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Drag and drop your existing thumbnail or click to browse files.
Thumbnail Studioo's editor lets you upload existing thumbnails and make AI-powered fixes with simple tools. Remove backgrounds, change text, enhance faces, and export at YouTube's exact 1280x720 resolution. For creating new thumbnails from text descriptions, our AI thumbnail generator handles that workflow. Sign in to start editing.
Testimonials
Had a thumbnail that was getting zero clicks. Changed the text color and made my face bigger using this, and CTR went from 2% to almost 6%. Same thumbnail, just fixed.
Derek Nguyen
Tech reviewer, 145K subs
I reuse my best-performing thumbnail layouts but change the text for each video. This makes it so easy to swap out text without messing up everything else.
Sophie Williams
Lifestyle vlogger, 98K subs
The background removal is actually good. Other tools leave weird edges around hair but this one is clean. Saved me from learning Photoshop.
Jordan Blake
Commentary channel, 52K subs
I go back and update old videos when they stop performing. Being able to quickly fix thumbnails instead of recreating them has probably saved me hundreds of hours.
Mei Chen
Educational content, 178K subs
Examples
Real thumbnail examples
How It Works
Drag and drop your existing thumbnail or click to browse files.
Look at what needs fixing—text readability, background clutter, or face visibility.
Use AI tools to fix specific issues without affecting the rest of your design.
Download at 1280x720 ready to upload to YouTube Studio.
Who It's For
Creators who want to fix thumbnails without starting over
Channels testing different versions of the same thumbnail
Anyone who needs to update text on old thumbnails
YouTubers who want to improve thumbnails that are not getting clicks
Try These
“Portrait photo of a person talking, remove the messy background and replace with a clean solid color, keep the face and expression exactly the same”
“Screenshot from a video, make the colors brighter and more eye-catching, add a subtle glow around the main subject to make them pop”
“Existing thumbnail with small hard to read text, make the text bigger and bolder, add a dark outline so it shows up on any background”
Benefits
Target specific problems while keeping everything else intact instead of starting from scratch.
All edits process at full resolution with compression only on final export.
Version history saves every export so you can A/B test different approaches.
One-click tools handle complex edits like background removal and face enhancement.
Best Practices
Fix one problem at a time. Start with whatever is weakest in your thumbnail and evaluate before making additional changes.
Preview at mobile size before exporting. What looks readable on your monitor might be illegible when shrunk down.
Prioritize text contrast over creativity. White text with black outline reads against almost any background.
Make faces larger than you think necessary. Expressions drive clicks but only if viewers can actually see them.
Save multiple versions for A/B testing. Export different variations and let YouTube analytics show what works.
Common Mistakes
Making text too small for mobile viewing. If you squint to read it at full size, it will be illegible on phones.
Trying to fix too many things at once. Focus on the single biggest issue instead of overhauling everything.
Using low-contrast colors that fade into YouTube's interface. Stick to high-contrast combinations that pop.
Putting important elements in corners where YouTube overlays duration stamps and other UI elements.
Over-editing until the thumbnail looks unnatural. Heavy filters and unrealistic colors reduce viewer trust.
Upload an existing thumbnail and fix common problems in minutes. Free to start with 60 monthly credits.
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