Compress JPEG Images for Spotify

Spotify displays artist images, album art, and podcast covers across apps, desktop, and web players. Optimized images at correct dimensions look sharp across all Spotify surfaces. The most widely used lossy image format, ideal for photographs and complex images with millions of colors. Use ImageSmith to compress your JPEG images to the ideal file size for Spotify — target under 10,000KB for optimal performance. Processing is fully browser-based — no server uploads, no privacy risk.

Recommended format

JPEG

Max file size

10,000KB

Dimensions

3000×3000 (album/podcast cover), 2660×1140 (artist header)

Album and podcast covers must be square — use 3000×3000 for best quality
Artist header images: 2660×1140 (Spotify for Artists)
Canvas loop videos replace static covers for enhanced artist profiles
Use sRGB color for consistent display across Spotify platforms

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