Product photos

Etsy thumbnail crop guide

The Etsy search tile is the first thing a buyer sees, and it crops your first photo. A few framing habits keep the product whole. Here is how to place the product and how to crop the bot's 3:4 picture.

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In short: Etsy thumbnail crop guide: how search tiles cut a listing photo, where to place the product, and how to crop a 3:4 picture. 7 images free to try.

Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 49 Telegram Stars.
Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
Credits never expire, there is no subscription and no auto-renew. You pay once for a pack inside Telegram with Stars.

When you need this

Part of your product disappears in the search tile.
The first photo looks good in the gallery and poor in search.
You crop in a hurry and lose the edge of the item.

How to do it

1
Open @visumate_ai_bot with the button on this page and press Start. The link opens the product photo menu.
2
Send the photo of the item as a file (document). In the caption write what you need, for example: "simple light background, item centered with space around it".
3
You get a vertical 3:4 image in 1–2 minutes. Download it and make a square copy for the thumbnail check.

Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.

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Why thumbnails cut things off

Etsy shows the first listing photo in several shapes: search tiles, shop pages, the gallery and mobile feeds. Sellers often describe the tile as a square-like crop, though Etsy can change this, so check what you see in your own listing preview. A product that touches the edge of a vertical picture will lose a corner in a square. Leave empty space on every side and the crop will not matter.

Crop the bot's picture yourself

The bot returns a 3:4 vertical image. Open it in an editor, choose a square crop and slide the frame over the product. If you lose a part of the item, go back to the original, or send the photo again with a wish in the caption, for example "leave more space around the item". The bot reads the caption as a wish, so the result may need another run. Keep your files large, since Etsy recommends big originals.

The small-size test

Make the thumbnail copy and shrink it to the size of a postage stamp on your screen. Can you still tell what the product is? If not, move the camera closer in the original or choose a plainer background. Small, delicate items such as thin chains often need a close shot and a dark or neutral background to read in the tile.

Tips

Make a square copy and look at it at small size on your phone.
Keep the whole item inside the middle two thirds of the frame.
Choose a background that contrasts with the product.
Avoid thin props at the edge, since they get cut.
Check your listing preview after each change.

Questions and answers

What does the Etsy thumbnail look like?

It is a cropped version of your first photo, roughly square in many places. Check your listing preview.

Which size should I upload?

Etsy recommends large images. See the Help Center for the current number.

Can the bot leave more space around the item?

You can ask in the caption. It is a wish, so you may need to rerun.

Does the bot crop to a square?

No. It returns 3:4. You crop in an editor.

What is the cost of one try?

Each run is 2 credits, and new users start with 15 free credits.

What the bot does not do

Does not output a transparent PNG. The result is a finished 3:4 image with a background.
Does not write listing copy, set prices or upload anything to your seller account.
Does not guarantee exact marketplace pixel sizes: crop or resize the 3:4 image in any editor.
Text on infographics is drawn by AI and can have letter errors in long phrases. Keep badges short and proofread.

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