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Free YouTube Thumbnail Maker

Clickable thumbnails at 1280 × 720: cut yourself out of a photo with AI and add big bold text.

YouTube thumbnail · 1280 × 720 px

The classic thumbnail is a face or a product cut out of its background, a bright background and three or four huge words. The designer does all of it: remove the background with one click, add an outline around the cut-out, and use thick fonts with outlines and shadows.

Keep the same style for every video with your Brand Kit, and download a PNG at exactly 1280 × 720.

How to use the Free YouTube Thumbnail Maker

  1. Open the thumbnail maker

    Click Start designing. A 1280 × 720 page opens.

  2. Add and cut out your photo

    Upload a photo and choose Remove background. Add an outline to make it stand out.

  3. Add big text

    Use a bold font with an outline or shadow so it reads on a small screen.

  4. Download PNG

    Download and upload it as your video thumbnail.

Everything in the designer

150+ templates

Professional layouts for business cards, flyers, posters, stickers and social posts. Change the text, colours and photos, and it is yours.

Any size, many pages

Ready sizes for print and social media, or your own size in inches, millimetres or pixels. Add, copy and reorder up to 30 pages.

Magic resize

Made an Instagram post and need a story or a flyer? Switch to another size in one click and everything is rearranged to fit.

135 fonts, many languages

Sans, serif, script and display fonts, plus Arabic, Urdu (Nastaliq), Hindi, Punjabi and more, with right-to-left text that joins correctly.

Free photos and AI background removal

Search free photos you can print and sell, upload your own, and remove the background in one click, right in your browser.

Photo editing

Crop, filters, brightness, contrast and saturation, shaped frames, borders, outlines and shadows.

Text effects

Gradients, outlines, shadows and curved text, with full control over spacing, line height and alignment.

Shapes, lines, icons and QR codes

Stars, badges, arrows and speech bubbles, lines with arrowheads, 77 icons for social media and contact details, and QR codes for websites, Wi-Fi and contact cards.

Layers and groups

A layers panel to reorder, hide and lock items, groups that move, resize and rotate together, and freehand drawing.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a YouTube thumbnail?

1280 × 720 px (16:9). YouTube accepts files up to 2 MB.

Is the background remover free?

Yes. It runs with AI inside your browser, free, and your photo is not uploaded.

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