Fit any photo into an Instagram square without cropping.
Instagram's square post format crops non-square photos automatically when you upload through the app - this tool pads your photo into a 1080x1080 square first, so nothing gets cut off.
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Try Free Resume Builder Try Free Invoice BuilderInstagram's in-app crop tool forces a square (or fixed portrait/landscape ratio) on upload, cutting off the edges of anything that doesn't already match. Padding the image to a square before uploading avoids losing the edges of a wide landscape or tall portrait shot.
Yes - the padding fills the extra space so the full photo fits, which shows as a border unless your photo is already close to square.
Yes - padding is added to whichever sides are needed to reach the square.