Make Spotify Canvas-style clips for your track
Use your ImgTool visualizer scene to create a short 3–8 second vertical silent MP4 for release-week Canvas-style uploads. Your track stays local in the browser during the normal visualizer workflow, so you can prepare unreleased music without a server audio upload.
One release-day job, already preset
Instead of manually rebuilding a vertical short loop, the Canvas export starts from your current scene and applies a conservative short-form MP4 profile for you.
Useful for unreleased tracks
ImgTool processes audio locally in the browser, so you can prep visuals for unreleased music without uploading the track to a server just to test a release asset.
Open, export, move on
The core tool still opens with no account. When you need the Canvas export workflow, checkout uses your email to deliver the key and you keep using the same studio you already set up.
Designed for Spotify Canvas-style output expectations
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1Sets the format for you
The preset uses a 9:16 vertical layout, targets 1080×1920 when viable, and falls back to a lighter 720×1280 profile on more constrained devices.
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2Keeps the export short and silent
Choose a 3–8 second loop window from the current track. The output is a silent MP4 so it fits the release-day Canvas job without extra muxing steps.
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3Uses a conservative file-size profile
ImgTool uses conservative settings to target a Canvas-friendly file size, but final size depends on scene complexity. Always check the exported file against Spotify's current Canvas requirements before uploading.
Built around the same scene you already made
You do not need a second editor. Spotify Canvas export reuses your current style, overlays, cover art, and supported background setup from the main studio.
If you already have a track loaded for a normal export, you can jump straight to the Canvas card in the export panel, set the short window, and export the release asset from there without creating an ImgTool account.
Who this is for
Artists in release week
Build a YouTube or promo visual once, then turn that same setup into a short Canvas-style clip when the track is about to go live.
Labels and promo channels
Keep a private local workflow for unreleased music, then export the short mobile loop you need without moving the track into a different online tool. See the private workflow.
Anyone who wants less hassle
The value here is not a new format dropdown. It is one-click setup for a very specific release-day asset musicians routinely need. If you also need a long video, start from the main visualizer scene and then make the Canvas version from the same look.
Spotify Canvas maker FAQ
Does ImgTool upload my track to make the Canvas?
No. ImgTool is built around a private browser workflow, so your audio stays on your device while you build the scene and export the short clip.
Do I need to remake my whole visualizer in vertical first?
No. The Canvas preset uses the existing export architecture and current scene, then applies a short 9:16 silent MP4 workflow for the release-day export job.
Can ImgTool keep the file Canvas-friendly?
ImgTool uses conservative settings to target a Canvas-friendly file size, but final size depends on scene complexity, motion, overlays, and background content. Always check the exported file against Spotify's current Canvas requirements before uploading.
Do I need an account?
No. You can open the main visualizer with no account. If you buy the 10-Day Release Pass, checkout uses your email to deliver the key, but the product still avoids account creation and server-side audio storage.
Spotify Canvas specification
A Spotify Canvas is a short vertical video loop that appears behind a track in Spotify's mobile player. The practical spec to work from is simple: 9:16 vertical video, 3 to 8 seconds long, 720p minimum, MP4 or MOV, no audio, and a file size that fits Spotify's current Canvas upload requirements. ImgTool's Canvas workflow is built around those constraints so you do not have to rebuild the same scene by hand in another editor.
The safest working target is a short 9:16 MP4 with clean looping motion and no important text close to the top or bottom edge. Spotify's player UI can cover parts of the frame, and different phones crop or overlay the playback controls slightly differently. Treat the middle of the frame as the reliable creative area, and keep artist names, dates, logos, or calls to action away from the control zones.
Canvas is not meant to carry the whole music video. It is closer to moving cover art: one strong idea, a small amount of motion, and a loop that does not fight the track. If your full visualizer has lyrics, lots of text, or rapid cuts, make a simpler Canvas version from the same scene rather than squeezing every element into the mobile frame.
A good test is to watch the loop without sound and ask whether it still identifies the release. If it does, it is probably doing the right job for Spotify's player and mobile-first listener behaviour.
How to upload your Canvas to Spotify
- Open the track inside Spotify for Artists. You need access to the artist profile and the release must be available in the Spotify for Artists dashboard.
- Find the Canvas option for the track. Spotify may show this from the release or song view depending on your account layout.
- Upload the silent vertical MP4 or MOV exported from ImgTool. If Spotify rejects the file, check length, aspect ratio, file size, and whether audio is present.
- Preview the loop on a phone before saving. Look for flashing, abrupt cuts, text too close to the edges, and motion that distracts from the track rather than supporting it.
- Save or schedule the Canvas, then check it again after Spotify processes it. Processing can take a little time, so do not leave it until the minute a campaign goes live.
Common Canvas mistakes
Audio is still enabled
Spotify Canvas files should be silent. ImgTool's Canvas-style export is designed as a no-audio short clip so the track audio remains the only sound in Spotify.
The aspect ratio is wrong
A landscape visualizer exported at 16:9 will not behave like a Canvas. ImgTool uses the vertical 9:16 preset so the scene is framed for the mobile player.
The loop seam is obvious
Hard cuts are distracting in the player. Use a section with steady energy, avoid sudden scene changes at the end point, and test the loop several times before uploading.
The video is too dark on mobile
Dark visuals can disappear behind Spotify's interface and phone brightness settings. ImgTool's color themes, overlays, and cover art controls let you add contrast before export.
Text is cut off by the Spotify UI
Track controls and device UI can cover the top or bottom of the frame. Keep text and logos near the centre, or export a version with no text if the artwork already carries the release identity.
Ready to export a Spotify Canvas-style clip?
Start free in the visualizer, build the scene once, then use the Canvas export card when you need a short silent mobile loop for release week.