Make thumbnails with AI image models

Use image models to build thumbnail concepts, creator visuals, and bold cover frames.

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Editing tools for everyone

With drag and drop tools, YouTube thumbnails are easy to create, regardless of your design skill level.

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Tons of thumbnail templates

From fashion to travel and beyond, there’s no shortage of free thumbnail templates to explore.

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Effortless customization with AI tools

See how the latest AI tools can take your thumbnails to the next level, without a lot of extra effort.


How to make YouTube thumbnails

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Open the Picsart Photo Editor

Open the Picsart Photo Editor and browse the YouTube Thumbnail templates to find your perfect match.

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Upload your photos

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Customize your thumbnail

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Download your design

Explore effects for thumbnails

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YouTube Thumbnail Maker FAQs

YouTube recommends 1280x720 (with a minimum width of 640 pixels), and requires that image files remain under the 2 MB limit.


YouTube thumbnail templates

It’s easy to create art with graphic design templates. Choose from stunning templates made by professional designers and edit them with just a few clicks.

Design YouTube thumbnails for social channels and creator content

Pro

Most popular

AI tools for everyday creative work.

$15 $10.5/mo
Billed yearly
You save $54 with yearly
  • Access to all photo & video editing features
  • Advanced background & object removal
  • Parallel video generations with the world's most powerful AI video models
  • Unlimited image generations with Flex.2 Klein
  • 1-tap image enhancer
  • Millions of stock photos & Getty video clips
  • Selection of trendy fonts, text styles & stickers
  • Thousands of premium templates
  • Support for 3+ brand kits
  • Bulk edit up to 50 images at once
  • 100 GB of cloud storage
New features:
  • Auto-generate content from your terminal or agent with the Picsart CLI
  • Use Picsart inside Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT via MCP — coming soon
  • AI agents for multi-step workflows and batch generation — coming soon

Ultra

Most powerful

Heavy AI usage for creators & teams.

$45 $24.5/mo
Billed yearly, per seat
You save $246 with yearly
  • Everything in Pro
  • Early access to advanced AI features
  • Leading AI models to design & automate workflows (Nano Banana, Veo 3, Seedance 2.0 & more)
  • Parallel video generations with the world's most powerful AI video models
  • Unlimited image generations with Flex.2 Klein
  • Support for 10+ brand kits
  • Add team seats
  • Create ad variations and localize
  • Track ads performance
  • 2000 credits for API services
  • Bulk edit up to 100 images at once
  • 300 GB of cloud storage per seat
New features:
  • Auto-generate content from your terminal or agent with the Picsart CLI
  • Use Picsart inside Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT via MCP — coming soon
  • AI agents for multi-step workflows and batch generation — coming soon

Enterprise

Custom AI solutions for large organizations.

Custom credit volume
  • Volume discounts on credit rate
  • On-demand top-ups
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  • Access to photo & video editor SDKs
  • Mobile web SDK support
  • Prepaid or pay-as-you-go creative APIs
  • Embed professional-grade editing into your product or workflow
  • Fully configurable editing experience
  • White-label to match your brand
  • Support for built-in marketing, e-commerce & printing use cases
  • Bring your own assets: images, templates & fonts
  • Enterprise-grade security, SLAs & support
  • Dedicated account manager