--- title: "Ricardo main image checker — free, in your browser | Herofab" description: "Check a product photo against Ricardo's main-image rules: background colour and cut-off edges. Free, in your browser; nothing is uploaded." url: https://herofab.app/tools/ricardo-product-photo-checker language: en updated: 2026-09-30 --- # Check your photo against Ricardo's rules. Ricardo sets rules for the main image that can be measured from the photo: background colour and cut-off edges. Drop a photo to see which ones it meets. It runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded. ![The brown leather tote alone on a white studio background, front view](https://herofab.app/img/ex/tote-packshot-1100.webp) Made with Herofab · Packshot studio ## Choose a marketplace and a photo. Rules come from each marketplace's own help pages, summarised in the [guides](https://herofab.app/guides/) (checked 27 September 2026). Size, file size and format are checked as well. ## What Ricardo asks for. Source: [Ricardo — Wie beschreibe ich meinen Artikel professionell?](https://help.ricardo.ch/hc/de/articles/115002488945-Wie-beschreibe-ich-meinen-Artikel-professionell) · checked 27 September 2026 - **Main image:** Light, neutral background (recommended) - **Main image:** The whole product in frame, nothing cut off (recommended) - **Crop:** Ricardo crops pictures to the 4:3 format, so horizontal photos look better in the search results - **Background:** The item in front of a light, neutral background, photographed in daylight without direct sun and with the flash off; a calm, tidy setting with other objects removed - **Main image:** The complete item, filling the picture well and fully visible - **Details:** Different angles and the details that make the difference, such as the brand; scratches, marks and signs of use must be clearly visible - **Product feed:** 1 to 10 image URLs per product, JPG or PNG, a minimum resolution of 700 px and at most 5 MB per image; a changed image is only picked up when its URL changes too - **Not allowed:** Stock images, and watermarks, QR codes, logos or contact details in feed images; in every listing image, any self-promotion or advertising for others, and contact details such as a postal, web or e-mail address - **Rights:** Only images you created yourself or whose use the rights holder has approved; picture and text must not contradict each other [Ricardo image guide](https://herofab.app/guides/ricardo-image-requirements) · [Product photo checker](https://herofab.app/tools/product-photo-checker) ## How each rule is measured. - **Background colour:** The background colour is the median of a thin band along all four edges. A pure-white rule passes only when that band is RGB 255, 255, 255; near-white values such as 253 are reported with their exact colour. - **Cut-off edges:** A product whose outline reaches the edge of the frame is reported as cut off, together with the edges it touches. - **Scene photos:** Room and lifestyle photos have no plain background to measure against, so fill, edges and shadow are marked as not measured rather than guessed. ## Checkers by marketplace. [Amazon](https://herofab.app/tools/amazon-product-photo-checker) · [Google Shopping](https://herofab.app/tools/google-shopping-product-photo-checker) · [Zalando](https://herofab.app/tools/zalando-product-photo-checker) · [Walmart](https://herofab.app/tools/walmart-product-photo-checker) · [Etsy](https://herofab.app/tools/etsy-product-photo-checker) · [TikTok Shop](https://herofab.app/tools/tiktok-shop-product-photo-checker) · [Kaufland](https://herofab.app/tools/kaufland-product-photo-checker) · [OTTO](https://herofab.app/tools/otto-product-photo-checker) · [Galaxus](https://herofab.app/tools/galaxus-product-photo-checker) · [Mercado Livre](https://herofab.app/tools/mercado-livre-product-photo-checker) · [Faire](https://herofab.app/tools/faire-product-photo-checker) · [Shopee](https://herofab.app/tools/shopee-product-photo-checker) · [Allegro](https://herofab.app/tools/allegro-product-photo-checker) · [Hood.de](https://herofab.app/tools/hood-de-product-photo-checker) · [CDON](https://herofab.app/tools/cdon-product-photo-checker) · [Fyndiq](https://herofab.app/tools/fyndiq-product-photo-checker) · [Cdiscount](https://herofab.app/tools/cdiscount-product-photo-checker) · [Heureka](https://herofab.app/tools/heureka-product-photo-checker) · [GLAMI](https://herofab.app/tools/glami-product-photo-checker) · [Best Buy Canada](https://herofab.app/tools/best-buy-canada-product-photo-checker) ## Ricardo main images, answered. **What background does Ricardo require for the main image?** Light, neutral background (recommended). The checker reads the background from the edges of the photo and reports its exact RGB value. **Can the product touch the edge of the frame on Ricardo?** The whole product in frame, nothing cut off (recommended). A photo in which the product reaches the edge is reported as cut off. **What size should Ricardo product images be?** Ricardo crops pictures to 4:3; feed images are JPG or PNG, at least 700 px, up to 5 MB, 1–10 per product; the whole item on a light, neutral background. **Where do these figures come from?** From Ricardo — Wie beschreibe ich meinen Artikel professionell?, read on 27 September 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the [official page](https://help.ricardo.ch/hc/de/articles/115002488945-Wie-beschreibe-ich-meinen-Artikel-professionell) is the final reference. **Is my image uploaded?** No. The file is read and processed inside your browser; nothing is sent to a server.