LinkedIn automatically recompresses uploaded images, which can make your profile photo or post images look softer than intended. LinkedIn recommends profile photos at 400×400px up to 8MB, and post images at 1200×628px. Pre-compressing at controlled quality prevents LinkedIn's recompression from degrading your images.
Control quality before LinkedIn's recompression
Profile photo: 400×400px recommended
Post images: 1200×628px recommended
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Compress to 85% quality and ensure images are at LinkedIn's recommended dimensions before uploading. This avoids visible quality degradation.
Step-by-step guide to compress image for linkedin:
Resize to LinkedIn dimensions
Use the Image Resizer to set your image to 400×400px (profile photo) or 1200×628px (post image).
Compress to 85% quality
Upload to the Image Compressor and set quality to 85%. This produces a crisp image at a manageable file size.
Download and upload to LinkedIn
Download the compressed image, then upload to your LinkedIn profile or post editor.
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