Kindle Screensaver Sizes: Every Model's Exact Resolution
There is no single Kindle screensaver size — it depends on your model. The most common across the 7 current Kindle models is 1264 × 1680 pixels, used by 3 of them. Find your model in the table below and export at exactly that resolution.
Kindle is the only major e-reader brand with no custom screensaver setting at all. Amazon has never shipped one, so every method that works is a workaround — most commonly turning your image into an EPUB whose cover is that image and letting the lock screen display it. That makes getting the pixel dimensions right more important than on other brands, not less: the image passes through an EPUB conversion, and anything that is not already the panel's native size tends to come out soft.
Watch out: Kindles sold with Special Offers hide the cover setting entirely until ads are removed from the device. If the option is missing from your settings menu, that is why — it is not a firmware version problem.
Every Kindle Screensaver Size
| Model | Screen | Screensaver size | PPI | Panel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle (11th Gen) | 6-inch | 1072 × 1448 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) | 7-inch | 1264 × 1680 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen) | 6.8-inch | 1236 × 1648 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Paperwhite (10th Gen) | 6-inch | 1072 × 1448 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Oasis (3rd Gen) | 7-inch | 1264 × 1680 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Scribe | 10.2-inch | 1860 × 2480 px | 300 | Greyscale e-ink |
| Kindle Colorsoft | 7-inch | 1264 × 1680 px | 300 | Colour e-ink (Kaleido 3) |
One Image, Several Kindle Models
Kindle reuses panels across its range, so a single correctly sized image often covers more than one model without re-cropping.
1264 × 1680 px3 models
1072 × 1448 px2 models
How to Set a Custom Screensaver on a Kindle
Kindle has no official custom screensaver setting. The standard non-jailbreak workaround is to turn your image into an EPUB whose cover is that image, send it to the device, and let the lock screen show the current book's cover. The cover setting is hidden entirely on ad-supported Kindles, so ads have to be removed from the device first.
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Resize the image
Size the image to your Kindle's exact screen resolution using the resizer above, then download it.
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Convert it to an EPUB cover
Use Calibre or an image-to-EPUB converter to build an EPUB whose cover image is the file you just downloaded.
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Send it to your Kindle
Email the EPUB to your Send to Kindle address, or upload it through the Send to Kindle web page.
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Turn on the cover setting
On the Kindle, open Settings > Device Options and enable the setting that shows the current book's cover on the lock screen. Depending on firmware it is labelled Show Cover or Display Cover, and it does not appear at all on ad-supported devices.
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Open the book and sleep the device
Sync, open the new EPUB so it becomes the current book, then put the Kindle to sleep. The lock screen shows your image.
Note: This is a community workaround, not a supported feature. On Kindles sold with Special Offers the cover setting is hidden until ads are removed from the device, and the lock screen always follows whichever book you last opened — there is no folder of wallpapers and no rotation.
Kindle Screensaver FAQ
- What size should a Kindle screensaver be?
- It depends on the model, because Kindle panels differ. The most common size across the 7 Kindle models listed here is 1264 x 1680 pixels, used by 3 of them. Match your specific model's resolution exactly and the image fills the screen with no stretching or black bars.
- Can one image work on more than one Kindle?
- Yes, within a panel group. 3 models share 1264 x 1680 px (Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen), Kindle Oasis (3rd Gen), Kindle Colorsoft); 2 models share 1072 x 1448 px (Kindle (11th Gen), Kindle Paperwhite (10th Gen)). One correctly sized image covers every model in the same group.
- Do Kindle devices support custom screensavers?
- Kindle has no official custom screensaver setting. The standard non-jailbreak workaround is to turn your image into an EPUB whose cover is that image, send it to the device, and let the lock screen show the current book's cover. The cover setting is hidden entirely on ad-supported Kindles, so ads have to be removed from the device first.
- Do the colour Kindle models need a different image size?
- No. Kindle Colorsoft use the same pixel dimensions as their greyscale equivalents, so the sizing does not change. What changes is how the image renders — colour on these panels resolves at lower density than greyscale, so flat areas of colour reproduce better than fine coloured detail.
Other Brands
Sizes for this range: Kindle (11th Gen) 1072 x 1448, Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) 1264 x 1680, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen) 1236 x 1648, Kindle Paperwhite (10th Gen) 1072 x 1448, Kindle Oasis (3rd Gen) 1264 x 1680, Kindle Scribe 1860 x 2480, Kindle Colorsoft 1264 x 1680.
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