Crop any image to a 1280 × 720 YouTube thumbnail, the 16:9 size YouTube recommends.
How to crop an image
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Select or drop one JPG, PNG or GIF image.
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Drag the crop box, pick an aspect ratio or type exact pixel values.
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Click Crop and download your cropped image.
Make a 1280 × 720 YouTube thumbnail
YouTube recommends thumbnails of 1280 × 720 pixels in a 16:9 shape. Add any image, move the crop box to the part you want to show and download a thumbnail at exactly that size, with no stretching or black bars.
The crop box is locked to 16:9, so a portrait photo or a screenshot of a different shape is trimmed instead of squashed. A smaller image is scaled up to 1280 × 720, so start from a big image for the sharpest result.
Frequently asked questions
1280 × 720 pixels, in a 16:9 shape, and under 2 MB. The file you download here is exactly 1280 × 720.
Yes. Add the screenshot, crop to the moment you want to show and download it at 1280 × 720. Add text with the Photo editor if you like.
The image you started from was probably smaller than 1280 × 720, so it had to be enlarged. Use a larger image, or make it bigger first with Upscale image.
Choose the 1:1 ratio. The largest square that fits is placed on the image, and you can drag it over the part you want and resize it with the handles before you click Crop.
Yes. Under Exact size and position, type the width and height of the area in pixels, and its X and Y position from the top left corner. The box on the image moves as you type.
Cropping only removes the outer part of the picture. The area you keep is saved in the same format, so a PNG stays lossless and a JPG is saved again at a high quality setting.
Yes. Every frame is cropped to the same area, so the result is still an animated GIF with the same timing. A GIF with only one frame is saved as a PNG.
Crop image works on one image at a time, so you can frame each one with care. To bring many images to the same size instead, use Resize image, which handles up to 30 files at once.
