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LinkedIn photo too large? Get it under 5 MB

LinkedIn's help page on sharing photos says uploads are limited to 5 MB. Some guides quote a different number for profile pictures and banners that LinkedIn does not state on its own pages, so the safe choice is to stay under 5 MB everywhere.

  • Nothing is uploaded. Your browser does the compression, so the file stays on your device.
  • Lands under the real limit. We aim a little below it, so the upload goes through first time.
  • Fast. A 30 second 1080p clip fits into 10 MB in about two seconds on a desktop.
Where are you sending it?

Custom size 5.00 MB. We aim for 4.85 MB, a small safety margin so the file never lands just over.

Sent to our servers: 0 bytes. It all happens in this tab.

When you need 5.00 MB

Modern phone photos are often 3 to 8 MB. Most fit with almost no visible change, because the tool lowers quality only as far as it must.

What to expect

A typical phone photo keeps its full resolution. A large PNG screenshot may be converted to JPEG to fit.

How big a picture fits in 5 MB

Rough pixel sizes at good quality. The tool checks the real result, so treat these as a guide.

What it isAbout this many pixels
Detailed photo (landscape, crowd)4,020 x 2,680
Typical photo or headshot4,920 x 3,280
Scan, signature or screenshot of text8,530 x 5,690

How we hit the number

We try the highest quality that fits. If the picture still will not fit even at a lower quality, we reduce the pixel size a step at a time until it does. Photos are saved as JPEG by default, which every form accepts. You can switch to WebP or PNG with the format menu.

The target we aim for is 4.85 MB, which is 150 KB under 5.00 MB, so the file is not turned away over a few bytes.

Questions people ask

What about the profile photo?

Profile photos are small anyway, a few hundred pixels wide is enough. If one is rejected, shrinking it below 5 MB sorts it.

Do you resize the picture?

Only if lowering quality alone cannot reach the limit.

Related

Limits change. We link the official page wherever there is one, and the safety margin means a small change is unlikely to matter. Last updated 2026-11-09.