Prepare an image for a Threads post

A finished file. A reviewed copy.

Prepare the exact asset you intend to use.

1. Choose the Threads file

   Save the exact still image you plan to attach, rather than reusing an unfinished edit.

2. Review what changes

   Read the supported findings before cleaning. A full clean removes supported camera, location, editing and provenance records. Use GPS-only cleaning when you need to retain other camera settings.

3. Inspect the downloaded copy

   Check any text embedded in the picture; metadata cleaning does not alter the visible post image.

Know the output before you start.

This workspace accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP still images. Up to 30 files, 15 MB each, and no more than 50 megapixels. Animated PNG and WebP are rejected.

JPG, PNG, and WebP stay in the same format. The copy is re-encoded, so compression and color can change. A HEIC still uses the separate HEIC cleaner. A video uses the video cleaner. This workspace does not extract frames from a video.

JPG, PNG, WebP

New copy in the same image format

HEIC / HEIF

Use the HEIC cleaner

MP4 / MOV

Use the separate video workspace

An illustrative workflow

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Save the exact still image you plan to attach, rather than reusing an unfinished edit.

Example only. No file has been scanned until you choose one.

Source

Your finished Threads still image

Action

Inspect, then create a full metadata-cleaned copy

Review

Check any text embedded in the picture; metadata cleaning does not alter the visible post image.

Keep

The original and any project or attribution record you need

Before your next export or upload.

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