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How to get a free LinkedIn headshot
You can make a LinkedIn headshot for free from any photo of you, chest up, in even light. Our free headshot editor lets you change the background, frame your face and download a LinkedIn-size photo in your browser, with no sign-up and no watermark.
Four steps
- Pick a photo. Facing the camera, even light, nothing covering your face. How to take a good headshot photo.
- Open the free editor and choose a plain background and a head-and-shoulders crop.
- Download the LinkedIn size. It is inside LinkedIn's limits: PNG or JPG, 400 by 400 up to 7680 by 4320 pixels, 8 MB at most (checked October 17, 2026; LinkedIn's help page).
- Upload it to LinkedIn, then look at your profile on a phone.
Free versus AI
The free editor keeps your own photo as it is. Pro look can change your outfit and light; it is paid, in packs of 3 sessions for $29. See the comparison.
What to check before you upload
- Open your profile on a phone. Is your face clear at small size?
- Is the background calm?
- Does it look like you today?
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The free headshot editor is free to use, with no sign-up and no watermark.
Does it use AI?
Not the free editor. It changes the background, framing and light on your own photo. Pro look uses AI and is covered on the comparison.
Will my photo be uploaded?
Not by the free editor. Everything happens in your browser.
What size?
The editor makes a 400 by 400 and a 1000 by 1000 photo. LinkedIn accepts 400 by 400 up to 7680 by 4320 pixels. Details and the source.
Do I need a LinkedIn account?
No. The photo is just a file; you upload it to LinkedIn yourself.