Steam Avatar Size Resizer
Make a Steam profile picture: crop and resize any image to the 184 × 184 avatar size, and preview it at the 64 and 32 px sizes Steam also shows.
Steam keeps your profile picture as a square in three sizes: 184 × 184 px (the full size, used on your profile page), 64 × 64 px (medium, for friends lists and chat) and 32 × 32 px (small lists). This tool turns any picture into a sharp 184 × 184 avatar: crop the part you want with zoom and position, or fit the whole picture on a background colour, and check how it looks at all three sizes on a dark Steam-style background before you upload it.
How to use this tool
- Choose a picture — a face or logo with a clear outline works best at small sizes.
- Keep "fill the square", then zoom and move the crop; or show the whole picture on a background.
- Choose JPG or PNG.
- Check the preview, then upload the 184 × 184 file in Steam under Edit Profile → Avatar.
Formula
crop side = shorter side × 100 ÷ zoom %; crop start = (longer side − crop side) ÷ 2 × (1 + position ÷ 100)
The square is resized in halving steps before the final 184, 64 and 32 px versions, so details stay smooth instead of jagged. In "show the whole picture" mode the image is scaled to fit inside the square and centred on the background colour. The 184 / 64 / 32 sizes are the full, medium and small avatar images Steam serves, as listed in Valve's Web API documentation.
Example
A 1920 × 1080 screenshot at 100% zoom gives a 1080 × 1080 crop starting at x = (1920 − 1080) ÷ 2 = 420, which is then reduced to 184 × 184. At 200% zoom the crop is 540 × 540 px from x = 690, y = 270 — a tighter close-up around the centre.
Frequently asked questions
What size should a Steam avatar be?
184 × 184 pixels, the largest ("full") avatar size Steam keeps. A larger square also works because Steam scales it down, but resizing it yourself lets you check how sharp it looks.
Can I upload an animated avatar?
Not as your own GIF: Steam shows an uploaded picture as a still image. The animated avatars and frames on Steam are items from the Steam Points Shop. This tool makes still JPG or PNG avatars.
Why does my avatar look blurry in chat?
At 32 or 64 px fine details disappear. Zoom in on a face or use a bold logo with strong contrast.
Is my picture uploaded?
Not by this tool — it runs on your device. You upload the finished file to Steam yourself.
Sources
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Page address with these inputs: https://kakao.mobile/tools/steam-avatar-size-tool/
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