YouTube Thumbnail Studio

Build YouTube thumbnails in a single browser-based studio. Import official YouTube frames or upload your own image, add editable text and shape layers, drag elements directly on the canvas, tune gradient overlays, and export polished thumbnails instantly.

✓ In-browser Drag layers directly YouTube frame import
Source

Supports normal YouTube links, `youtu.be`, embed URLs, shorts, and live links.

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Drop a background image here or browse
Use your own screenshot, portrait, product shot, or frame export.
No background loaded
YouTube Frame Picker
Paste a YouTube link to load the official preview frames exposed by YouTube. Choose one as your background, then continue editing inside the same thumbnail studio.
Start Layout

Presets only define the starting composition. After that, you can move elements directly, restyle them, duplicate them, or remove them completely.

Background & Overlay
Add Elements

Layers are draggable on the canvas. Selected text and shapes can also be resized directly from the selection border or handles.

Layers
Selected Layer
Select a layer on the canvas or from the layer list to edit its content, position, size, colours, and styling.
Drag layers directly on the canvas. Resize selected text and shapes from the border handles. Arrow keys nudge selected layers. `Delete` removes the selected layer.
Export
1280 × 720 Current export size
Clean Left Current starting preset
Gradient only Current background source

This studio is meant to replace the old split between preview cards and thumbnail presets. Import a YouTube frame when needed, then finish the full composition here.

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One studio, not two weak tools

You can now import YouTube frames, upload your own background, and finish the complete thumbnail in one workflow instead of bouncing between separate preview and thumbnail pages.

Direct positioning

Text, badges, panels, and play buttons can be moved directly on the canvas. The inspector is for precise edits, not for fighting a broken fixed layout.

Private editing

Everything runs locally in your browser. Imported frames, uploaded images, and exported thumbnails stay on your device.

YouTube frame import

Paste a YouTube link to load the official preview frames that YouTube exposes publicly, then pick one as your starting background for the thumbnail composition.

Layer-based editing

The editor uses movable layers for text, badges, rectangles, and play buttons. That makes the layout much more flexible than fixed template-only tools.

Good starting presets

The presets are there only to give you a clean starting point. After that, you can reposition, restyle, duplicate, or delete almost everything on the canvas.