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Get Wolt-ready food photos from a real dish photo in about a minute. Wolt's own menu-photo checklist asks for horizontal 16:9 images with the whole dish centered — and it says not to use AI-generated images. FoodPhoto.ai enhances your real phone photo and exports a 16:9 file you can review before uploading.

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Quick answer

Wolt's published guidance asks for horizontal 16:9 photos with the food centered and the whole dish in frame, and its checklist says not to use AI-generated images. Wolt's learning centre does not publish a pixel minimum, a file-size cap or a format list in that checklist. The 1200x1200px / 5MB / JPG-or-PNG figures are FoodPhoto's working export guidance, not an official Wolt requirement. FoodPhoto.ai starts from a real photo of the dish you serve, improves lighting, crop, colour and background, and exports a 16:9 file you can review before uploading. Source: Wolt Merchant Learning Center — How to add or edit your menu photos (accessed 20 Sep 2026).

Official Wolt menu-photo checklist

From Wolt's own learning centre (accessed 20 Sep 2026):

  • Do use horizontal images (16:9 ratio).
  • Do keep the food centered in the frame and show the entire dish — no cropped edges.
  • Do keep the photo sharp, bright and high quality, with natural-looking light.
  • Do make sure the photo matches the actual item, with a realistic portion and no misleading presentation.
  • Don't use AI-generated images.
  • Don't use vertical photos, or cropped or partial images.
  • Don't upload blurry or out-of-focus shots.
  • Don't include people, and don't show multiple items in one photo.
  • Don't add extra graphics, text or borders.

You upload and edit photos in the Wolt Merchant Portal. Single items are edited under Listing manager (formerly Menu editor); batch uploads use Menu editor → Images. Wolt lets you attach up to 5 images per item.

AI photos and Wolt: what actually risks rejection

Wolt's checklist explicitly says "Don't use AI-generated images". At the same time, Wolt's Merchant Portal provides an "Improve with AI" tool that adjusts the background, light, shadow, size and position of the photo you upload. The practical reading: an edit of a real photo of your dish is what Wolt supports, while a fully AI-generated or fabricated dish risks rejection or removal.

Rejection risk: if an image invents a different dish, changes the ingredients, or hides that it is a render, it can be rejected. Start from a real photo of the item you serve, keep the portion and ingredients accurate, and review every export against the dish before you upload it.

FoodPhoto.ai works from your uploaded real dish photo; it does not invent ingredients, increase portions or replace the item with a different dish. You stay responsible for the final review and for confirming Wolt's current rules in your market.

Wolt specs at a glance

Wolt's published checklist compared with FoodPhoto's working export guidance:

ItemWolt official guidance (accessed 20 Sep 2026)FoodPhoto working export
Aspect ratioHorizontal 16:916:9 master; a square crop only if you need it for other channels
FramingFood centered, whole dish, no cropped edgesKeep safe margins so nothing is cut at thumbnail size
ContentOne item, no people, no text/graphics/borders, realistic portionReal dish only; no overlays
AI"Don't use AI-generated images"Enhance a real photo; never fabricate the dish
ResolutionNot published in the cited checklist1200x1200px minimum (working guidance)
File sizeNot published in the cited checklistKeep under 5MB (working guidance)
FormatNot published in the cited checklistHigh-quality JPG or PNG (working guidance)
Images per itemUp to 5One clean primary image, plus alternates if useful

Because Wolt publishes no pixel, file-size or format minimum in this checklist, treat the FoodPhoto numbers as safe defaults and confirm the final upload screen in your own Merchant Portal, which can vary by market and account.

Countries and markets

Wolt operates in many European and Asian markets. The FoodPhoto dataset lists Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Luxembourg, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Israel, Japan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (dataset, Sep 2026). The same source photo can be adapted to each market's menu, delivery app and website needs.

FoodPhoto.ai workflow for Wolt

Shoot a sharp phone photo of the real dish, upload it to FoodPhoto.ai, choose a delivery-friendly style, and export a horizontal 16:9 image. The AI improves light, colour, crop and background while preserving the actual food, ingredients and portion.

  1. Upload the real dish photo (one item, centered, whole dish in frame).
  2. Export at 16:9 for Wolt; keep the file under 5MB.
  3. Review the result against the dish, then upload it in Wolt's Listing manager.
  4. Reuse the same improved image across your website, menu and social channels.

Frequently asked questions

What are Wolt image requirements?

Wolt's published menu-photo checklist asks for horizontal 16:9 images with the food centered, the whole dish visible, no people, no text or graphics, one item per photo, and no AI-generated images. That checklist does not publish a pixel minimum, file-size cap or format list; the 1200x1200px / 5MB / JPG-or-PNG numbers are FoodPhoto working guidance.

Is Wolt 1:1 or 16:9?

Wolt's own learning centre asks for horizontal 16:9 images. A square 1:1 export may still be useful for your website or other channels, but it is not the ratio Wolt's checklist recommends.

Does Wolt accept AI-generated food photos?

Wolt's checklist says "Don't use AI-generated images", while the same Merchant Portal offers an "Improve with AI" editing tool for photos you upload. The safe approach is to start from a real photo of your dish and use AI only to improve lighting, background and crop, keeping ingredients and portions accurate. Fully fabricated dishes risk rejection.

Can I use smartphone photos for Wolt?

Yes. FoodPhoto.ai is designed for restaurant phone photos. It improves lighting, background, crop and colour while keeping the real dish accurate.

Does FoodPhoto.ai create fake Wolt menu items?

No. The workflow enhances your uploaded dish photo. It does not invent ingredients, increase portions, or replace the item with a different dish.

Which countries does this Wolt guide cover?

The FoodPhoto dataset lists 28 Wolt markets including Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Japan and Kazakhstan (Sep 2026). Confirm your own market's current rules in the Wolt Merchant Portal.

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