Why notched MacBook screenshots fail upload
Modern MacBook Air/Pro displays include a menu-bar camera housing (~16:10.4), producing 2560 × 1664 or 3024 × 1964 captures that App Store Connect rejects.
Size specification
Mac App Store screenshot sizes:
2560 × 1600 px (16:10) guide.
Unlike mobile slots, the Mac App Store enforces a strict 16:10 aspect ratio. A raw full-screen capture from a notched MacBook display will be rejected unless framed onto a 16:10 canvas.
Instant specVerified · 24-bit RGB (no alpha)
- Mac 16:10 HiDPI (Primary Preset)
2560 × 1600 px - Other Accepted Mac 16:10 Sizes
1280 × 800 · 1440 × 900 · 2880 × 1800 - MacBook Air 13" M5 Screen Slot
2560 × 1664 px (inside frame)
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Exact pixel specifications
Target dimensions and format rules.
| Store slot | Portrait | Landscape / Canvas | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac 16:10 HiDPI (Primary Preset) | — | 2560 × 1600 px | AppScreenDesign family: mac · Crisp Retina 16:10 store standard |
| Other Accepted Mac 16:10 Sizes | — | 1280 × 800 · 1440 × 900 · 2880 × 1800 | All share the mandatory 16:10 Mac App Store aspect ratio |
| MacBook Air 13" M5 Screen Slot | — | 2560 × 1664 px (inside frame) | Framed cleanly onto the 2560 × 1600 outer store canvas |
Practical walkthrough
Turn notched Mac captures into 16:10 store assets.
Avoid Mac App Store aspect-ratio rejections by framing desktop windows onto a 2560 × 1600 canvas.
Capture a clean Retina app window
Use representative sample data and hide personal desktop clutter.
Select the Mac 16:10 (2560 × 1600) family
Place your capture inside a Midnight MacBook Air 13" frame or clean editorial desktop layout.
Verify readability of small UI chrome
Inspect full-resolution 2560 × 1600 exports to ensure toolbars and sidebars remain crisp.
Frame window captures onto 2560 × 1600
AppScreenDesign places your macOS app window or Midnight MacBook Air 13" frame onto a compliant 2560 × 1600 opaque 16:10 canvas.
3D laptop studio poses
Tilt a 3D MacBook Air for your opening hero panel, then use crisp flat window callouts for keyboard shortcuts and inspector details.
Capture clean macOS windows
Hide personal menu-bar icons, use sample documents and capture at 2x Retina scale so dense sidebars and code editors remain razor-sharp at 2560 × 1600.
Localize desktop menus and copy
Keep Mac screenshots alongside your iOS and iPadOS tabs when shipping a Universal Purchase app across Apple platforms.
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