ALL TOOLS / FREE VIDEO THUMBNAIL MAKER

Private Photo & Video Thumbnail Maker

Make a cover image for a family video or private album using files on your device—no media upload necessary.

✓ 100% free✓ Local processing✓ No account
Family privacy: Your selected photos or videos are processed on this device, not uploaded to our servers. See what that means.

1. Choose an image or video

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2. Customize your thumbnail

Select a file to begin.

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This editor processes selected files in your browser.

How it works

Choose a source, select a frame if the source is a video, and add a short headline. The tool crops to the selected output ratio and adds a subtle dark gradient behind high-contrast text. Check your result at small mobile size before publishing.

Privacy note: Images and video are decoded locally using browser APIs. Video format support, very large files, exact frame seeking and export quality depend on your browser and device.

Find related tips in our free guides, or explore all seven tools.

Check the crop before you add text

For a family album cover, choose the output ratio first. The source is center-cropped to fill it. If a face disappears at the edge, switch ratios or prepare a new source with the resizer. Fit inside keeps the whole photo with padding. Reopen the exported PNG at small size to check that the subject and text are still readable.

Preview from the synthetic thumbnail test
The 16:9 test exports a 1280 × 720 PNG. This is its smaller WebP preview.

Try the phone-size readability check.