How to make YouTube thumbnails [Free]

 

[Free] How to make YouTube thumbnails and 5 recommended apps [Latest version in 2023]

YouTube is now becoming a major media overtaking TV.
Some of you may be thinking of uploading a video someday, or you may have already uploaded a video.
However, we often hear that there are many people who have started a YouTube channel but are worried that the number of views and subscribers does not increase easily, right?

It is said that thumbnails are important for creating "watchable videos" on YouTube.
Of course, the content of the video is important, but if you don't get people to watch the video first, even if you make an interesting video, it will be useless.

In this article, we will explain 5 apps that make it easy to create YouTube thumbnails on your phone and how to create YouTube thumbnails.
Please read to the end and create thumbnails that will catch the viewer's eye to increase the number of views and subscribers.

 What are YouTube thumbnails?

Thumbnails are thumbnails that appear in YouTube search results and recommended video lists.

As I mentioned at the beginning, thumbnails are said to be important for creating "watchable videos" on YouTube.
If you don't get people to watch your video first, even if you make an interesting video, it will be useless.

Thumbnails are the first trigger that viewers want to "watch" your video.
What do you do when you want to share other funny videos with your friends? You share thumbnails of the videos on SNS and LINE.
In that sense, thumbnails are very important.

The importance of thumbnails

Thumbnails are said to be the first point that viewers see, and viewers spend about 3.5 seconds looking at them. You have to win the viewer's heart with those 3.5 seconds.
That's why clarity and impact are important for thumbnails.

Conversely, if you can engage viewers with thumbnails, you have more opportunities to increase the number of views of your video.
If you're worried about the number of views of videos uploaded to YouTube, focus not only on video content and editing, but also on thumbnails.

Recommended apps for YouTube thumbnails

Well, there are as many apps as there are stars that allow you to create YouTube thumbnails. It can be difficult to find the best app for your skills, smartphone specifications, environment, etc.
So, in this section, we'll introduce you to 5 carefully selected recommended apps. Please refer to it.

1.   "Promo" makes thumbnails easy and gives you a professional finish.

2.   Promo is an all-in-one video and image editing app that allows you to create videos and thumbnails with a single app.
It is designed for use on the small screen of smartphones, and you can create thumbnails with a professional design with a simple tap operation.

3.   Choose from over 1, <> templates of eye-catching colors, fonts, and effects to create stunning thumbnail images, or customize them yourself.

4.    More than 1, <> stylish templates! Customization is very easy and original thumbnails are completed ♪ in no time.

5.   There are many ready-to-use templates designed for high-impact thumbnails and social media posts, and you can also use GettyImage videos and photos if you subscribe to the subscription service.

6.  What's more, even beginners can easily edit photos into attractive thumbnails in just a few clicks.

7.   In the "How to make YouTube thumbnails" section below, we will explain using this app. Promo is free, so if you want to try it together at this opportunity, please download it from the link above.    

2. "Canva" that is easy to understand how to make thumbnails and can be made on smartphones and computers.

                                       

Canva is a free, online image editing app. It is famous for the fact that anyone can easily create authentic designs, and it is becoming more popular in Japan country.

High-quality templates make it easy to design everything from YouTube thumbnails to presentation materials. While there are many apps that must be designed from scratch, even beginners can create attractive thumbnails by simply replacing images and fonts based on templates.
You can also edit Canva from your phone or tablet, as well as from your computer. This app is also recommended for those who are considering editing on a computer in the future.

However, please note that advanced editing and functions such as background cropping and unlimited use of materials require a fee.

3. Even beginners can master how to make thumbnails with "Pics art".

Pics art is an app that offers all the features you need to create collages, design stickers, remove and transform backgrounds, and much more.
With the default filters, effects, text, collages, etc., even beginners can easily create professional-looking thumbnails.
You can also add speech bubbles, artistic effects and layers, and handwriting, so you can easily create a thumbnail that looks exactly like your image.

4. Easy to make thumbnails with 400 different fonts "Phonte".

Phonto (font) is an application that allows you to edit images and add text that can be used on smartphones and tablets.
There are 40 fonts available on Japanese alone, and 400 fonts available for all of them. Considering the ease of use and simplicity of the functions because it is a special price for putting text on images, it is an app that is incomparably easier to use than other apps, and it is a recommended app for those who want to create thumbnails more easily using smartphones and tablets.

However, since it specializes in inserting text to images, it is not possible to process images.

5. "Snapseed" has many full-fledged photo tools and it is easy to understand how to make thumbnails.

Snapseed is a full-fledged and versatile photo editing tool developed by Google.
All features are free to use and there is no subscription or premium version. It includes brushes, effects, masking, filters, and basic editing functions such as image resizing, cropping, rotating, and adjusting color and contrast. By applying text engraving and filters, anyone can easily make their thumbnails more attractive.

However, while it comes with pro-like editing tools, the settings may be too complicated for beginners and take some getting used to.

 

 

Practice! How to make YouTube thumbnails

Now, let's make a thumbnail.
In this section, we will explain using "Promeo" introduced in Recommended App 1, so if you want to practice while reading, you can install it for free from the play store or Apple store so please install it first. 

          

         This process will continue in the next post to see this post plz click continue.

                

          To download promeo click download.