WebP up to a 20 MB limit (ideally under 5 MB) — JPG for photographs and PNG for graphics with text overlays. coverCropRect() computes the source rectangle matching the required 2:3, 1:1 or 9:16 ratio with a −1..1 crop-position nudge so users can frame the subject inside the 2:3 safe centre, containLayout() computes the fitted, centred layout for colour-or-transparent padding, and isUpscaling() flags when a chosen target would enlarge the source; the browser orchestrator renderResized() crops into an intermediate canvas at source resolution and calls pica.resize() (Lanczos) to do a clean, aspect-matched downscale into a canvas of exactly 1000×1500 (or the chosen size) — sharper than the browser’s default bilinear shrink — then canvasToBlob() emits PNG (lossless, best for flat graphics, logos and sharp text) or JPEG (quality-controlled, best for photographic pins), with a live file-size read-out so the pin stays well under the 20 MB limit. The React page follows the golden design system with the shared custom brand SocialResizerIcon, a route-named H1 and subtitle, exactly four trust badges, three feature cards, and the working tool UI: drag-and-drop or click upload, one-tap Pinterest presets (standard pin / square / Idea / board cover / profile) plus a custom width × height, cover / contain / stretch fit modes with a crop-position nudge for cover and colour-or-transparent padding for contain, a PNG / JPG export selector with a quality slider, a live preview at the true aspect ratio (with a circular mask for the profile photo and a checkerboard for transparency), a live output-dimensions and file-size read-out, and Download / Copy / Reset actions, with a sticky mobile action bar, full dark mode and mobile-first responsiveness. It is emphatically honest: the image is resized ENTIRELY in the browser via canvas + pica and nothing is uploaded; 1000×1500 (2:3), the ~1:2.1 truncation limit and the other sizes are Pinterest’s 2026 specs, which can change without notice, so they are current best estimates; the tool sizes the canvas but cannot control how Pinterest reshapes a pin on its side — wider than 2:3 is side-cropped, taller than ~1:2.1 is truncated, and edges are trimmed in search and related grids, so content left outside the central ~80% is hidden and the subject must stay centred; enlarging artwork smaller than the target cannot add real detail (the tool warns on upscaling); cover crops content and stretch can distort by design; and Pinterest re-compresses uploads on its own side, so the final on-feed pixels are Pinterest’s call, not the tool’s. Privacy is structural and matters here because a Pinterest image is often an unpublished pin design, a product shot or unreleased branding: the image is decoded to a local object URL, composited on an in-page canvas and re-encoded locally with no server, upload, database, logging, API or CDN in the path; source and result object URLs are revoked on reset or replace; the tool works offline once cached; the finished 1000×1500 pin is uploaded to Pinterest by the user, staying private until it is posted; and the only optional network use anywhere on the site is consent-gated advertising that never sees the image.