Tools/Thumbnails & art

YouTube Shorts Cover Generator

A 9:16 vertical cover with the middle kept clear, since the interface covers the right edge and the bottom of every Short.

Input

The bottom of a Shorts cover is often covered by the like, comment and share buttons. Keep your subject in the top two-thirds of the frame.

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How many
Shorts cover

Describe the cover. 9:16, subject kept off the interface edges.

  • Pro
  • Takes 10 to 30 seconds
  • Download what you keep
What this does

Describe the cover and we generate it vertical, 9:16 at 2K. The Shorts player's own interface, the like, comment, share and follow controls, sits over the right edge and the bottom of every cover, so the brief keeps your subject centred and high, in the top two-thirds of the frame.

Put your subject low or off to the right and the app's own buttons cover it before anyone else does. Runs return one image by default, up to four, and take roughly 10 to 30 seconds like every image tool here.

Use cases
  1. 01Build a Shorts cover where the subject survives the app's own overlay.
  2. 02Test a vertical concept before you film a cover shot for real.
  3. 03Draft a cover for a Short cut down from a 16:9 video.
Glossary
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Why does the subject sit so high in the frame?

The Shorts interface covers the right edge and the bottom of the screen. Anything placed there gets hidden by buttons, not by the image itself.

Is this the same shape as a regular thumbnail?

No. This is 9:16 vertical for Shorts. Use the AI Thumbnail Generator for a 16:9 long-form thumbnail.

Do I need an account?

Yes. Shorts Cover Generator is a Pro tool.

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