High-quality podcast artwork is required for your show to be accepted into directories such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Artwork is the first impression listeners have of your podcast, so make sure your design is professional, clear, and sized correctly.
Podcast Artwork Requirements
Your podcast cover art must meet Apple Podcasts’ specifications (adopted by most other directories):
- Minimum: 1400 × 1400 pixels
- Maximum: 3000 × 3000 pixels
- File type: JPG or PNG
- File size: ≤ 500 KB
- Color space: RGB
We recommend creating your image at 1400 × 1400 pixels in JPG format, which is the standard size for most podcast apps. Remember that podcast artwork is not displayed during playback in most players. However, the Blubrry PowerPress plugin includes options to enable episode artwork playback.
Generate Artwork with Blubrry Podcast AI Assistant
Blubrry’s Podcast AI Assistant (included with Advanced Hosting and above) can generate episode artwork. To use it, go to your Publisher dashboard, select Podcast AI > Episode Production, then open the Generate Art tab. Download your chosen image and upload it to WordPress or PowerPress.
How to Add or Change Podcast Artwork in PowerPress
- In WordPress, go to PowerPress > Settings > Feeds (main channel) or select Feeds in your Category Podcasting or Podcast Channel area.
- In the white sidebar, select Podcast Artwork.
- Check Also use as RSS image under the Apple Podcasts image box.
- Click Upload Image and select your sized artwork from your computer.
- Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
- Verify that a full image URL appears in both artwork fields.
Video tutorial: How to add or replace podcast artwork in PowerPress:
Episode-Level Images
Some apps allow you to add unique artwork for individual episodes. To do this:
- Use the Podcast Episode box in WordPress to upload an episode image.
- Or embed artwork into your media files via ID3 tags (for MP3s).