1080 × 1920 pixels, 9:16, cropped to 3:4 on your profile grid. Check a cover, see what the grid cuts, export it at size. Free, no login.
The same as the video: 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. TikTok lets you pick a frame from the video or upload an image as the cover.
The profile grid shows covers as 3:4 tiles, cutting off the top and bottom of the 9:16 frame. Keep the subject and any title text in the middle — the checker draws the grid crop.
Yes, in the app's cover editor or on the image before you upload. Keep it inside the grid crop and clear of the caption area at the bottom, so it reads both in the feed and on your profile.
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to Hookova.
Yes — edit the video's cover from the post's menu. The grid updates, and the feed shows the new cover as the first frame before the video plays.