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Resize an Image for Pinterest Pin

1000 × 1500 pixels — the exact size Pinterest Pin expects.

🔒 Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — verify it in the network panel, or disconnect and try again.

The dimensions

1000 × 1500 pixels, an aspect ratio of about 0.67:1. A 2:3 vertical format that gets roughly 60 percent more feed height than a square.

Crop, and what you will lose

Pins are cropped in some placements, so avoid putting text within about 60 pixels of any edge.

Taller than 2:3 is penalised

Pinterest recommends 2:3 and truncates pins that are substantially taller by folding the lower portion under a 'more' link. Infographics exported at 1:3 ratios therefore lose their end sections in the feed even though the full image is saved. Staying near 1000 × 1500 keeps the whole pin visible.

How to crop it here

Selecting cover scales your image uniformly until it fills the 1000 × 1500 rectangle, then trims the overflow from the centre. Contain would leave empty bands instead, which is wrong for an image meant to fill a frame, and stretch would distort faces.

Why this runs in your browser

The file is read from your disk by the browser, decoded with the browser's own codecs, and re-encoded in this tab. No upload request is made, nothing is queued on a server, and closing the tab leaves no copy anywhere. You can verify this in the network panel while it works.

How to use it

  1. Drop the image on the drop zone.
  2. Choose the Pinterest Pin preset, or type 1000 and 1500 directly.
  3. Set cover mode so the frame is filled without distortion.
  4. Check the crop keeps the subject centred, then download.

Worth knowing

  • Target dimensions are 1000 × 1500 pixels, ratio 0.67:1.
  • Used for vertical pins.
  • Cover fills the frame and crops the overflow; contain letterboxes instead.
  • Aspect ratio is preserved in every mode except stretch.

Limitations

  • Cropping is from the centre — frame the photo before uploading if the subject is off-centre.
  • Upscaling beyond the original size adds no detail.
  • Very small sources will look soft at 1000 pixels wide.
  • Platforms change their internal dimensions without notice; these are current published figures.

Frequently asked questions

What size should a pinterest pin be?
1000 × 1500 pixels. A 2:3 vertical format that gets roughly 60 percent more feed height than a square.
Will it crop my image?
In cover mode, yes — the overflow on one axis is trimmed from the centre so the rectangle is filled without distortion. Pins are cropped in some placements, so avoid putting text within about 60 pixels of any edge.
Should I upload a bigger image and let the platform resize it?
No. Uploading at the platform's own storage width is the best-quality, smallest-file option; anything larger is discarded, and anything smaller is upscaled and looks soft.
Is anything uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read from your disk by the browser, decoded and re-encoded in this tab. There is no upload request, no queue and no server-side copy — which you can confirm by watching the network panel while the tool runs.
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