Thumblore is a web app that creates thumbnails for YouTube videos and Shorts from a title or topic, without requiring design skills. Each generation returns two options, with text, faces, and color arranged automatically. Users can request headline, color, or layout changes through plain-English chat editing. It supports 16:9 and 9:16 outputs, including Story, Short, and Reel formats. Users can create or upload reusable faces as avatars, and multiple saved avatars can appear in a thumbnail. New accounts receive 100 credits once at signup without a payment card. Generation and editing consume credits, and the app shows the cost before confirmation; the amount varies with the work involved. The Free plan includes one saved avatar and exports marked with a Thumblore badge. Starter costs $9.00 per month and includes 700 credits monthly, up to 10 saved avatars, and exports without a watermark. Thumblore says users own generated outputs, subject to applicable law and underlying model-provider rights, and may use them commercially.
Who it is for
Thumblore suits video and social creators who want to generate and revise thumbnails without design skills. Its reusable avatars may help creators who want consistent faces across images.
What is good
- Each generation returns two thumbnail options
- Chat editing handles headline, color, and layout changes
- Supports 16:9 and 9:16 formats
- Saved avatars can be reused across thumbnails
- New accounts get 100 credits without a payment card
What to know first
- Free exports include a Thumblore badge
- Generation and editing use credits
- Credit cost varies with the work involved
Verdict
Thumblore pairs automatic thumbnail creation with conversational edits and reusable avatars. The Free plan has a badge on exports, while Starter removes it and provides a monthly credit allowance.
Thumblore plans and pricing
All plansCompared on video thumbnail makers
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/mo
- Monthly generations
- 40 images/mo
- Supported platforms
- YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Instagram Stories, Facebook Stories, YouTube Community posts
- Video thumbnails
- Yes
- Brand kit
- Yes
- Batch resizing
- Yes
