Thumbnail and banner resizer
Pick the place you are uploading to and get a picture at exactly the size it asks for. Move the crop until the important part is in view. Nothing leaves your device.
Drop a picture here or choose one
Choose a picture to start. It stays on your device.
Common sizes
- YouTube thumbnail: 1280 × 720 (16:9), under 2 MB.
- Twitch: 1920 × 1080 for offline and video screens, 1200 × 480 for the profile banner.
- X header: 1500 × 500. LinkedIn banner: 1584 × 396.
- Vertical covers: 1080 × 1920, and 1080 × 1350 for an Instagram portrait.
These are the commonly published sizes; check the platform’s upload page for the current ones.
Thumbnails that get clicked
- Large face, clear emotion, three words at most.
- High contrast so it reads at the size of a postage stamp.
- Keep text away from the bottom-right corner, where the video length is shown.
Make the picture from your show
Grab a still from your recording at full quality and use it here. In Streamdzy press F10 to save a snapshot of the show.
Questions
Which type of file should I use?
JPG is smaller and fine for thumbnails. Use PNG when you need sharp text or transparency.
Can I use this on my phone?
Yes, it works in a phone browser.
Doing this a lot? Get the app.
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.