Social Safe-Zone & UI Overlay Previewer
Upload an image, pick a platform, and see exactly where captions, profile info, and action buttons sit on top of your content before you post.
Overview
Short-form video and Story platforms overlay their own UI — captions, usernames, like/comment/share buttons — directly on top of your content, and that chrome eats a different chunk of the frame on every platform. A key visual or caption that reads fine on its own gets clipped or hidden once TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or Snapchat draws their interface over it.
This tool overlays labeled safe-zone bands — approximate top, bottom, and side regions each platform's UI typically occupies — directly on your uploaded image, so you can check placement before exporting or posting. The bands are a planning guide based on commonly published platform UI guidance, not a pixel-exact simulation of any specific app version.
Examples
Checking a TikTok cover image
A 1080×1920 vertical image with a caption near the bottom
The bottom safe-zone band highlights that the caption overlaps TikTok's caption/UI area and should move up
How It Works
- Choose an image file — PNG, JPEG, or WebP.
- Select the platform whose UI chrome you want to preview.
- Review the labeled bands overlaid on your image, and toggle labels off for a cleaner look.
- Adjust your source image and re-upload until key content sits outside every band.
Use Cases
Designing a Reels or TikTok cover frame
Check that your title text and subject aren't sitting where the caption or action-button rail will cover them.
Reviewing a Story or Shorts thumbnail before posting
Catch UI overlap issues without needing to actually publish a test post to each platform.
Tips
- The action-button rail (likes, comments, share) sits on the right edge for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts — keep key subjects centered or left-weighted.
- Platforms update their UI over time, so treat these zones as a planning guide, not a pixel-exact guarantee.
FAQ
No. The preview is rendered entirely in your browser — your image is never uploaded or sent anywhere.
Not yet — only PNG, JPEG, and WebP images are supported today.
No. They're approximate regions based on commonly published platform UI guidance, meant for planning, not a guarantee of exact overlap for every device and app version.