YouTube Thumbnail Maker
Design a 1280×720 YouTube thumbnail with a title, contrast background, and optional subject cutout. Export JPG in your browser — nothing is uploaded. The first cutout loads a local AI model of about 17 MB.
Click to choose or drop a photo here (optional)
Thumbnail preview
Drag the photo to reframe. Export is always 1280×720.
Ready. Images are processed locally and never leave your device.
About YouTube Thumbnail Maker
Make a YouTube thumbnail online with this free 1280 by 720 designer. Type a high contrast title, pick a background, drop an optional photo, and export a JPG that matches the size YouTube asks for. A subject cutout uses the same on-device background remover as the cutout tool, so a face or product can sit on a bold card without a desktop editor.
Creators build a clickable title card for a new upload. Teachers label a lesson still. Shops put a product on a split layout. Text over photo, photo left, photo right, and text only cover the usual channel styles. Drag the photo to reframe. Outline keeps the title readable on a busy still.
Load a photo if you want one, set title and layout, cut out the subject if you need it, then download. Pair with Social Size Crop if you only need the 1280 by 720 frame from an existing shot, or with the image and video collage for a channel bumper.
Design stays in your browser. The first cutout loads a local AI model and then caches it. Nothing is uploaded. Use this free YouTube thumbnail maker whenever you need a private 1280 by 720 custom thumbnail.