How To Make YouTube Thumbnails - Quick, Easy & Free!

Learn how to make a thumbnail for RUclips in 2024! We’ll share the best thumbnail maker app right now, RUclips thumbnail design ideas, ideal thumbnail size & more.
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Timestamps:
00:00 How To Make A Thumbnail For RUclips - Quick, Easy & Free!
00:35 How To Make A Thumbnail For RUclips in Adobe Express
01:04 How To Make A Thumbnail For RUclips With A Template
01:31 How To Make A Thumbnail For RUclips From Scratch
01:48 Adobe Express Canvas Interface
02:27 How To Add Background Image in Adobe Express
03:30 How To Customize / Edit Images in Adobe Express
04:20 How To Generate Text-to-Image in Adobe Express
05:15 How To Remove Background in Adobe Express
05:55 How To Add & Edit Text in Adobe Express
07:33 How To Add & Customize Shapes and Elements in Adobe Express
09:15 How To Group Layers in Adobe Express
12:04 How To Color Correct in Adobe Express
12:54 How To Download RUclips Thumbnail Design From Adobe Express
13:10 How To Upload RUclips Thumbnail in RUclips Studio
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-- How to Make a RUclips Thumbnail (Adobe Express RUclips Thumbnail Tutorial) --
RUclips thumbnails are one of the most overlooked aspects of RUclips optimization. You could have the world’s greatest video, but if it hasn’t got a clickable thumbnail - no one’s going to see it!
That’s why it’s so important to have an attractive thumbnail that instantly grabs your viewer's attention. If you’re wondering how to get more views on RUclips, working on your RUclips thumbnails is a great place to start.
The good news is, there are some awesome RUclips thumbnail maker apps that help you create a video thumbnail super easily. There are even built-in RUclips thumbnail template options that can speed up the process even faster!
In this video, we'll cover how to make thumbnails WITHOUT Photoshop using free & easy RUclips thumbnail maker apps. You’ll learn everything you need to know, from the ideal RUclips thumbnail size to the most important RUclips thumbnail design elements.
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[@kgtothea]

His videos don't have to make sense, just keeping watching, you will learn something. Thanks Justin, I'm a huge fan, I never miss your videos🙂

[@PrimalVideo]

Thank you, we appreciate the support - Hazel, PV Team

[@MadalynSklar]

Always great info! Thank you Justin.

[@PrimalVideo]

You're welcome, Madalyn - Hazel, PV Team

[@karenryan9113]

Perfect! Just what I was looking for. Thanks !

[@PrimalVideo]

Nice, glad you found it here - Hazel, PV Team

[@RosemariesHeart]

This is great...I have this app as part of my creative cloud but have never used it. Thnx

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, have a great day - Hazel, PV Team

[@DickieLim]

This is great, I am part of my RUclips channel but have never used it.

[@HerSocialHighness]

Thank you for this!

[@anewlifeinthevan]

This was really useful, thank you so much!

[@PrimalVideo]

Nice, so glad you found it useful - Hazel, PV Team

[@hagopboghossian6841]

Perfect

[@CRXking9]

Im starting content creation right now and looking for tips on how to make thumbnails (TYSM for the help :) )

[@PrimalVideo]

You're welcome, all the best 👍 - Hazel, PV Team

[@MultiVogon]

This was a huge help, thanks. I usually spend ages in GIMP mucking around creating thumbnails, this is so much faster. Now if there was an 'artistic ability' tool in there too that'd be handy... 🤣

[@PrimalVideo]

So glad it helped, you're welcome - Hazel, PV Team

[@AnwaarsTarot]

You make great videos. Thank you. New subscriber!

[@PrimalVideo]

You're welcome, great to have you here 😄 - Hazel, PV Team

[@tambuwalmathsclass]

I love this

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks - Hazel, PV Team

[@rezamohammadpoor4753]

😍 thank you💯

[@PrimalVideo]

You're welcome - Hazel, PV Team

[@georges_crafts]

Thank you

[@PrimalVideo]

You're welcome - Hazel, PV Team

[@priscamicheal4505]

This is so great

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it - Hazel, PV Team

[@johnclay7644]

very informative video

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, John - Hazel, PV Team

[@alteriormotiveswithcarrie8546]

Um, you said you were going to put in the description other ways of removing the background but I don't see anything about that in the description...love your videos, I always find them helpful!

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, cheers - Hazel, PV Team

[@JimHassey]

Thanks!

[@PrimalVideo]

Thank you so much for the super thanks Jim!!
Justin.

[@emz246]

Cool thumbnail!
I was wandering how do you create “surfing Justin”, the cute bar moving at the bottom of videos👍 Is it green screen

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, watch our video "How to create 3d pop-out effect" to learn how it's done - Hazel, PV Team

[@carmensalome]

Very informative

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks, Carmen - Hazel, PV Team

[@mostube2000]

😍😍

[@NotThatOlivia]

Yes! the word "dead" in thumbnail and title is the BEST for algorithm ...

[@kigan___2161]

Yeah it is great if you buy the program. You can't download the image if you don't. Don't waste your time.

[@williamkastrinos463]

Got it

[@ALEXONLIFE]

Why does Adobe Express free version not work on my Mac? This is frustrating

[@pmxmotorsportllc6080]

Is asking for upgrade to download it, no free at all

[@Lax_dell1]

Is this an offline App??

[@daron8982]

how do you attach a thumbnail to your youtube video

[@williamkastrinos463]

I don't get resize with free program on my phone.

[@t__pu6733]

I didn't know Chris Martin has a tech channel wow

[@PrimalVideo]

😅 - Hazel, PV Team

[@khushbugyanpage]

Hello sir,
I am asking to u that if the canva storage full , so how can I get free storage without switch canva Pro.
Pls reply my msg

[@Lida22]

Justin, you do a great job of telling us how to CREATE a thumbnail, but you seem to have ignored the part of the title that tells us how to make one that GETS CLICKS. Where's the video that shows us what you've learned about the characteristics of a thumbnail that make it more clickworthy? Thanks!

[@PrimalVideo]

Thanks! At nearly 14mins this video was targeted at just the making part. Title strategy could be an entire deep dive training (which it is in our Accelerator program). In there we also share a behind the scenes each month of all the AB split tests we’re running on thumbnail images and our takeaways from those.

[@Hero-tc8wq]

Wheres the Free Background Remover?

[@smg4gaming-poppyfromdreamw136]

Apps such as Canva and Pixellab alternatives... Ugh!