Etsy product image requirements
At least 2,000 pixels wide and high recommended; the first photo at least 635 pixels, square or landscape.
At a glance
- Recommended
- A width and height of at least 2,000 pixels
- Formats
- JPG, GIF, PNG, SVG or HEIC; these are the only image file types supported
- File size
- Files over 1 MB may not finish uploading on a slow connection
- First photo
- At least 635 pixels wide and high, or it may show up lower in search; square or landscape
All Etsy image requirements
Source: Etsy Help — Requirements and best practices for images. Checked 10 October 2026. Read again · 13 October 2026
- Recommended
- A width and height of at least 2,000 pixels
- First photo
- At least 635 pixels wide and high, or it may show up lower in search; square or landscape
- File size
- Files over 1 MB may not finish uploading on a slow connection
- Thumbnails
- Leave enough border to crop to square, portrait and landscape without losing the product
- Formats
- JPG, GIF, PNG, SVG or HEIC; these are the only image file types supported
- Transparency
- Animated GIF and transparent PNG files are not supported; transparent parts of an image appear black
- Colour
- Images are converted to the sRGB colour profile; convert to sRGB before uploading if the colours appear wrong
- Consistency
- The first listing photo dictates the shape of the photos that follow
- Orientation
- Among its thumbnail recommendations, the same page advises avoiding square crops and uploading landscape images
Main image
- Thumbnail crops
- Room to crop to square, portrait and landscape without losing the product
Source: Etsy Help — Requirements and best practices for images · checked 10 October 2026
What Etsy asks for, covered.
Choose Etsy as the marketplace and Herofab delivers the image at 2,000 × 2,000 pixels, the size Etsy recommends.
2,000 × 2,000 pixels
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What size should Etsy product images be?
At least 2,000 pixels wide and high recommended; the first photo at least 635 pixels, square or landscape.
How large can a product image file be on Etsy?
Files over 1 MB may not finish uploading on a slow connection. Source: Etsy Help — Requirements and best practices for images, checked 10 October 2026.
Which file formats does Etsy accept for product images?
JPG, GIF, PNG, SVG or HEIC; these are the only image file types supported. Source: Etsy Help — Requirements and best practices for images, checked 10 October 2026.
What size does Herofab download for Etsy?
2,000 × 2,000 px, the size Etsy recommends. After delivery, choose Etsy under “For a marketplace”: the file is made from your delivered image, without cropping and at no extra credit.
Can I check my images before uploading?
Yes. The free image size checker reads each file in your browser and tests it against these rules; the image is not uploaded.
Where do these figures come from?
From Etsy Help — Requirements and best practices for images, read on 10 October 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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