WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker
Create square WhatsApp catalogue product tiles with grid-legible type, corner-safe insets and 500 px / 5 MB upload checks.
About this tool
WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker
Create square WhatsApp catalogue product tiles with grid-legible type, corner-safe insets and 500 px / 5 MB upload checks.
WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker produces square product tiles that meet WhatsApp's catalogue rules — at least 500x500 pixels, 1:1, under 5 MB — and sizes any burned-in text so it survives the catalogue grid. Because two tiles share a phone screen roughly 390 points wide, each tile is only about 177 points across, so a label has to be large enough in the export to land at 11 points or more on screen; the tool works that floor out for you and also insets content past the rounded-corner crop. Aimed at small sellers building a catalogue by hand rather than through a design agency.
How to use WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker
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Open WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
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Type the Product name (up to 80 characters), a Price label and Badge text, then choose a Badge position, Theme and Export size (square) of 500, 800, 1024 or 1600 px.
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Compare the two preview canvases — the full tile and the same tile shrunk to its real catalogue grid width in points — then press Download PNG.
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The file saves as <product-name>-catalog-<size>.png and the checks underneath mark "Square 1:1 tile", "At least 500 px per side" and "Under the 5 MB file limit" as pass or fail, beside rows for the grid-legible font floor, corner-safe inset and WCAG contrast.
Why use WhatsApp Business Catalog Image Maker
Grid legibility is calculated
Minimum type size is derived from the real catalogue tile width, not guessed from the full-size artwork.
Corner crop handled
Content is inset by the exact rounded-corner geometry, so badges never get sliced off.
Upload rules checked
Square aspect, minimum dimension and the 5 MB cap are verified against the file you exported.
Common use cases
- Give a whole catalogue a consistent look by fixing one theme and changing only the product name and price.
- Check that a long product name still reads in the two-column grid instead of disappearing into a blur.
- Add a 'free delivery' or 'new' badge that clears the rounded-corner crop on every device.
- Confirm an exported tile is square, above 500 px and under the 5 MB upload limit before adding it to Commerce Manager.
Frequently asked questions
What size should WhatsApp Business catalogue images be?
Square, at least 500x500 pixels. 1024x1024 is the practical target: it stays sharp on a 3x phone screen and is still far below the 5 MB per-image limit. Upload as JPG or PNG.
Why does the text on my catalogue image look unreadable?
The catalogue shows two tiles per row, so on a 390-point-wide phone each tile is only around 177 points across. A 1024 px image is displayed at roughly one sixth of its size, meaning text under about 64 px in the export falls below a readable 11 points on screen.
Should I put the price on the product image?
Only as a secondary cue. WhatsApp shows the price you enter in the item fields separately, and burning it into the image means re-exporting every tile when the price changes. Keep the on-image price large and simple if you use one.
Why did WhatsApp reject my catalogue item?
Most rejections come from the commerce policy rather than the image size — restricted products, misleading claims or missing details. Fix the listing content, then confirm the image is square, above 500 px and under 5 MB before resubmitting.