Thumbnail Maker

What you can ask

• Design a thumbnail for my next video — here's the titleCopy
• My click-through rate is low. What's wrong with my thumbnail?
• Give me 5 thumbnail concepts and matching titles for my video idea

Skills

38 in the ChatGPT listing

• Ab testingPlan and run thumbnail tests: what to vary, how many variants, how to build a fair test, how long to run it, how to read the results, and what to do with the winner, including YouTube's built-in thumbnail test feature.
• Ad thumbnailsDesign thumbnails and cover frames for paid video: YouTube ads, Meta and TikTok video covers, sponsored posts and promo graphics, with hook frames, variant sets and compliance-safe claims.
• Ai thumbnail promptsWrite expert prompts for AI image generators to produce thumbnails and thumbnail elements: subjects, scenes, backgrounds, objects, styles, lighting and negative prompts, plus how to prompt for text-free images and add typography afterwards.
• Background sceneDesign thumbnail backgrounds: flat colors, gradients, blurred locations, studio setups, gaming scenes, collages, split screens, texture and lighting, plus how to replace or clean up a messy background.
• Blog og imagesDesign blog featured images, article headers, Open Graph and social share cards, newsletter headers and link preview images, with correct sizes, text treatment and file weight for fast pages.
• Branding consistencyBuild a repeatable thumbnail style for a channel: a template system, fixed colors and fonts, face treatment, logo placement and rules, so every upload looks like the same channel without looking identical.
• Channel brandingDesign the rest of a channel's visual package: banner, avatar, watermark, playlist covers, end screens, community post graphics and video intro cards, with exact sizes and safe areas.
• Color contrastChoose thumbnail colors that stand out in the feed: palettes with HEX codes, contrast against YouTube's light and dark themes, color psychology, accent colors and how to avoid blending in with competing thumbnails.
• Competitor researchAnalyze what thumbnails work in a niche right now: read the competing set, find the shared pattern, find the gap, and design a thumbnail that breaks the pattern without leaving the category.
• Composition layoutPlan thumbnail layout: focal point, rule of thirds, subject scale, negative space, depth layers, eye flow, balance and safe zones, with exact placements on a 1280x720 canvas.
• Course thumbnailsDesign thumbnails and cover images for online courses, lessons, webinars and training: Udemy, Skillshare, Teachable, Kajabi, LinkedIn Learning and internal training, with sizes, trust cues and promise-led layouts.
• Ctr diagnosisDiagnose why a video's click-through rate is low and fix it: separate thumbnail problems from title, topic, audience, traffic source and timing problems, with a ranked fix list.
• Export specsAnswer technical thumbnail questions: dimensions, aspect ratios, file formats, file size limits, compression, resolution, color profiles, safe zones and upload requirements across YouTube and other platforms.
• Face expressionUse faces in thumbnails well: which expression to use, how to crop and place a face, eye line, lighting, rim light, cutouts, multiple people, and when a face hurts instead of helps.
• helpExplain what Thumbnail Maker can do, list all its skills and give example requests to get started.
• Hook conceptGenerate thumbnail concepts, angles and visual hooks for any video: curiosity gaps, contrasts, stakes, transformations and pattern breaks, with 5 to 10 distinct ideas ranked by expected click appeal.
• localizationAdapt thumbnails and titles for other languages and markets: text expansion, script and font choices, cultural cues, faces and colors, plus YouTube's multi-language title and thumbnail options.
• Mobile checkCheck a thumbnail the way viewers actually see it: at 320x180 and smaller, on a phone, in light and dark themes, in the sidebar and in search, with a pass or fail on each element and the fixes.
• Niche business financeDesign thumbnails for business, money, investing, entrepreneurship, marketing, career and productivity videos, with credible-looking layouts, number graphics and honest claims.
• Niche education techDesign thumbnails for tutorials, how-to videos, coding, software, AI tools, tech reviews, gadgets and educational explainers, where clarity beats hype.
• Niche entertainment musicDesign thumbnails for music videos, lyric videos, reactions, commentary, comedy, movie and TV breakdowns, pop culture and family or kids content, with genre conventions and strict rights rules.
• Niche fitness beautyDesign thumbnails for fitness, workouts, nutrition, beauty, skincare, hair, fashion and wellness videos, with results-led layouts and responsible, non-harmful framing.
• Niche gamingDesign gaming thumbnails: gameplay videos, let's plays, tutorials, updates, rankings, horror, Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox, FPS, sports games and speedruns, with style conventions and rights-safe practices.
• Niche vlog food travelDesign thumbnails for vlogs, day-in-the-life, travel, food and recipes, home, DIY, family and lifestyle videos, where atmosphere, faces and the finished result do the work.
• Photo and cutoutsShoot and prepare your own thumbnail photos: camera setup, lighting, poses and expressions to capture, wardrobe and background choices, then cutting out the subject cleanly and fixing edges, hair and color.
• Pikzels guideExplain how to use Pikzels to generate thumbnails: prompting it, recreating a thumbnail from a link, face swap and personas, title generation, editing with plain text, and what to check in the output.
• Podcast coversDesign podcast cover art and episode thumbnails: the square show cover, YouTube episode thumbnails for interviews, guest-led layouts, clip covers and audiogram frames, with platform sizes and rules.
• Policy safetyCheck a thumbnail against platform rules and rights: misleading or clickbait limits, copyright and trademarks, likeness and consent, made-for-kids rules, AI disclosure, sexualized or shocking imagery, and ad suitability.
• Recommended toolsShow the tools that work well with Thumbnail Maker for generating, editing and testing thumbnails, including the Pikzels affiliate link with disclosure.
• Shorts coversDesign vertical video covers: YouTube Shorts covers, Instagram Reels covers, TikTok covers and vertical grid thumbnails, with 9:16 sizes, safe zones and text that survives the platform's interface overlays.
• Thumbnail briefTurn a vague video idea into a clear thumbnail brief: the video's promise, the target viewer, where it will be seen, the emotion, the competing thumbnails, brand rules and deliverables, then propose design directions.
• Thumbnail critiqueReview an existing thumbnail and give prioritized, specific feedback: readability at small size, focal point, text, contrast, emotion, promise match and technical issues, with exact fixes and an improved version.
• Thumbnail seriesDesign a consistent set of thumbnails for a series, playlist, course or multi-part project: a master template, per-episode variation, numbering, and a production checklist for batching many thumbnails at once.
• Thumbnail studioThumbnail Maker's main skill and front door, and the default skill for this plugin.
• Thumbnail textWrite and style the words on a thumbnail: how many words, which words, font choice, size in pixels, weight, color, outline, shadow, angle and placement, so text is readable at 320x180 and adds to the title.
• Title packagingDesign the title and thumbnail as one package so they add up instead of repeating: write title options, match them to thumbnail concepts, and check the promise is clear, honest and clickable.
• Twitch streamingDesign art for live streaming: Twitch and Kick offline banners, panels, overlays' static elements, stream thumbnails, VOD and highlight thumbnails for YouTube, and schedule graphics.
• Youtube thumbnailDesign YouTube thumbnails for long-form videos: concept, subject, expression, background, text, colors and layout, with exact sizes, HEX codes, placements and production steps.