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Why your picture looks cropped, and how to fix it

Each platform shows only certain picture shapes whole, so a taller or wider picture gets cropped, banded or refused.

The composer marks such a picture Tall or Wide and says what each platform will do with it.

For a picture stored in Buzzmark, press Frame it to choose what stays; the platform gets its own cropped copy and your original never changes.

Why it happens

Facebook crops a taller picture in the feed, TikTok shows bands around one that isn't 9:16, an Instagram story leaves blank space around it, and LinkedIn, Threads and X post it outside their recommended shapes. These get a tip, and the Buzz still goes out.

Instagram's feed is the exception: it refuses a picture outside its range, and the send stops until you change it. Crop the picture, or post it as a story with Post type under More options.

PlatformShows whole
Instagram feed4:5 to 1.91:1
Instagram story9:16
LinkedIn4:5 to 1.91:1
Facebook4:5 to 1.91:1
X4:5 to 2:1
Threads4:5 to 1.91:1
TikTok9:16
Google Business1.33:1

Frame the picture for one platform

  1. 1. Press Frame it in the tip under the pictures.

  2. 2. Drag the picture until what matters sits inside the frame. Pinch, scroll or use Zoom to size it, or the arrow keys to move it.

  3. 3. Press Use this frame.

Buzzmark cuts a copy into your Library and gives that platform its own version of the Buzz with the copy in it. Your original stays as it is. To leave the platform out instead, press the skip button named after it, such as Skip Instagram for this picture, and its accounts come off the Buzz.

Note: Frame it shows only for pictures kept in Buzzmark, such as the Library, Ideas, the weekly plan or a Hive profile. A file uploaded from your device has no Frame it, so crop it before you upload it.

Questions

Does framing change my own picture?

No. Framing makes a copy for one platform, and your original stays as it is.

Why is there no Frame it on my picture?

The picture came from your device, and Frame it works on pictures kept in Buzzmark. Crop it on your device before you upload it.

The full guide in the docs