Step 1
Get a few options
Tell us what your video is about. Get a few thumbnails to compare.
Your video
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Describe your video and get several thumbnails to compare. Use your own photos or show VisualKit a thumbnail you like.Ask for changes in plain English. Export at 1280×720.
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Your thumbnail gets one chance to earn the click before the video starts.
If the thumbnail looks confusing, they click another video.
Each round of feedback can cost another day.
Make a few thumbnails, then pick your favorite.
Tell VisualKit about your video. Pick the thumbnail you like.
Tell us what your video is about. Get a few thumbnails to compare.
Paste a thumbnail link or upload an image. Use that look for your video.
Reference
Your versionSay what to change in plain words. The rest stays the same.
Download your thumbnail and add it to your YouTube video.
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Start with a video idea, use your photos, ask for changes, and export the result.
Paste your title or explain the video. VisualKit makes a few thumbnails to compare.
Upload photos of yourself, your product, a screenshot, or another real image.
Paste a YouTube URL or add an image. VisualKit uses its look for your video.
Try: "make the product bigger," "use less text," or "change the background."
Compare several options and pick the one that makes your video easy to understand.
Download a standard 16:9 image at 1280×720, ready for YouTube.
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See examples and advice for the videos you make.
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For high-volume creators and teams.
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VisualKit is an AI YouTube thumbnail maker for creators who want to generate a new design, remix a reference, analyze an existing thumbnail, or revise an image with plain-language instructions. It produces upload-ready 1280×720 thumbnails in the browser, without requiring Photoshop.
Start with a video title or idea, compare generated options, then refine text, composition, color, or imagery. For practical guidance, read our thumbnail design guide or check the recommended YouTube thumbnail size.
| Task | What VisualKit Does | You Start With | You Can Change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create a thumbnail | Makes several YouTube thumbnail options from your video idea | A title, topic, or short description | The subject, text, background, and look | A 1280×720 YouTube thumbnail |
| Use your own photos | Builds the thumbnail around photos or images you upload | Your face, product, screenshot, or other image | Crop, placement, background, expression, and text | A thumbnail using your images |
| Use a reference | Uses another thumbnail to guide the look | A YouTube URL or reference image | Layout, light, color, contrast, and text | A new thumbnail for your video |
| Edit a thumbnail | Changes your chosen thumbnail from a plain-language request | A request like "make my face bigger" or "remove the text" | Text, face size, background, objects, colors, and crop | An updated version |
Create a thumbnail
What VisualKit Does: Makes several YouTube thumbnail options from your video idea
Use your own photos
What VisualKit Does: Builds the thumbnail around photos or images you upload
Use a reference
What VisualKit Does: Uses another thumbnail to guide the look
Edit a thumbnail
What VisualKit Does: Changes your chosen thumbnail from a plain-language request
