Level Up Your Linksy Backgrounds: New Free Image Crop Tool Arrives in ReadyTools Linksy

If you’ve been using ReadyTools Linksy to build your link-in-bio page, you already know the power of full design freedom on the free plan — custom buttons, colors, fonts, and beautiful backgrounds that make your page look premium and convert better.

Today we’re taking that freedom to the next level with a completely free, highly requested update: the Background Image Crop Tool.

No more awkward automatic crops. No more jumping between external editors. Now you have full creative control to upload any image and perfectly compose it for Linksy’s ideal 9:16 vertical format — directly inside the app.

Why Perfect Background Cropping Matters for Link in Bio Pages in 2026

Linksy pages are built mobile-first. Most of your visitors discover you on their phones, where a perfectly framed vertical background creates an immersive, professional first impression.

Until now, uploading your own photos, branded graphics, or stock images often meant:

• Important parts of the image getting cut off
• Stretched or distorted results
• Spending extra time in Photoshop or Canva just to get the 9:16 ratio right

The new crop tool solves this instantly. You now have pixel-perfect control over every background on your Linksy page — and it’s 100% free.

What’s New: The Linksy Background Image Crop Tool

When you go to Appearance → Background Image and choose the Upload tab, you’ll now open a powerful, intuitive crop modal with these pro features:

• Upload any image — JPG, PNG, WEBP or GIF
• Interactive drag-to-pan — simply click and drag to reposition your photo
• Precision zoom — slider from 100% to 400% or use mouse wheel / trackpad
• 90-degree rotation — one-click rotate button for creative compositions
• Rule-of-thirds composition guides — professional framing lines to help you nail the perfect crop
• Live preview — see exactly how your background will look on your actual Linksy page
• One-click apply — crops to exact 1080×1920 pixels, securely uploads to your personal Vault, and applies instantly

The cropped result is automatically saved in your Vault (as a public file tagged for Linksy), so you can reuse it, update it later, or apply it to other pages.

How to Crop & Upload Your Custom Background in 30 Seconds

1. Log in at readytools.co/linksy and open your page
2. Go to Appearance settings
3. Click the current background → Upload tab
4. Drag & drop or select your image
5. Pan, zoom, and rotate until it looks perfect (use the guidelines!)
6. Click Apply — your new background is live

That’s it. No external tools, no quality loss, no extra cost.

Pro tip: For maximum impact, try zooming in on a key detail of your photo or rotating for a fresh, artistic angle. Many creators are already getting incredible results with personal photos and branded visuals that previously didn’t fit the vertical format.

Still Completely Free — Part of Linksy’s Growing Design Power

This update continues our commitment to making ReadyTools Linksy the best free link-in-bio tool for custom pages that convert in 2026.

Just like:

• Unlimited links on the free plan
• Full design editor (buttons, colors, fonts)
• Powerful new analytics features released yesterday

…the new background crop tool is available to every Linksy user at no extra cost.

Why This Matters for Your Growth

A perfectly composed background doesn’t just look better — it increases time on page, improves perceived professionalism, and helps your links and modules stand out. Combined with the new analytics (best time to post, scroll depth, click quality, etc.), you now have everything you need to create high-converting Linksy pages that truly represent your brand.

Ready to Try It?

Head to your Linksy page right now and upload your first custom cropped background. It takes less than a minute and the difference is immediately visible.

→ Open Linksy → readytools.co/linksy

We’re incredibly excited about this update because it removes one of the last friction points in creating a truly beautiful, on-brand link-in-bio page.

Have ideas for the next improvement? We read every piece of feedback inside the app.

Stay tuned — more powerful (and free) updates are coming very soon.

ReadyTools Linksy — the link-in-bio tool that keeps getting better, for free.