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LinkedIn renders every profile photo as a circle, and that circle drops to roughly 56 pixels in comment threads and search results. This free tool removes the background from your photo, frames what is left as a circle or square, and exports it at 800 x 800. Everything runs inside this browser tab, so your photo never leaves the machine you are sitting at.
Your photo never leaves your device. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing is uploaded to a server.
Drag in any photo where your face fills about 60 percent of the frame, since LinkedIn shrinks your avatar to roughly 56 pixels in comments and search. Start from at least 400 pixels wide, which is LinkedIn's stated minimum.
Background removal runs automatically once the photo loads, then you frame what is left. Use the circle preview, because LinkedIn crops to a circle everywhere, and leave about 10 percent margin so the corners it discards are empty, not your head.
Download the PNG at 800 x 800, which survives LinkedIn's compression without bloating the file. Upload it from your profile, then check the separate photo visibility setting: it defaults to Anyone, so your picture also shows on your logged out public profile.
| Recommended upload size | 800 x 800 px, square |
|---|---|
| Where it appears | About 200x200 px circle on your profile page, roughly 56x56 px circles in search results and comment threads, smaller still next to feed posts |
| Crop shape | Displayed as a circle |
| Minimum size | 400x400 px (official minimum per LinkedIn Help) |
| File size limit | 8 MB |
| Formats | JPG or PNG only (LinkedIn explicitly does not support GIFs) |
Upload limits are from LinkedIn's own documentation (checked July 2026). Display sizes are observed in the app and can change.
No cropping math. The export matches LinkedIn's practical sweet spot: above the 400 pixel minimum, well under the 8 MB ceiling, and large enough to stay sharp after the platform recompresses it.
Your device does the processing. There is no upload, no server side copy, and no stored file for anyone to retrieve later, whether that is us or anyone else.
LinkedIn accepts JPG and PNG only, and its help pages rule out GIFs entirely. This tool exports PNG, which holds up better through LinkedIn's compression along the high contrast edge around your head.
Upload a square image of at least 400x400 pixels, which is LinkedIn's official minimum. Around 800x800 pixels is the practical sweet spot: it stays sharp on high resolution screens after compression without wasting file size. LinkedIn accepts anything up to 7680x4320 pixels and 8 MB.
Yes. You upload and position a square image, but LinkedIn displays it as a circle on your profile, in the feed, in search results, and in comments. Plan for the corners of your square upload to be invisible, and keep your face centered.
No. LinkedIn only accepts PNG and JPG files for profile photos and its help documentation states that GIFs are not supported, so there is no way to have an animated avatar.
LinkedIn requires the photo to reflect your likeness. An illustration or caricature of yourself is fine, but photos consisting solely of logos, animals, landscapes, emojis, celebrities, or fictional characters violate the guidelines and LinkedIn may remove them.
You control this with a dedicated visibility setting. The options are 1st-degree connections only, Your network, All LinkedIn members, and Anyone. The default is Anyone, which includes people viewing your public profile while logged out and in search engines.
LinkedIn compresses every upload on its servers. Start from a sharp square image around 800x800 pixels rather than a small image that gets upscaled. PNG tends to survive compression slightly better than JPG around high contrast edges, such as your face against a bright background.
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