How to Fit a Full Picture on Instagram - Post Horizontal & Vertical Photos without Cropping

From travel snapshots to food flatlays, Instagram has become our digital photo album. However, the challenge arises when a fantastic picture just doesn't fit the square format of an Instagram post - your image would always get cropped to fit.

But fear not! In this guide, we will share multiple ways to make your photos fit on Instagram; you can add your pictures on Instagram without them getting cropped, which involve resizing, adding borders, and using third-party editor to make your image fit within Instagram’s given frame, helping you successfully post horizontal and vertical photos on Instagram without cropping. So, let's dive into how to fit the whole picture on Instagram and make your visuals truly shine!

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Part 1 Why Instagram Cuts Off Your Photo: Instagram Post Sizes

Although you can share images with different aspect ratios on Instagram, 4:5 for portraits, 1:1 for squares, and 1.91:1 for landscape pictures, Instagram still has a maximum aspect ratio of 4:5 for your image. And this limit makes it challenging to fit the whole picture on Instagram without cropping if you’re posting a very tall vertical image or any horizontal pictures.

So, how do you fit a full picture on Instagram for sharing your vertical and horizontal photos without cropping? Read on to find out the solutions below.

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Part 2 How to Make Photos Fit on Instagram without Cropping

You're in luck! There are different ways to help you solve the problem of making photos fit on Instagram, including cropping them directly on Instagram and using third-party editors to indirectly help you accomplish photo adjustment and perfect them with stunning effects.

Well, let's check the ways below to make your photos fit on Instagram and post your portrait and landscape pictures without cropping.

2.1 Make Your Photos Fit on Instagram with the Built-in Crop Feature

First, the app offers a direct way to make your photos fit on Instagram; once you've uploaded or taken a new photo, you can try the crop feature to make your photo fit Instagram post in the preview window. And it's easy to fit your whole image on Instagram using the crop feature. Check the way below to make your photos fit on Instagram with its built-in feature.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram the Built-in Crop Feature

Step 1

Launch Instagram and choose a photo or take a new one to the post.

Step 2

Once you add a new posting, you’ll see a light gray icon with a white box at the bottom left of the post screen, just click it.

How to Make Your Photos Fit on Instagram with the Built-in Crop Feature

Step 3

Now, you can move the photo and adjust how it fits within the frame, you can also pinch your fingers together on the image to zoom out and make it fit.

Step 4

After that, you can tap the right arrow to continue posting your full image on Instagram.

However, the built-in crop feature is limited and may not completely cover the excess or awkwardly resize them because the zoom feature can only do so much. So, sometimes, the image won't look quite right. If you are unsatisfied with the results, you can use a third-party app to resize your image before posting it on Instagram.

2.2 Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip

Besides that, you can also try some third-party editors, like FlexClip, to fit a full picture on Instagram on your computer.

FlexClip is a powerful online video creation and editing platform that allows you to quickly edit photos for fit on Instagram and perfect them with aesthetic text, stunning effects, catchy stickers, etc.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip

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Here’s how to fit the whole picture on an Instagram post or story using FlexClip.

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Step 1

Access the FlexClip editor, select the 4:5 preset aspect ratio for your Instagram post, and then upload the image you want to share on Instagram. Once uploaded, click the plus icon to add the image to the canvas.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip - Upload Image

Step 2

To make the image fit the 4:5 ratio of Instagram without cropping, go to the Zoom feature on the top menu and click the Fit option to make the whole image fit the canvas.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip - Fit Image

Step 3

Then, you can change the background color to adjust the color of the border, add any text message or funny stickers, edit the image on brightness, color, and more. Also remember to check the animation option to disable the default Zoom in effect on your photo.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip - Edit Image

Step 4

When you are satisfied with the image, you can right-click on the timeline and select the Extract Frame to save your image and post it on Instagram without cropping.

Make a Photo Fit on Instagram without Cropping Using FlexClip - Save Image

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