Creating thumbnails

A great thumbnail is what earns the click on YouTube. VForge can design one for you, on demand, right from your finished video — no design skills needed.

Generate a thumbnail

Open the thumbnail gallery on any finished video and click Generate. VForge creates a click-worthy thumbnail matched to your video's topic. On paid plans, each thumbnail also gets a click score that estimates how likely it is to attract clicks.

Compare and choose

Generate a few versions and compare them side by side. Set any one as your primary with a click — that's the thumbnail included in your YouTube pack and shown on your video.

Make it yours

You're in control of the details:

• Headline text — add your own words on the thumbnail.
• Scene — describe what the image should show.
• Avoid faces — keep the image to objects and scenery instead of people.

Each plan includes a set number of thumbnail versions per video, so you can experiment to find the winner.

The thumbnail and the title work together — a strong pair is the difference between a scroll-past and a click.