For small YouTube creators

Thumbnails that get the click.

Make bold, scroll-stopping YouTube thumbnails right in your browser. Pick a template, drop in your screenshot or face, add huge outlined text, and export a ready-to-upload 1280×720 image. No design skills, no install, no sign-up.

Works on desktop and phone, in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Your images stay on your device.

Example gaming thumbnail made with Thumbnailr
Example tutorial thumbnail
Example build reveal thumbnail
Built for gaming, photography, LEGO, tutorials, reactions and vlogs

Everything a thumbnail needs, nothing it doesn't

🎨 Starter templates

Six proven layouts (Gaming Hype, Reaction, Tutorial Split, Minimal Photo, Build Reveal, Before/After) you can change in seconds.

🅰️ Big, bold text

Chunky display fonts with thick outlines, gradient fills, drop shadows and highlight boxes that stay readable at phone size.

🧍 Cutouts that pop

Drop in a transparent PNG of your face or character and get an automatic sticker outline and shadow.

📱 Feed preview

See your thumbnail at the size viewers see it in the YouTube feed, with a safe-zone guide for the timestamp.

⚡ YouTube-ready export

Pixel-perfect 1280×720 PNG, or a JPG that's automatically kept under YouTube's 2 MB limit.

🔒 Private by default

Everything runs in your browser, and your work autosaves on your device. Nothing gets uploaded to us.

Simple pricing

Start free. Upgrade when your channel does.

Free

£0/forever
  • Full editor: text, shapes, cutouts
  • 3 starter templates
  • 1280×720 PNG & JPG export
  • Small "Made with Thumbnailr" watermark
Start making thumbnails
Coming soon

Pro

£5/month
  • No watermark
  • All templates, plus new drops every month
  • One-click background removal
  • Saved projects in the cloud
  • Priority support
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