What This Tool Does
This tool resizes images for YouTube thumbnails, channel banners, profile pictures, and community post images. Correctly sized images ensure your channel looks professional and your thumbnails attract clicks.
YouTube displays thumbnails at various sizes across devices, search results, and suggested video panels. A thumbnail that looks good at full size but poorly at small sizes loses its effectiveness. Proper sizing ensures consistency everywhere.
When to Use This Tool
- Creating a custom thumbnail for a YouTube video.
- Updating your channel banner or profile picture.
- Preparing images for YouTube community posts.
- Resizing graphics for YouTube end screens.
- Formatting images for YouTube ad campaigns.
How to Use This Tool
- Upload your image to the tool.
- Select a YouTube preset such as Thumbnail, Channel Banner, or Profile.
- Choose your preferred resize mode.
- Preview the image at the target dimensions.
- Download and upload to YouTube.
Best Practices for Images
- YouTube thumbnails display at 1280×720 pixels. Use bold text, high contrast, and expressive faces for maximum click-through.
- Channel banners are displayed at different sizes on TV, desktop, and mobile. Keep key content in the safe area at the center.
- Thumbnails appear as small as 120px wide in suggested video sidebars — test readability at small sizes.
- Use consistent branding (colors, fonts, layout) across all thumbnails to build channel recognition.
- Avoid cluttering thumbnails with too much text — three to five words maximum.