Key takeaways
- Getting the size right before designing avoids the automatic crop or recompression every platform applies to a wrong-sized upload.
- This is a hub linking to real per-platform size specs, not a design editor — it does not generate or edit an image itself.
- A safe universal size (1080×1350 vertical, 1080×1080 square) works reasonably across most platforms when you need one asset for everywhere.
Social media post design templates: start with the right size
Every major platform recompresses or crops an image that does not match its expected dimensions, which is why sizing correctly before designing matters more than which design tool you use. SkedCast’s per-platform image size guides cover Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, YouTube, Bluesky, Pinterest, Telegram and Threads with their current recommended dimensions.
- One safe universal size for a single asset posted everywhere: 1080×1350px vertical or 1080×1080px square
- Platform-specific guides for an exact fit per network: see the links below
Designing the post itself
This hub does not include a design editor — pair a correctly-sized canvas with whatever design tool your team already uses (Canva and similar tools both support custom pixel dimensions), then bring the finished image into SkedCast’s composer to schedule it.
Every platform’s size guide
- Social media image sizes (every platform, one safe universal size)
- Facebook image size guide
- Instagram image size guide
- LinkedIn image size guide
- TikTok image size guide
- X image size guide
- YouTube image size guide
- Pinterest — see the Pinterest content calendar template for planning; check the platform’s own current pin-size guidance before designing
- Bluesky, Telegram and Threads image size guides
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FAQ
- Does this page design posts for me?
- No — it is a curated hub linking to SkedCast’s real per-platform image-size guides; design the post in your own design tool once you know the correct dimensions.
- What is a safe universal image size for social media?
- 1080×1350px for vertical posts or 1080×1080px for square posts covers most platforms reasonably, though an exact per-platform size avoids any crop at all.
- Why does the right size matter before designing?
- Every major platform recompresses or crops an image that does not match its expected dimensions, which can cut off text or important visual elements — sizing correctly first avoids the surprise.
- Where can I find ready-made design templates?
- General design tools such as Canva support custom pixel dimensions for social posts; use one of the exact sizes from the per-platform guides linked on this page as your canvas size.
- Does SkedCast include image editing?
- SkedCast is a scheduling and publishing tool, not an image editor — design the post elsewhere at the correct size, then bring the finished file into SkedCast’s composer to schedule it.