How to Upload a Tesla Custom Wrap: App and USB Installation Guide

Start with a finished PNG for your exact Tesla

Tesla supports two transfer methods: upload through its mobile app, or copy files to a USB drive. Both lead to Toybox → Paint Shop → Wraps in the vehicle. The mobile route requires Tesla app v4.59.0 or later.

These PNGs customize the digital vehicle visualization in Tesla Paint Shop. They are not measured print or cutting templates for physical vinyl. A wrap shop can use a design as a visual reference, but must prepare its own production artwork.

Choose the template for the exact body generation and trim, add your artwork, check the available preview and export the finished PNG. A blank UV template is a drawing canvas; a 3D screenshot or gallery thumbnail is only a preview. Neither replaces the finished wrap export.

The requirements below were checked against Tesla’s public custom-wraps repository on September 29, 2026. The official source is linked at the end of this guide.

PNG file requirements

Check the file you actually saved before uploading it:

• Export a real PNG, no larger than 1 MB. Renaming a JPG or WebP to .png does not convert it.
• Use the original template dimensions. Tesla lists 512×512 to 1024×1024 pixels; its Cybertruck template is 1024×768. Keep that layout instead of stretching it into a square.
• Keep the file name within 30 characters, using only letters, numbers, underscores, dashes and spaces.
• Tesla allows up to 10 wraps from the mobile app and up to 10 from a USB drive.
• Keep body-panel positions and the template’s transparent background intact. A compliant file can still look wrong if it was designed for a different vehicle.

Method 1: upload through the Tesla app

Use the phone that has access to your vehicle in the Tesla app. Menu labels can differ by app language; the official English path is Creations → Wrap → Upload.

• 1. Save the finished PNG for your exact vehicle to your phone. A blank template or a screenshot of the 3D preview is not the finished wrap file.
• 2. In Tesla app v4.59.0 or later, open Creations → Wrap → Upload and choose that PNG.
• 3. In the vehicle, open Toybox → Paint Shop → Wraps and select the transferred design. Check the result on the vehicle visualization.

Method 2: load a custom wrap from USB

Use this route if you prefer transferring from a computer. A valid example location is Wraps/My Wrap.png at the drive root, not inside another folder.

• 1. Use a drive formatted as exFAT, FAT32, MS-DOS FAT, ext3 or ext4. NTFS is not supported. If you need to reformat it, back up its contents first because formatting erases them.
• 2. Create a folder named Wraps at the root of the drive and copy your finished PNG files directly into it. Keep map and firmware update files off this drive.
• 3. Connect the drive to a vehicle USB port that supports data. Check your vehicle manual for the correct port; charging-only ports cannot read the files.
• 4. Open Toybox → Paint Shop → Wraps on the touchscreen and select your design.

Choose the right Model Y, Model 3 or Cybertruck template

Original Model Y and the 2025+ Juniper body use different UV layouts. Juniper Standard, Premium and Performance each have their own file, and Model Y L is separate again. For a car registered in 2025, confirm its body generation rather than choosing from the year alone.

Original Model 3 and the 2024+ Highland body also have different templates. Highland Standard and Premium share one official file; Highland Performance has another. Tesla’s repository additionally lists Cybertruck, Model S (2021+), Model S (2025+) Plaid and Model X (2021+).

A template in the repository is not a guarantee that every vehicle has the same software menus. Check your vehicle software and manual if Paint Shop or custom wraps are missing. Keep the original template layout, including Cybertruck’s 1024×768 canvas.

Custom wrap not showing up: check the transfer first

If the design is missing from the list, first check that it is a real PNG, no larger than 1 MB, and has a permitted file name. Check the 10-file limit for the method you used. A renamed JPG or a downloaded preview thumbnail is a common wrong-file scenario.

• App entry missing: check the installed Tesla app version against v4.59.0, the selected vehicle and its software. The version requirement alone does not establish why a menu is missing. If Paint Shop is available in the car, the documented USB method is another transfer option.
• USB file missing: confirm a supported file system, the exact root-level Wraps folder, a data-capable USB port and no map or firmware update files. NTFS and charging-only ports will not work for this method.
• Wrap appears but artwork is shifted: compare the PNG with the correct generation and trim template. Rework the affected panels and preview again; changing the file name does not fix the layout.
• Transparent areas or seams look wrong: compare the export with the original template and check that its alpha channel was preserved. The studio preview helps inspect the design, but the vehicle visualization is the final check.

Design, check and export from SkinMyCar

Open the template center below and choose your exact vehicle. Download the blank template to edit manually, or use the model-specific AI design button. Inspect logos, text, mirrored doors and panel seams before saving a Paint Shop PNG.

The export workflow applies the selected template mask and attempts to reduce the PNG size. Check the saved file and its appearance before transfer; an AI-generated design or a preview on an approximate 3D model cannot guarantee perfect alignment on every vehicle.