Spotify Canvas — the 3–8 second looping vertical video on the Now Playing screen — lifts streams roughly 5%, shares 20%, and profile visits 9% per Spotify's own published numbers. Free to upload via Spotify for Artists, accepted in 720×1280 9:16 MP4. This guide covers the 3 working ways to make one in 2026 — the AI generator path (fastest), CapCut export with a Canvas preset (manual but free), and stripped-back animated stills (cheapest) — plus the Canvas-specific specs Spotify enforces at upload.
Spotify Canvas is a 3–8 second looping vertical video that plays on the Now Playing screen of any song you've enabled it for. Available to all Spotify for Artists accounts as of 2026, free to upload.
9:16 vertical aspect ratio, 720×1280 minimum (1080×1920 recommended), MP4 video, 3–8 seconds long, loops cleanly, file size under 30MB. Solmi's Canvas preset hits all of these out of the box.
Solmi — it has a dedicated Canvas preset that renders at exactly 720×1280 in the right duration band, with auto-lyric overlay if you want it. CapCut works as a manual editor if you want hand control. Free AI alternatives like Plazmapunk also have Canvas-sized output.
Per Spotify's published data, tracks with a Canvas see ~5% more streams, ~20% more shares, and ~9% more profile visits on average. The lift is largest for new releases where Canvas helps the song stand out in feeds.
Canvas itself isn't monetized — it's a visual asset for the song. The song earns through Spotify streams as normal. Use Canvas to differentiate your release; the monetization comes from increased streaming.