What size is a Twitch profile picture?

A Twitch profile picture is a 1:1 square, ideally 256 by 256 pixels (minimum 200 by 200) and under 10 MB. It displays as a circle, so keep your subject centred away from the corners.

What are the dimensions of a Twitch banner?

The profile banner is 1200 by 480 pixels, a 5:2 ratio, under 10 MB. The separate offline or video banner shown in the player is 1920 by 1080 pixels, 16:9, also under 10 MB.

What resolution should I stream at on Twitch?

Stream at 1920 by 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps using H.264 over RTMP, with up to about 6000 kbps bitrate. If your upload is limited, 720p60 is the reliable fallback that still looks sharp.

What size are Twitch info panels?

Twitch info or about panels are fixed at 320 pixels wide with flexible height (around 300 pixels works well) and must be under 2.9 MB. They sit below the stream and are great for schedules, socials and rules.

What file formats does Twitch support?

Twitch accepts JPG, PNG and GIF for profile pictures and banners, and JPG or PNG for panels and thumbnails. PNG keeps text and logos crisp, while JPG keeps photo file sizes small under the upload caps.

Twitch Image & Video Size Cheatsheet

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Twitch has more surfaces than most platforms — a circular profile picture, two different banners, fixed-width panels, the live player, thumbnails and ads — each with its own size. This cheatsheet collects the recommended dimensions, aspect ratios and formats so you can export once and have everything fit.

How it works

Twitch surfaces fall into two families: square or wide images for your channel identity, and 16:9 video for the stream and ads. The cheatsheet maps each surface to its native canvas:

Profile picture   = 256 × 256    (1:1, circle crop, ≤10 MB)
Profile banner    = 1200 × 480   (5:2, ≤10 MB)
Offline banner    = 1920 × 1080  (16:9, ≤10 MB)
Info panel        = 320 × ~300   (fixed 320 wide, ≤2.9 MB)
Stream / VOD      = 1920 × 1080  (16:9, 1080p60 ~6000 kbps)
Clip/VOD thumb    = 1280 × 720   (16:9)
In-stream ad      = 1920 × 1080  (16:9, MP4)

Filtering by image or video narrows the list to whatever you are exporting. The key rule is to match the native ratio so Twitch does not letterbox or crop your asset.

Tips and notes

Design profile pictures square and keep the subject centred — Twitch masks them to a circle. Keep important text out of the lower-left of the profile banner where the avatar overlaps. For the offline banner, centre your schedule or socials so they survive the 16:9 player frame. Export graphics and logos as PNG for crisp edges and photos as JPG to stay under the file-size caps, and stream at 1080p60 where your upload allows, dropping to 720p60 if your bitrate is constrained.