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1080×1920 px vertical format for Instagram Stories.
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JPG, PNG, WebP supported · Max recommended 25MB
Resize your photo to the perfect Instagram Story size online for free with ResizerPhoto. Our tool automatically fits your image to the 9:16 vertical format used by Instagram Stories and Reels.
Instagram Stories are viewed in a tall, full-screen vertical format that's completely different from the square feed grid, and a photo that isn't specifically cropped to this vertical shape will either be surrounded by empty bars or automatically stretched and cropped by the platform in ways that can cut off important parts of the image. This tool lets you crop any photo directly to Instagram's story dimensions, so you control exactly what fills the screen from edge to edge rather than leaving that decision to the platform's default handling of a mismatched aspect ratio.
This full-screen vertical format has also become the standard shape expected by several other short-form video and story features across different apps, so a story crop prepared here often works just as well when repurposed for a similar full-screen feature elsewhere.
Because this crop can be applied to any photo already sitting in your camera roll, there's no need to plan ahead and shoot vertically every time — a landscape photo taken for another purpose can still be repurposed into a story-ready crop in seconds, simply by selecting the most relevant vertical slice of the original frame.
The cropper locks your selection to Instagram's story aspect ratio and exports the result at 1080 by 1920 pixels, the exact resolution Instagram recommends for story uploads to ensure full-screen sharpness on modern phone displays. Because this is a very tall, narrow shape compared to most standard photos, the tool lets you scroll and reposition the frame vertically across your source image, letting you choose exactly which portion of a wider or shorter original becomes the visible story frame, rather than having key content pushed outside the visible area by an automatic crop.
Since Instagram overlays interface elements like the profile name and reply box near the top and bottom edges of a story, it's worth keeping crucial details such as faces or text away from those specific regions of your crop, keeping the most important content within the vertical middle of the frame where it remains fully visible regardless of which interface elements are shown.
Because Stories disappear from a profile after 24 hours unless saved to a Highlight, many creators use this format specifically for casual, timely content, behind-the-scenes moments, polls, and quick updates, all of which look noticeably more polished when the visuals fill the entire vertical screen rather than appearing as a smaller, oddly bordered rectangle in the middle of the frame. A correctly sized story image also loads and displays instantly without Instagram needing to apply its own cropping or scaling logic, giving viewers a cleaner, more immediate viewing experience the moment they tap into your story.
Instagram Stories and Reels use a 9:16 vertical format. Our tool outputs the standard 1080x1920 px dimensions.
Our tool fits your image to the vertical format. Horizontal photos will have empty space on the sides or be cropped depending on the setting.
Yes. Resize using our tool, then upload to Instagram where you can add text, stickers and other elements.
JPG for photos. PNG is also accepted by Instagram.
The dimensions are different. Use our Instagram Post tool for feed posts and this tool for Stories.
Using the exact recommended size reduces the chance of an automatic crop, but always preview before posting.
Sizes are platform-specific, so check the exact requirement for each platform rather than reusing one size everywhere.
No, this tool runs entirely in your browser, so no software installation is needed.