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Thumbnail Gods is an AI-powered thumbnail creation software designed for creators, agencies, and teams to generate and edit thumbnails for platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It supports a workflow from source video or brief to platform-specific thumbnail exports with editable concepts and AI-assisted revisions.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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A good fit for

  • Creators such as vloggers, gamers, food creators, and solo YouTubers who want feed-ready thumbnails.
  • Professionals including companies and agencies in real estate, media, or journalism needing consistent production with shared brand kits and templates.
  • Faceless channels such as animation, explainer, and compilation channels that require bold thumbnails without faces.

Know the limitations

Not confirmed yet.

What you can do

  • Creating thumbnails from uploaded videos, public URLs, or briefs with references and brand kits.
  • Batch generation of vertical 9:16 covers for multiple clips from podcasts, streams, and long-form videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

Features

  • Generate two distinct, editable thumbnail concepts per source and platform selection.
  • Editable thumbnail canvas with AI revision requests, commenting on layers, and approval without flattening the scene.
  • Native export and resizing tools for YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with platform-specific dimensions and safe zones.

Integrations

Not confirmed yet.

Platforms & data export

Not confirmed yet.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

Go beyond the starting price.

Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.

Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 1 tools

$17.00/month

$204.00 a year on these plans.

Plan costs based on your requirements
Tool / planMonthlyPer yearWhat this assumes
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CreatorCheapest fit

Per person · 1 billed

$17.00$204.00

Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.

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Studio

Per person · 1 billed

$35.00$420.00

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Professional

Per person · 1 billed

$59.00$708.00

Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.

A practical workflow

  1. Step 1: Provide the source by uploading video, pasting URL, or writing a brief with references and brand kit.
  2. Step 2: Choose the primary platform (YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok) to set dimensions and composition.
  3. Step 3: Generate two distinct thumbnail concepts with different compositions, palettes, framing, and hooks.
  4. Step 4: Edit and review the thumbnails with AI revisions and commenting on layers.
  5. Step 5: Adapt and export thumbnails with native reflows for additional platforms and exact-size files.

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What changed

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  1. Updated: best for, export formats, features, plans, platforms, sources, summary, use cases, walkthrough

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    bestFor

    Before: []

    After: ["Creators such as vloggers, gamers, food creators, and solo YouTubers who want feed-ready thumbnails.","Professionals including companies and agencies in real estate, media, or journalism needing consistent production with shared brand kits and templates.","Faceless channels such as animation, explainer, and compilation channels that require bold thumbnails without faces."]

    exportFormats

    Before: ["Exports exact-size files for each platform's native thumbnail format."]

    After: []

    features

    Before: ["Generate two distinct editable thumbnail concepts per video source or brief.","Supports uploading videos, pasting public URLs from YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, or writing a brief with references, avatar profile, and brand kit as input sources.","Platform-specific thumbnail generation for YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with correct dimensions and safe zones.","Editable layers and AI revision requests during the editing and review process without flattening the scene.","Native reflows for additional platforms and exact-size file exports."]

    After: ["Generate two distinct, editable thumbnail concepts per source and platform selection.","Editable thumbnail canvas with AI revision requests, commenting on layers, and approval without flattening the scene.","Native export and resizing tools for YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with platform-specific dimensions and safe zones."]

    plans

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    platforms

    Before: ["Supports YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok platforms with native thumbnail generation and resizing.","Includes a free YouTube Thumbnail Resizer tool that resizes and crops JPG, PNG, or WebP images to YouTube 1280×720, Shorts, square, HD, or custom dimensions locally in the browser."]

    After: []

    sources

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    summary

    Before: "Thumbnail Gods is an AI-powered thumbnail creation and editing software designed for creators, agencies, and teams to generate thumbnails for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It supports generating two distinct editable concepts per video source and adapts to different user types including creators, professionals, and faceless channels."

    After: "Thumbnail Gods is an AI-powered thumbnail creation software designed for creators, agencies, and teams to generate and edit thumbnails for platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It supports a workflow from source video or brief to platform-specific thumbnail exports with editable concepts and AI-assisted revisions."

    useCases

    Before: ["Creating feed-ready thumbnails for videos on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn.","Batch generating vertical covers for multiple clips from podcasts, streams, and long-form videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts."]

    After: ["Creating thumbnails from uploaded videos, public URLs, or briefs with references and brand kits.","Batch generation of vertical 9:16 covers for multiple clips from podcasts, streams, and long-form videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts."]

    walkthrough

    Before: ["Step 1: Provide the source by uploading a video, pasting a supported public URL, or writing a brief with references and brand kit.","Step 2: Choose the primary platform among YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok to set dimensions and composition.","Step 3: Generate two distinct thumbnail concepts with different compositions, palettes, framing, and hooks.","Step 4: Edit and review the thumbnails with AI revisions and comments on layers, then approve without flattening.","Step 5: Adapt and export thumbnails as native reflows for other platforms or exact-size files."]

    After: ["Step 1: Provide the source by uploading video, pasting URL, or writing a brief with references and brand kit.","Step 2: Choose the primary platform (YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok) to set dimensions and composition.","Step 3: Generate two distinct thumbnail concepts with different compositions, palettes, framing, and hooks.","Step 4: Edit and review the thumbnails with AI revisions and commenting on layers.","Step 5: Adapt and export thumbnails with native reflows for additional platforms and exact-size files."]

  2. Updated: export formats, features, platforms, sources, summary, use cases, walkthrough

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    exportFormats

    Before: ["Exports exact-size files for each platform's native thumbnail dimensions."]

    After: ["Exports exact-size files for each platform's native thumbnail format."]

    features

    Before: ["Generates two distinct thumbnail concepts per source with editable layers and AI revisions.","Supports native thumbnail generation for YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with platform-specific dimensions and safe zones.","Includes free creator tools such as preview, A/B testing, resizing, and downloading thumbnails."]

    After: ["Generate two distinct editable thumbnail concepts per video source or brief.","Supports uploading videos, pasting public URLs from YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, or writing a brief with references, avatar profile, and brand kit as input sources.","Platform-specific thumbnail generation for YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with correct dimensions and safe zones.","Editable layers and AI revision requests during the editing and review process without flattening the scene.","Native reflows for additional platforms and exact-size file exports."]

    platforms

    Before: []

    After: ["Supports YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok platforms with native thumbnail generation and resizing.","Includes a free YouTube Thumbnail Resizer tool that resizes and crops JPG, PNG, or WebP images to YouTube 1280×720, Shorts, square, HD, or custom dimensions locally in the browser."]

    sources

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    After: [{"url":"https://www.thumbnailgods.com/","label":"Thumbnail Gods: the AI Thumbnail Maker for All Platforms"},{"url":"https://www.thumbnailgods.com/tools/youtube-thumbnail-resizer","label":"YouTube Thumbnail Resizer: Free 1280×720 Tool"}]

    summary

    Before: "Thumbnail Gods is an AI-powered thumbnail creation and editing software designed for creators, agencies, and teams to generate thumbnails for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It supports generating two distinct editable concepts per video source and adapts to various user types including creators, professionals, and faceless channels."

    After: "Thumbnail Gods is an AI-powered thumbnail creation and editing software designed for creators, agencies, and teams to generate thumbnails for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. It supports generating two distinct editable concepts per video source and adapts to different user types including creators, professionals, and faceless channels."

    useCases

    Before: []

    After: ["Creating feed-ready thumbnails for videos on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn.","Batch generating vertical covers for multiple clips from podcasts, streams, and long-form videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts."]

    walkthrough

    Before: ["Step 1: Provide the source by uploading a video, pasting a supported public URL, or writing a brief with optional references and brand kit.","Step 2: Choose the primary platform (YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok) to set dimensions, composition, and safe zones before generation.","Step 3: Generate two distinct thumbnail concepts with different compositions, palettes, framing, and hooks for the selected platform.","Step 4: Edit and review the thumbnails by refining the canvas, requesting AI revisions, commenting on layers, and approving without flattening the scene.","Step 5: Adapt and export thumbnails by creating native reflows for additional platforms, exporting exact-size files, or preparing YouTube options for guided Studio tests."]

    After: ["Step 1: Provide the source by uploading a video, pasting a supported public URL, or writing a brief with references and brand kit.","Step 2: Choose the primary platform among YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok to set dimensions and composition.","Step 3: Generate two distinct thumbnail concepts with different compositions, palettes, framing, and hooks.","Step 4: Edit and review the thumbnails with AI revisions and comments on layers, then approve without flattening.","Step 5: Adapt and export thumbnails as native reflows for other platforms or exact-size files."]

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