How to Compress Photos for Depop
Two things trip up Depop sellers most: photos that upload slowly, and photos that get awkwardly cropped because Depop forces a 1:1 square. Depop accepts files up to 15 MB, but the real goal is a clean, square, fast photo. Here's how to prep yours.
How to compress and size a Depop photo with QuickWand
- Open the free image compressor and drop in your photos.
- Use Resize → Max size to set the longest side to
1080px — Depop's recommended size. If your photo is already roughly square, this keeps it clean; if it's tall or wide, shoot or crop it square first so Depop doesn't chop off details. - Lower the Quality slider to around 82-85% and watch the live size estimateunder the file. You'll be far under 15 MB, but a smaller file uploads faster.
- Download each photo, or click Download all (.zip) for your set of up to 4 listing images.
Depop's real photo specs
- Recommended size: 1080 x 1080 px.
- Minimum size: 640 x 640 px.
- Aspect ratio: 1:1 square — non-square uploads are auto-cropped.
- Maximum file size: 15 MB per image.
- Formats: JPEG and PNG.
- Photo count: up to 4 per listing.
Square first, then compress
Because Depop only allows 4 photos and crops everything to a square, each shot has to earn its place. Frame your item in the center, shoot (or crop) square, resize to 1080 px, and compress to 82-85%. That way the photo Depop displays is exactly the one you intended — nothing important cut off, and a fast upload every time.
If your photos are iPhone .heic files, run them through the HEIC to JPG converter first. And if you have heavy PNG screenshots of a label or receipt, the PNG to JPG converter shrinks them before you compress.