Mac App Store Screenshot Sizes and Requirements (2026)

Short answer: Mac App Store screenshots are landscape, with a 16:10 aspect ratio, in one of four sizes: 1280 × 800, 1440 × 900, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 px. At least one is required for every Mac app, up to 10 per language, as PNG or JPEG without transparency. Use 2880 × 1800 px for the sharpest result.

These are the only Mac sizes in Apple's screenshot specifications (read on 22 October 2026). Sizes you may see in older guides, such as 2560 × 1664, 4480 × 2520 or 5120 × 2880, are not on Apple's list.

Mac App Store screenshot sizes

All four are landscape. Pick one size and use it for the whole set; there is one Mac screenshot slot, not one per Mac model.

Mac App Store screenshot requirements

• Required: at least one screenshot for every Mac app.
• Number: up to 10 per language.
• File type: .jpeg, .jpg or .png.
• No transparency: no alpha channel. A window capture with a transparent shadow must be flattened onto a background.
• Content: show the app in use (App Review Guidelines 2.3.3); headlines and backgrounds around the window are allowed.

Why a Mac screenshot is refused

Most refused Mac screenshots are captures of the screen as it is. Recent MacBook screens are not 16:10: the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, for example, is 2560 × 1664 px, so a full-screen capture from it is not an accepted size. A 1920 × 1080 image (16:9) is refused too. Place the capture on a 16:10 canvas of an accepted size instead of resizing it, which would distort it.

How to capture Mac screenshots at the right size

1. Size your app window so it looks good with real content, not empty states.
2. Press Shift-Command-4, then Space, and click the window. Hold Option while clicking to leave out the window shadow.
3. Place the capture on a 2880 × 1800 canvas with a background and a short headline, then export it as PNG without alpha.

Mac app preview video size

Mac app previews are 1920 × 1080 px, landscape only, 15 to 30 seconds, in H.264 or ProRes 422 (HQ), up to 500 MB (Apple's app preview specifications). The full list is in our App Store app preview video specs.

Make Mac App Store screenshots with FrameStudio

FrameStudio is itself a Mac app for App Store screenshots. Start from the Mac App Store screenshot templates, drop your window captures into a MacBook frame, write the headlines, and export the four Mac sizes (1280 × 800, 1440 × 900, 2560 × 1600 and 2880 × 1800) as PNG in one click. The same tool exports iPhone and iPad sizes if your app ships there too; see every size in the App Store screenshot sizes guide. The download is free; exporting needs FrameStudio Premium. Then follow how to upload screenshots to App Store Connect.

Sources: Apple, App Store Connect Help: Screenshot specifications and App preview specifications. Checked on 22 October 2026.