Resize a YouTube thumbnail
Resize any image to YouTube’s 1280×720 thumbnail size without distortion, right in your browser. Fast, private and free.
Privacy-first: every image is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored or transmitted to any server.
YouTube’s thumbnail rules
YouTube wants thumbnails at 1280×720 (16:9), at least 640px wide, and under 2 MB. Smaller uploads get scaled up and look soft exactly where you need sharpness — thumbnails are rendered tiny in search results, so crispness at small sizes is what wins clicks.
Getting a non-16:9 image to fit
Screenshots and photos are rarely 16:9. Fill mode center-crops to cover the full 1280×720 frame — usually right for photos. Fit mode keeps the whole image and fills the leftover space with a color or a blur, handy for game art or posters where nothing may be cut. The preview shows the exact frame YouTube will receive.
Fast iteration, zero uploads
Thumbnail work is iterative — export, look, tweak, repeat. Because everything renders locally in your browser there is no upload round-trip in the loop, and unpublished video artwork stays on your machine.
Frequently asked questions
- Does resizing happen on a server?
- No. Images are resized in your browser with high-quality step-down scaling for crisp results. Nothing is uploaded.
- Will resizing keep the aspect ratio?
- Yes by default. Enable “maintain aspect ratio” to fit within your target box without distortion, or turn it off to force an exact width and height.
- Are there presets for social media?
- Yes. There are presets for Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn, plus common web, avatar and thumbnail sizes.
- Can I enlarge images?
- Yes, though enlarging cannot add detail that is not there. Downscaling produces the sharpest results.
- Can I resize images in bulk?
- Yes. Resize many images at once and download them together as a ZIP.