A Spotify Canvas is a 3 to 8 second vertical loop that replaces your cover art on the Now Playing screen of the Spotify mobile app. Spotify's guidelines ask for a 9:16 video between 720 and 1080 px tall, as an MP4 or a JPG still, without talking, singing, or rapid cuts. This guide covers the specs, who can add a Canvas, how to upload one in Spotify for Artists, and three ways to make one, including animating your cover art.
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Spotify's guidelines ask for a vertical 9:16 video between 720 and 1080 px tall, 3 to 8 seconds long, as an MP4, or a 9:16 JPG still.
Between 3 and 8 seconds. It loops for as long as the track plays.
In Spotify for Artists on the web, go to Music, select the track, and click Add Canvas. In the mobile app, tap Music, select the track, and tap Canvas.
Yes. Upload a vertical 9:16 version of the cover to an image-to-video tool set to 8 seconds, describe slow, continuous motion, and download the MP4. Solmi's Spotify Canvas maker opens with the length and a loop prompt filled in, and its Best tier can crop a square cover to 9:16.
Spotify only lets the first main artist on the track (or the main artist on both the track and the release) add a Canvas, and you need Admin or Editor access in Spotify for Artists.