Unlock MLS photo requirements
Central Texas · limits as published for Unlock MLS
Short answer: Unlock MLS: up to 40 photos per listing, at most 4097 x 4095 or 7735 x 2169 pixels, at most 90 DPI. Advice: at least 2048 x 1536 pixels.
From How to Input and Update Photos in Unlock MLS, published by Unlock MLS and dated 31 January 2026. We read the limits below on 20 October 2026.
What Unlock MLS publishes
| Limit | What Unlock MLS says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Photos per listing: 40 | “the maximum number of photos you can upload is 40.” Please note the following | How to Input and Update Photos in Unlock MLSRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Largest size: 4097 x 4095 or 7735 x 2169 | “The maximum acceptable photo sizes are 4097 x 4095 pixels and 7735 x 2169 pixels, with a maximum DPI of 90. Photos exceeding these dimensions will not upload successfully.” Please note the following How we read it: A photo passes when it fits inside either size as written; one that fits only when turned gets advice. The DPI is checked on its own line. | How to Input and Update Photos in Unlock MLSRead on 20 October 2026 |
| DPI: up to 90 | “The maximum acceptable photo sizes are 4097 x 4095 pixels and 7735 x 2169 pixels, with a maximum DPI of 90. Photos exceeding these dimensions will not upload successfully.” Please note the following How we read it: We read the DPI the file declares (its JFIF or EXIF resolution, or a PNG’s pHYs). A file that declares none passes. Resized copies declare none. | How to Input and Update Photos in Unlock MLSRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Smallest size: 2048 x 1536, advice | “For the best quality, upload photos with a The minimum size of 2048 x 1536 pixels.” Please note the following How we read it: The sentence is broken on the page and opens with “For the best quality”, so we show it as advice. The page does not say which side is the width; a photo that fits only when turned also gets advice. | How to Input and Update Photos in Unlock MLSRead on 20 October 2026 |
The pages we quote give no limit for file size, file format.
Altered and virtually staged photos
We have not read Unlock MLS’s rules on altered or virtually staged photos, so we quote none here. Check its rulebook before you publish an edited photo.
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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.
- Is day to dusk allowed on the MLS?When a twilight edit needs a disclosure, rule by rule.