Preserve the whole design
Fit keeps your title, subtitle, logo and borders inside the final canvas instead of trimming the top and bottom.
Free browser-based course image tool
Udemy Course Image Resizer
Turn square covers, book artwork and existing promotional graphics into a wide course-image canvas without automatically cutting off titles or branding. Fit preserves the complete source; Crop remains available when a photograph can safely fill the frame.
16:9 workflowProtect text and logosBlurred background optionPrivate processing
Convert square artwork to a wide course image more safely
A common problem is starting with a square book cover or product graphic and forcing it into a wide course image. A normal center crop may remove the title, logo or lower artwork. ListingFormat’s Fit mode keeps the complete source visible and fills the extra wide space around it.
Use a polished backdrop
Fill side space with a darkened blurred version of the source, white, black, transparency or a custom background color.
Know when quality is limited
The formatter tells you when the source is being enlarged and suggests a larger starting resolution for sharper output.
How to resize course artwork for Udemy
Upload the source graphic
Choose the original JPG, PNG or WebP. The image stays in your browser during processing.
Select Udemy
Choose Udemy by itself or combine it with Etsy, Amazon, YouTube and other formats you also need.
Choose Fit and export
For text-heavy covers, start with Fit + Smart framing. Review the preview, then download the course image or include it in a ZIP with other selected versions.
Fit or Crop for course images?
Fit for text-heavy designs
Course artwork, book covers and exam-prep graphics often contain critical information near every edge. Fit keeps that information visible and makes the aspect-ratio change explicit.
Crop for flexible photography
If the source is a photo with the subject safely centered, Crop can produce a more natural edge-to-edge wide image. ListingFormat estimates how much source area the crop would remove.
ListingFormat is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Udemy. The preset shown here is a ListingFormat workflow preset; always verify the platform’s current course-image requirements and content rules before publishing.
Frequently asked questions
Can ListingFormat turn a square cover into a wide course image?
Yes. Fit mode places the complete square artwork inside the wider canvas and fills the remaining space with the background treatment you choose.
Will the text stay readable?
The tool preserves the source, but readability still depends on how much the image must be reduced to fit the target. Preview the result and use a high-resolution original whenever possible.
Can I make Udemy and YouTube versions together?
Yes. Select both destinations and generate the two wide outputs from one source. Each uses its own ListingFormat preset dimensions.
Does ListingFormat add text or logos?
No. It reformats the source image you provide; it does not add platform logos, trademarks or new text to the image.