Social Media Safe Zone Checker
Drop in your artwork and see exactly where TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories and feed crops will cover it with buttons, captions and profile pictures. Move the image per aspect ratio, then download every crop at full resolution.
How to use
- Tick the formats you are designing for on the left. The bar on top shows one master file per aspect ratio.
- Drop an image on a frame or a ratio slot, or anywhere in the tool to use it for every ratio. You can also load files from the bar or use one image for all.
- Drag inside any frame to move the image, and use the zoom slider to scale it. Frames that share a ratio move together.
- Blue shows what the app covers, the solid white line shows what survives a grid or feed crop, and the dashed line is the safe area. Turn on Ad layout to see the taller caption and button area of paid placements.
- Download one crop, or every visible format at once, with or without the guides burned in.
Questions
- Which platforms are included?
- TikTok, Instagram Reels, Stories and feed, YouTube Shorts and thumbnails, and other common social formats, each with its own interface overlay.
- Are my images uploaded anywhere?
- No. Everything happens in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
- Can I export the guides too?
- Yes. Turn on Burn guides into export and the overlays are drawn into the downloaded PNG, which is handy for client reviews.
- How accurate are the safe zones?
- Organic zones come from measuring each app's interface. Ad layout uses the margins the platforms give advertisers: for Reels ads, keep the top 14% and the bottom 35% clear; Stories ads lose about 14% at the top and bottom; TikTok in-feed ads have a taller caption and call-to-action area. Apps change often, so check the in-app preview before you post.