YouTube Thumbnail size: 1280×720

YouTube recommends 1280×720 (16:9) thumbnails; smaller images look blurry on TV and desktop.

How to resize for YouTube Thumbnail

  1. Open the resizer below and drop in your image.
  2. Enter a width of 1280 and height of 720 pixels.
  3. Preview, then download — your image is now ready for YouTube Thumbnail.

Tips

  • If your source has a different aspect ratio, crop it to 1280×720's shape first to avoid stretching.
  • Start from the highest-resolution original you have; you can shrink without quality loss, but enlarging adds blur.
  • All processing is local — your photo is never uploaded.