AI thumbnail generator · first set free
Describe your video in one sentence and get 4 thumbnail concepts in different directions. Then do what an image generator can't: see each one next to the real videos ranking for your topic, and get an AI review of what to fix.
Free account, no card. Your first set of 4 is free; after that 20 credits a set.
Idea: Why a small creator's YouTube Shorts suddenly stopped getting views, and what to check first·Text: VIEWS DEAD?
Describe the video
One sentence about what the viewer gets, optional text for the thumbnail, and a style.
Get 4 directions
Four concepts that take the idea different ways, sized 16:9 for YouTube. Download any of them.
Pick in the real feed
Put a concept next to the top videos on your topic, get an AI review, and keep the one that stands out.
Fix your own thumbnail instead
Already designed one? After the AI review, "Fix it for me" applies the review's fixes to your own image and returns 2 edited versions for 10 credits.
What it costs
Feed preview: free, no account. First set of 4 concepts: free with an account. Then 20 credits per set of 4. The free account starts with 15 credits; plans start at $10 one-time.
Next step
Need options to test? Generate four directions.
Thumbnail Studio turns one idea into four different compositions, then you can test them in the real feed. Your first set is free with an account.
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An image model will happily draw anything; the hard part is a thumbnail that still reads at phone size and stands out next to the videos it competes with. Give it a clear idea, decide the text yourself, generate several directions, then judge them in a real feed — not full-screen.
Tell the generator what the viewer gets from the video. A good idea produces a scene; a list of visual details produces clutter.
red background, shocked man, arrows, money, text
Why a small creator's Shorts suddenly stopped getting views, and what to check first
Three words is a practical maximum at phone size, and the words should add to the title instead of repeating it.
HOW I GOT 10,000 VIEWS ON MY SHORTS IN ONE WEEK
VIEWS DEAD?
Four different directions show you options you would not have drawn. Pick by putting them next to the current top videos on your topic, where blending in becomes obvious.
Choosing the prettiest image on a white page
Choosing the one your eye finds first in the feed
Rewrites are illustrative examples, not measured results.
Your first set of four concepts is free with a free account (no card). After that a set of four costs 20 credits. Previewing any thumbnail in the feed is free without an account.
A one-sentence description of your video, optional thumbnail text and a style. It returns four concepts in different directions, sized for YouTube (16:9).
Yes. After an AI review, "Fix it for me" applies the review's fixes to your own thumbnail and returns two edited versions for 10 credits.
Yes. Download them and use them on your videos. Check every image before you publish — AI images can contain small errors in text or hands.
No tool can before real viewers see the video. We show each concept next to real top videos on your topic so you can see which one stands out; YouTube's Test & compare measures clicks after you publish.
Browse thumbnails from videos that beat their channel, the thumbnail text they used, or what is trending right now.
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