MLS Now photo requirements
Ohio · limits as published for MLS Now
Short answer: MLS Now: up to 50 photos per listing, JPEG only. Advice: up to 6 MB per photo, at least 1024 x 768 pixels, landscape photos.
From Listing Photo Rules and Requirements, published by MLS Now and dated 23 September 2026. We read the limits below on 20 October 2026.
What MLS Now publishes
| Limit | What MLS Now says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Photos per listing: 50 | “You may enter up to 50 photos at a time for a total of 50 photos maximum per listing.” Photo Rules and Entry | Listing Photo Rules and RequirementsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Format: JPEG only | “Format: JPG only” Photo Rules and Entry | Listing Photo Rules and RequirementsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Smallest size: 1024 x 768, advice | “For optimal quality, photos should be at least 1024 x 768 pixels (dimensions) but no larger than 6mb, in the horizontal (landscape) orientation (turn mobile device sideways).” Photo Rules and Entry How we read it: The page does not say which side is the width. A photo that fits as written passes; one that fits only when turned the other way gets advice, not a pass. | Listing Photo Rules and RequirementsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| File size: up to 6 MB, advice | “For optimal quality, photos should be at least 1024 x 768 pixels (dimensions) but no larger than 6mb, in the horizontal (landscape) orientation (turn mobile device sideways).” Photo Rules and Entry How we read it: The sentence begins “For optimal quality”, so we show 6 MB as advice, not as a limit. | Listing Photo Rules and RequirementsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Orientation: landscape, advice | “For optimal quality, photos should be at least 1024 x 768 pixels (dimensions) but no larger than 6mb, in the horizontal (landscape) orientation (turn mobile device sideways).” Photo Rules and Entry | Listing Photo Rules and RequirementsRead on 20 October 2026 |
The pages we quote give no limit for largest size.
What MLS Now photos may show
“No for sale signs can be in your photos.”
Photo Rules and Entry · Read on 20 October 2026
“The following are prohibited: visible branding, watermarks, photos of agent/broker, marketing overlays, QR codes, misleading content, or any content violating law.”
Photo Rules and Entry (Rule 3.1) · Read on 20 October 2026
Altered and virtually staged photos
“Every altered, staged, or rendered image must include an on-image label in a readable font stating "Virtually Staged," "Digitally Altered," or "Rendering/AI-Generated," as applicable, and the photo caption/description must repeat the disclosure.”
Virtual Staging, Digital Alteration, and AI-Generated Content (Rule 3.3) · Read on 20 October 2026
These are the rules we have read. The disclosure generator writes disclosure wording for an altered photo; check it against the rules quoted here.
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Free tools and guides
- AB 723 disclosure generatorThe wording for each place you publish an altered listing photo.
- MLS photo checkerCheck photos against your MLS’s published size and format limits, and resize the ones that miss.
- Was this listing photo edited?A free provenance check for any image, including ones Duskly did not make.
- AB 723 and listing photosThe statute and the MLS rules, quoted with their sources.
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