In this Article:
Each social platform supports different image sizes, formats, and resolutions. Follow these guidelines to ensure your posts are published at the best quality.
Important:
- Free plans can upload media up to 5MB in size to Later.
- Paid plans can upload media up to 20MB in size to Later.
Instagram Image Format
Auto Publish Posts
Due to Instagram limitations, images for Auto Publish posts must meet the following guidelines:
- Maximum file size: 8MB (larger file sizes will be compressed and image quality will be reduced)
- Supported file types: JPEG, PNG, BMP, and non-animated GIFs
- Aspect ratio: 1.91:1 to 4:5 (landscape and portrait images will show as a centre-cropped square on your Instagram grid)
- Minimum resolution: 150 x150 (lower resolutions will be scaled up to the minimum)
- Maximum resolution: 1920 x1080 (higher resolutions will be scaled down to the maximum)
- Image color profile: SRGB
Important: Images larger than 1920 x 1080 resolution or 8MB in size will be compressed when publishing. This will reduce the image resolution and quality. To maintain the best image resolution, make sure your image is less than 1920 x 1080 and 8MB (or less than 6MB if you’re editing your image in Later).
Important: Instagram doesn’t support ProPhoto RGB, the standard color profile in Photoshop and Lightroom. If you use it, your images could look washed out when published.
Note: If your image doesn’t meet Instagram’s size, aspect ratio, and resolution guidelines, Instagram may crop and resize the image for the feed. The image quality may be lower on your feed compared to the individual post view.
How to Check Image Size and Resolution in Later
Not sure how to check the size and resolution of your uploaded images? You can do this in the Later Media Library.
- In Later on the web, go to Media Library.
- In the top right corner, click on the list view icon.
- In the size column, you’ll see the file size and resolution of each media item.
Notification Posts
Images for Instagram Notification posts don’t need to meet any guidelines. But Instagram may resize your image to fit their image format when you publish your post. To make sure your image is shared with a width of 1080 pixels, Instagram recommends the following:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 to 4:5 (landscape and portrait images will show as a centre-cropped square on your Instagram grid)
Facebook Image Format
Images for Facebook must meet the following guidelines:
- Maximum file size: 10MB
Twitter Image Format
Images for Twitter must meet the following guidelines:
- Maximum file size: 5MB for images and 15MB for GIFs
- Supported file types: JPEG, PNG, GIF
Important: Twitter doesn’t support BMP, TIFF, or other file formats.
Related Articles:
