Tools/Thumbnail designer
YouTube thumbnail maker
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Start from a generated 16:9 background, your own image, or nothing at all — then add text and shape layers with real control over size, position, weight, colour, outline, rotation and shadow. Every render comes out at exactly 1280×720, which is what the upload page wants, and every save keeps a version.
What it does
- Generates backgrounds, or takes an image you upload
- Gives real layer control rather than a fixed template
- Renders at exactly 1280×720 PNG every time
- Keeps versions, and can work from a concept brief carried over from your title
What you bring
A concept. Deciding the image and the few words of overlay before you render is the difference between choosing a thumbnail and accepting one.
What you get
A finished PNG at upload dimensions, versioned and attached to the project.
What it costs
10 credits a render, or 4 for concepts first.
What it cannot do
It will not tell you which thumbnail will get more clicks. It has no way to test one against another on your audience, and neither does anything else outside YouTube's own experiments.