Thumbnail and cover maker
The cover is what people see before they press play. Drop an image, write one line, and take away a cover sized for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Instagram or YouTube. No account, no card.
How it works
Drop an image
A frame from your video, a photo, a screenshot. JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 8 MB.
Write one line
Short and concrete. The text is measured and shrunk until it fits the frame, whatever its length.
Download
The cover comes out at the exact size of the platform you picked.
Why the cover decides everything
- On a feed, your video competes with a hundred others that are already playing. The still image is the only thing a viewer reads before deciding.
- A cover with no text says nothing. One readable sentence sets the expectation and filters the right audience in.
- YouTube shows the thumbnail at the size of a postage stamp. If the title is not readable at 200 pixels wide, it is not readable.
And the video itself?
A cover is worth nothing without the clip behind it. ClipFlare takes your long video and cuts it into subtitled vertical clips, ready to post - and writes the cover for each one.
Create a free accountQuestions
Is it really free?
Yes. Twenty-five covers a day without an account. A free ClipFlare account removes the limit and the watermark.
Do you keep my image?
No. It is used to compose the cover, then deleted. The finished cover is removed after 24 hours.
Is there a watermark?
A small clipflare.ai badge sits in the corner of the free covers. Inside the studio, on your own clips, there is none.
Which size should I pick?
9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. 1:1 for the Instagram and Facebook feed. 16:9 for a YouTube thumbnail.