What Size Should a Discord Banner Be?

A user profile banner starts at 680x240. A server banner is recommended at 960x540 in 16:9. Files should stay under 10MB and can be PNG or animated GIF depending on the path. This tool exports to those targets so you do not have to remember which number belongs where.

Can I Make an Animated Discord Banner?

Yes. Choose motion output to generate a short 16:9 clip, then frames are extracted and encoded as an animated GIF sized for your banner mode. Discord still requires the right boost level for animated banners on servers — check that before you plan around motion.

Do I Need an Account or Credits?

Yes. Image and video generation run on Viralkey’s models, so you sign in and spend credits like other studio tools. Session history of what you exported stays in the browser session; the generation itself is not a local-only crop tool.

Can I Add Reference Images?

For still generation, yes — up to four. What the images show is carried into the banner: a face, a mascot or an object keeps its recognisable shape and colours, while the style you pick decides how it gets drawn. Motion follows the text prompt only, so references apply to the still path and are turned away on the animated one.

Why Is Part of My Server Banner Hidden?

The top of a server banner sits under the server name and a gradient. Keep important marks lower in the frame when you prompt for a server banner, and review the export before you replace a live banner.

Will Discord Accept the File Every Time?

Exports are checked against Discord’s published format rules for dimensions, type, and the 10MB ceiling. That is a format check, not a promise from Discord. Account and boost rules still apply, so upload and preview on the real profile or server before you delete the previous file.

Is This Just a Local Crop Tool?

No. The main path is AI generation plus Discord-spec export. Framing and encoding finish in the browser after the model returns, but creating the artwork uses your account, credits, and Viralkey’s generation pipeline.

Discord Banner Maker

Discord crops and covers banners the moment they render. Describe the look you want, generate a still or short motion clip, and export a file already sized for profile or server.

Reference images

Up to 4 images — the subject you upload is carried into the result.

Describe your idea

Banner format

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Discord Banner Maker

Discord crops and covers banners the moment they render. Describe the look you want, generate a still or short motion clip, and export a file already sized for profile or server.

Choose Profile or Server

Pick User Profile Banner or Server Banner first. That choice sets the export size and how the subject should sit in frame.

Describe, Style, and Generate

Write what you want to see, pick a style, and add references when a specific subject belongs in the banner — stills only. Sign in if prompted: generation needs an account and credits.

Download and Test on Discord

Check the reported size and format, download the file, then upload it to your profile or server and look at it on the real surface before you retire the old banner.

Why Discord Banners Are Hard to Get Right

A banner is the widest thing on a profile or server page — and the easiest to ruin. Profile cards cover the lower strip, server names wash out the top, and a good idea still fails if the file is the wrong shape. This discord banner maker starts from a prompt, then locks the export to Discord’s real sizes.

Generate the Look, Then Fit the Spec

Describe the mood, subject, and palette. Optionally add reference images for still generation. The model produces the artwork; the tool crops and encodes to 680x240 for profiles or 960x540 for servers so you are not guessing ratios by hand.

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Still Image or Motion GIF

Pick a still for a sharp static banner, or motion for a short clip that is extracted into an animated GIF Discord can accept. Either path ends in a measured export with real width, height, and byte size — not an estimate.

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What You Get Before You Upload to Discord

Most banner tools stop at “pretty picture.” This one also finishes the Discord job: mode-specific framing, safe-area awareness for server names, and an export that already matches published size and format rules.

Profile and Server Modes Stay Separate

User profile banners target 680x240 with avatar overlap in mind. Server banners target 960x540 and keep the top strip quieter for the name overlay. Switching modes changes framing and export together, so a server file never leaves looking like a profile crop.

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Credits, Login, and Measured Exports

Generation uses your Viralkey account and spends credits like other studio tools. After the model finishes, encoding runs locally so the byte size you see is the file you download. Static PNG or animated GIF — whichever path you chose.

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Where a Generated Banner Earns Its Slot

Communities rebrand, creators refresh profiles, and seasonal events need a new look on a deadline. What they share is the same need: artwork that already fits Discord, not another square export to crop later.

Server Owners Setting a First Impression

New members see the banner before they open a channel. Generate a wide scene, keep the top strip simple for the server name, and export 960x540 so the logo does not end up buried under UI chrome.

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Creators Refreshing a Personal Profile

Profile banners get cut by the avatar and card. Describe a horizontal composition with room on the sides, generate a still, and export 680x240 so the subject survives the real profile layout.

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Loved by Creators

Notes from creators who used this tool on real work.

Reid Braxton

Server Admin

Described the vibe once and got a server banner that already fit 960x540.

Santiago Quintana

Community Moderator

Profile mode finally kept the subject out from under the avatar.

Adeline Ashford

Guild Leader

Motion path gave us a GIF banner without me editing video by hand.

Bruno Carrillo

Streamer

The byte size matched the download, so Discord stopped rejecting my uploads.

Kanade Fukuda

Bot Developer

Switched profile and server exports from the same prompt family in minutes.

Marion Redmond

Art Server Owner

Reference images steered the still pass without me rebuilding the crop.

Genevieve Oakhurst

Gaming Clan Founder

Credits were clear up front — felt like the other Viralkey generators.

Sebastian Winslow

Study Server Host

Prompted a quiet gradient banner and it landed under the 10MB line easily.

Odette Middleton

Music Community Owner

Seasonal rebrand took one new prompt, not another weekend in Photoshop.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is an AI discord banner maker. You describe a scene, optionally add references, and generate a still image or a short motion clip. The result is cropped and exported for Discord profile (680x240) or server (960x540) sizes with real dimensions and byte size confirmed.

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