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YouTube thumbnail maker

Put a background, a cutout and two lines of bold text together, drag them into place and export a 1280×720 thumbnail. No account, no watermark.

FreeNo sign-upNothing is uploaded
Build 1280×720
Layout

No cutout yet? Make one with the background remover.

Drag the text or the cutout on the picture to move it.

Test it at small size
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How to use the thumbnail maker

  1. Pick a layoutText on one side, face on the other, or one big word.
  2. Add your imagesA background and a cutout of yourself (make one with the background remover).
  3. Write 2–4 big words and downloadDrag things into place, then export and test it at small size.

Questions

What size should a YouTube thumbnail be?

1280×720 pixels, 16:9, under 2 MB. This maker exports exactly that.

How much text should a thumbnail have?

Two to four big words at most. The title does the explaining; the thumbnail creates the curiosity.

Is there a watermark?

No watermark, no account. Nothing is uploaded.

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