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LinkedIn Profile Picture Checker

Rate your LinkedIn photo out of 100, see exactly what to fix, preview it in LinkedIn's circle and download a 400x400 crop. Runs in your browser: your photo is never uploaded.

What the score checks

  • One clear face (10). Just you, facing the camera. Group crops and no-face photos score low.
  • Face size (20). LinkedIn shows you at 48px in feeds; your face should fill most of the circle.
  • Centered (10). Off-center faces get cut by the circle crop.
  • Brightness (15) and contrast (5). Measured on your face, with a backlight check.
  • Sharpness (20). Focus measured on your face, not the background.
  • Background (10). Busy shelves, plants and crowds pull attention away.
  • Resolution (10). At least 400x400, ideally 800 or more.
  • Blurry, very dark or tiny photos are capped, however well framed.

Want the photo itself fixed? Get a studio-grade LinkedIn photo from your selfies, from $27 for up to 200 headshots.

FAQ

›What size should a LinkedIn profile picture be?

LinkedIn recommends 400x400 pixels or larger, and it displays the photo as a circle. Upload a square image of at least 400x400 (800x800 looks sharper on large screens) with your face filling about 60% of the frame.

›How does this LinkedIn photo checker score my picture?

It runs face detection in your browser and measures eight things: one clear face, face size in the frame, centering, brightness, contrast, sharpness, how busy the background is and the resolution. Each check has points, and the total is your score out of 100.

›Is my photo uploaded or stored?

No. The photo is analyzed and cropped inside your browser and never sent to our servers. We only count the anonymous score and which checks passed, so we can publish aggregate stats later.

›What makes a good LinkedIn profile picture?

A recent photo of just you, face and shoulders, looking at the camera, evenly lit from the front, in focus, with a plain or softly blurred background. Skip group crops, sunglasses and photos where your face is a dot.

›What if my score is low and I don't have a better photo?

You can retake it facing a window against a plain wall, or upload 15-20 selfies to Narkis. We train a model of your face (median 6.5 minutes) and you get up to 200 studio-style LinkedIn headshots from $27.

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