How to resize a photo for a Story
- Choose the photo you want to share.
- Pick the size — 1080 × 1920 fills the whole screen — and drag the box to choose what stays in the picture.
- Click Create photo and download it, ready to post.
About the Story & Reel Resizer tool
Stories, Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and WhatsApp status all use a tall 9:16 shape that fills a phone screen. Most photos are wider, so the app zooms in and cuts off the sides, or adds blurry bars. This resizer crops your photo to exactly 1080 × 1920 pixels, the size these apps recommend, and you choose which part to keep. It can also make 4:5 feed posts. Your photo is processed on your device and never uploaded.
100% free
No limits, no watermarks and no sign-up.
Private
Your images are processed on your device and never uploaded.
Fast
No uploading or waiting in a queue. Results in seconds.
Works everywhere
Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Chromebook.
Frequently asked questions
What size is an Instagram Story?
1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 shape. The same size works for Facebook Stories, Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Snapchat and WhatsApp status.
Why is my Story photo cut off?
Most photos are wider than a phone screen, so the app zooms in to fill it and cuts off the sides. Crop the photo to 9:16 first and you decide what stays in the picture.
Does it work for TikTok and YouTube Shorts?
Yes. TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels all use 1080 × 1920 pixels for full-screen pictures, so a photo made here fits them all.
Where should I put text?
Apps show buttons and captions at the top and bottom of the screen. Keep faces and text away from roughly the top and bottom 250 pixels so nothing important is covered.