Resize Image to 500x500 (500 x 500 Pixels)
Resize any photo to exactly 500×500 pixels for Etsy shop icons, WhatsApp DPs and product photos. Crop, fit or stretch: free and private in your browser.
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500 x 500 pixels: uses, aspect ratio and how to resize
500×500 pixels is a classic all-round square. Etsy recommends 500 × 500 px for the shop icon, it is a popular size for WhatsApp and Telegram profile pictures, and eBay requires product photos to be at least 500 px on the longest side. Many online forms and marketplaces use it as their standard square image, because it shows products and faces clearly while staying well under typical upload limits.
A 500 × 500 image holds 250,000 pixels (0.25 MP). Saved as a JPG at the default 90% quality, a typical photo at this size weighs roughly 45 to 100 KB; logos and flat graphics are usually lighter. In print, 500 pixels span 1.67 in (4.2 cm) at 300 DPI, or 3.33 in (8.5 cm) at 150 DPI.
What 500 × 500 pixels is used for
- Etsy shop icon: the recommended 500 × 500 px size.
- WhatsApp and Telegram DP: a crisp profile picture that survives the apps' compression.
- eBay and marketplace listings: meets eBay's 500 px minimum (larger photos enable zoom).
- General square images: forms, directories, catalogs and podcast or playlist thumbnails.
How to resize an image to 500 × 500 pixels
- Drop your images on the box, click to choose them, or paste one with Ctrl+V (JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, GIF, BMP, TIFF, SVG; up to 80 MB each).
- The size is preset to 500 × 500 px with Crop to fill; choose which part to keep (center, top, bottom, left or right) or switch to Fit with background or Stretch.
- Pick the format: Original, JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF (in browsers that can encode it), and set the quality, or switch to Target size and enter a limit in KB.
- Drag the before/after slider on the preview; every change is re-rendered live.
- Click Download, or Download all (ZIP) for several files, named like photo-500x500.jpg.
Turning a non-square photo into 500 × 500
Phone and camera photos are usually 4:3 or 3:2, so a square needs a decision. Take a 4000 × 3000 shot: Crop to fill scales it to 667 × 500 and trims about 83 px from the left and right edges. Fit with background keeps the whole picture at 500 × 375 and fills 63 px above and below with white, black, grey, any colour or transparency (PNG, WebP, AVIF). Stretch squeezes it to 500 × 500, which distorts faces, so keep it for images that are almost square already. With Fit, the Don't enlarge smaller images option centres a small source at its own size instead of blowing it up.
Tips for 500 × 500 images
- For marketplaces that offer zoom, 500 px is the minimum: use 1200 × 1200 or larger when your original allows it.
- Shop icons are tiny on mobile: use a bold logo or monogram rather than a detailed photo.
- WhatsApp crops the DP to a circle; keep the face centred and choose the Top position for portraits.
Everything runs in your browser: images are never uploaded, and there is no account, no watermark and no limit on the number of files. Under More options you can write a DPI value into JPG and PNG files or change the file-name pattern, and location and camera data (EXIF) are always removed. Related tools: 800×800 resizer, 400×400 resizer and compress to 50 KB.
500x500 image size at a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 500 × 500 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1 |
| Orientation | square |
| Total pixels | 250,000 (0.25 MP) |
| Print size at 300 DPI | 1.67 × 1.67 in (4.2 × 4.2 cm) |
| Print size at 150 DPI | 3.33 × 3.33 in (8.5 × 8.5 cm) |
Related sizes: 400×400, 450×450, 600×600, 700×700. For any other width and height, use the custom size resizer.
Features
- Exact 500 × 500 px output with crop, fit or stretch
- Choose what to keep: center, top, bottom, left or right
- JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF with quality or target-size control
- Batch processing and ZIP download, all in your browser
- Recommended size for the Etsy shop icon
- Meets eBay's 500 px minimum for listing photos
Frequently asked questions
What is a 500x500 image used for?
Etsy shop icons, WhatsApp and Telegram profile pictures, product photos for eBay and other marketplaces, and forms that ask for a 500 × 500 image.
What size is the Etsy shop icon?
Etsy recommends 500 × 500 pixels. It is shown in a square on the shop page and much smaller in search, so keep the design simple.
How many KB is a 500x500 image?
About 45 to 100 KB as a JPG at 90% quality. Use Target size to fit a stricter limit.
How do I resize a photo to 500x500 without cropping it?
Choose Fit with background. The whole photo is scaled to fit inside 500 × 500 px and the empty space is filled with a colour you choose, or left transparent when you save as PNG, WebP or AVIF.
What size is 500x500 pixels in inches or cm?
At 300 DPI it prints at 1.67 × 1.67 in (4.2 × 4.2 cm); at 150 DPI at 3.33 × 3.33 in (8.5 cm). On screen only pixels count; DPI matters for printing and can be set under More options.
Can I resize multiple images to 500x500 at once?
Yes. Add as many images as you like (they all get the same settings) then download them one by one or together as a ZIP file.
What aspect ratio is 500 x 500?
500 x 500 is a square, so its aspect ratio is 1:1: the width and the height are the same.