Show Cover
A Show Cover is the primary visual representation of your show. It appears in a square format in a variety of sizes across different apps and devices.
This artwork is required to publish your show on Apple Podcasts.
What is the purpose of a Show Cover?
Your Show Cover informs and sets the tone for what listeners can expect from your podcast. Often, it’s the main way listeners encounter your show, whether on Apple Podcasts, social media, or elsewhere.
When designing your Show Cover, focus on what your listeners will connect with most. Aim for artwork that helps them quickly identify key information about your show, like the title and host.
Best practices
These recommendations will help you format your Show Cover artwork for Apple Podcasts. They’ll also help preserve your original design as your art comes to life in the user interface and across the platform.
Use the Show Cover template. It helps you place design elements within the art safe area so they won’t be cropped or obstructed by user interface elements, like the play button, labels, or subscription offerings.
Make your podcast title clear and prominent. Your title will appear in various sizes and on different devices, so keep it legible and recognizable at scale and limit additional text or logos.
Prioritize legibility. To keep text comfortably legible, ensure that it contrasts well with the background and other design elements. Without enough contrast, the text may be difficult to read.
Make it stand out. If your background is black or white, consider using a slightly different color value so your Show Cover doesn’t blend into the app background.
Optimize your imagery. Use images — whether photographs, illustrations, or graphic elements — that are high resolution so your artwork looks its best.
Pay attention to the details. Abrupt image cropping, awkward text overlap, and image treatments can cause visual imbalance or unintended distractions.
Don’t add Apple logos or hardware. Your artwork may be rejected if it includes any visual representations of Apple.
Design template and specs
Download our Show Cover template to ensure that your artwork adheres to the correct dimensions, resolution, and safe area.
Specifications
| Size | 3000 x 3000 pixels. If submitting a Show Cover via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts accepts Show Cover artwork ranging from 1400 x 1400 to 3000 x 3000 pixels. The largest size is preferred. |
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| File export type | PNG or JPG |
| Transparency | Show Covers cannot contain transparency and should not contain an alpha channel. Make sure your artwork has a solid background before exporting. |
| Placements | Everywhere |