Make your album cover a perfect square, at least 3000 x 3000 pixels, as a JPG or PNG in RGB: that clears most distributors. Apple Music currently asks for at least 4000 x 4000 pixels, so a 4000 x 4000 master works everywhere. This guide covers each platform's size, print sizes for CD and vinyl, the rules that get covers rejected, and how to make an album cover step by step.
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For streaming, a square image of at least 3000 x 3000 pixels satisfies most distributors, and 4000 x 4000 pixels satisfies Apple Music as well. For print, a CD insert is 120 mm (4.72 in) square and a 12-inch vinyl jacket is about 12.375 in square, both at 300 DPI plus bleed.
Spotify accepts square cover art from 640 to 10,000 pixels per side in JPG, PNG, or TIFF with sRGB color, and asks artists not to upscale small images. Your distributor's minimum, often 3000 x 3000, usually applies first.
Apple Music asks for a perfect square of at least 4000 x 4000 pixels, as a JPG or PNG, and publishes content rules against URLs, prices, dates, logos, and blurry images.
Not for wide release. Spotify accepts it, but many distributors require at least 3000 x 3000 pixels and Apple Music requires 4000 x 4000. Recreate the artwork at full size rather than enlarging it.
Yes. Generate the artwork with an AI image generator at a large size, add the text in an editor, and check your distributor's rules on AI artwork and your plan's commercial-use terms before you release it.