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Resize images for YouTube thumbnails

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YouTube thumbnails must be 1280×720 (16:9) and under 2 MB. Pixsoma handles both in one pass: exact crop to 1280×720 and compression under the limit — plus presets for channel banners (2560×1440) and Shorts.

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How it works

1. Drop your thumbnail source image
2. Pick the YouTube thumbnail preset with "Crop to fill"
3. Adjust quality — keep it under 2 MB (easy at 1280×720)
4. Download and upload to YouTube Studio

Why Pixsoma for this

• Exact 16:9 crop, no distortion
• The thumbnail preset is included in Free
• Process up to 30 A/B variants at once and 60 per day free, or up to 100 with Pro
• No watermark and no account required

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