Upload Transparent Images to Steam

A mega-guide on how to upload transparent artwork, screenshot, workshop and guide images!

Intro

                 Before you start...

        Please, do not upload any content to Steam if you are not the creator of it,
            do not have a copyright for it nor do not have a permission to upload it!

            For more information, read this article on Content Rules...

       This guide is a continuation of my previous guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2174159512

  This new all-in-1 guide will teach you how to upload transparent images for
       Artwork / Screenshot / Workshop / Guide showcases!

         What should you know before following the guide?

             Your image must contain transparent elements!

         Modifying transparent images requires basic skills at hex editing.

          This method works for all supported file types (except for JPG)
                  independently of size and frame count!

          This trick also allows you to upload long workshop/guide images!

Modify image data (GIF/JPEG)

     Please follow these steps if you're uploading a transparent GIF.

                   Open this site: https://hexed.it/

          Click "Open file" and select your image you want to modify.



                Scroll to the very bottom of the page.



             Change the last byte of your file to 21 or 2C, like this:



              Click "Export" and save your modified file.

Modify image data (PNG/APNG)

     The method described in the previous section can also be applied to PNG images.
  However, the image will not be displayed properly in some web browsers including Firefox.
               This fix allows you to avoid this problem.

              DISCLAIMER

         This trick will increase your file size by 1 byte.
    But this is a really small amount so you don't have to care about it much.

    Please follow these steps if you're uploading a transparent PNG.

                   Open this site: https://hexed.it/

          Click "Open file" and select your image you want to modify.



                Scroll to the very bottom of the page.



               Copy the following sequence of bytes.

             01 49 45 4E 44 00 D1 1A 4F E1

         Select the first "00" byte tracing from the end and press Ctrl+V.
    Choose "Overwrite the bytes at the cursor position" and "Hexadecimal Values" options
                   and click the "Apply" button.



              Click "Export" and save your modified file.

Upload Transparent Artwork

     Please follow these steps if you want to upload your image
              as transparent artwork.

          Open this link with a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.):
          https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/edititem/767/3/

     Give your artwork a title and select your transparent image as the artwork file.

               Press F12 to open the developer console.

             Click the "Console" tab and paste the following code:

                  $J('#image_width').val(1000),$J('#image_height').val(1);

                  Press ENTER to apply the code.

          Tick the "I certify that I created this artwork" checkbox.

          Click the "Save and Continue" button to upload your artwork.

Upload Transparent Screenshot

     Please follow these steps if you want to upload your image
              as transparent screenshot.

          Open this link with a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.):
          https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/edititem/767/3/

     Give your screenshot a title and select your transparent image as the artwork file.

               Press F12 to open the developer console.

             Click the "Console" tab and paste the following code:

   $J('#image_width').val(1000),$J('#image_height').val(1),$J('[name=file_type]').val(5);

                  Press ENTER to apply the code.

          Tick the "I certify that I created this artwork" checkbox.

        Click the "Save and Continue" button to upload your screenshot.

Upload Transparent Workshop

     Please follow these steps if you want to upload your image
              as transparent workshop.

          Open this link with a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.):
          https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/edititem/767/3/

     Give your workshop a title and select your transparent image as the artwork file.

               Press F12 to open the developer console.

             Click the "Console" tab and paste the following code:

$J('[name=consumer_app_id]').val(480),$J('[name=file_type]').val(0),$J('[name=visibility]').val(0);

                  Press ENTER to apply the code.

          Tick the "I certify that I created this artwork" checkbox.

         Click the "Save and Continue" button to upload your workshop.

Upload Transparent Guide

     Please follow these steps if you want to upload your image
                as transparent guide.

                      Open this link:
         https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/editguide/?appid=480

     Give your guide a title and select your transparent image as the branding image.

       Tick the "I am the original creator of this guide, or I have legal authorization
            from the guide's creator to post this." checkbox.

          Click the "Save and Continue" button to upload your guide.

Outro

          Honorable Examples

                   Written by David Macintosh

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2187387847 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2216769769 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2164230951

   

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[yaelz]

+rep ty

[Nova<3Momo]

the link is not working now it opens default window

[Heneral Jumong]

nice thanks

[leo]

thanks so much

[Ｌｏｃｕｓｔ]

+rep

[⚡𝒁𝒆𝒖𝒔™ ⁧⁧⚡]

how do I upload to 753?

[unfortunate]

+rep thanks <3

[Michael97]

This works, making it even more mindbogling it doesn't do so out of the box as anyone would expect.

[Stkillogamer]

did the steps right but the image doesnt look transparent on my profile