Crop your photo to the TikTok size - 1080x1920, 9:16 - for a full-screen cover or background. Keep the subject inside the safe zone away from captions and buttons. Free, no upload.
Crop for Social Media FreeThe 9:16 size TikTok fills edge to edge on every phone.
Frame the subject centrally so captions, likes and the bottom buttons stay clear.
Use the crop as a video cover image or a green-screen background.
Decide how much of your photo fills the vertical frame with the zoom slider.
Drag in a JPG, PNG or WebP image of any shape.
Choose the TikTok Video preset (1080x1920).
Drag the subject into the safe zone, then sign in to download.
TikTok uses 1080x1920 pixels (9:16) for full-screen video, covers and backgrounds.
Near the center - the right side and bottom hold captions, like counts and action buttons.
Yes, both are 1080x1920 (9:16), so one crop fits both apps.
Yes - it sits centered on the 9:16 frame; zoom in to fill the height if needed.
Yes - free and unlimited, sign in to download.
TikTok is built around vertical video, so the ideal aspect ratio is 9:16, which matches a phone held upright and fills the entire screen without black bars. The recommended resolution is 1080x1920 pixels, and keeping your cover image or video within this tall shape makes sure it looks right in the feed and on the profile page.