Resize images for YouTube Thumbnails (1280x720) and Banners. Fix 'Image too small' errors. Add padding to fit logos without cropping. Under 2MB optimized.
JPG, PNG, WebP • Auto-Fit & No-Crop
YouTube requires a 16:9 ratio. Our tool automatically resizes or pads your image to exactly 1280x720 pixels, ensuring no black bars appear in the player.
Struggling with the huge 2560x1440 requirement for Channel Art? We help you fit your logo or photo into the TV-safe area using smart padding.
YouTube rejects thumbnails over 2MB. By resizing your massive raw photos to the correct dimensions here, you naturally reduce file size to meet the upload limit.
While YouTube allows smaller uploads, 1280x720 (HD) is the official recommendation. Images smaller than this often look blurry on high-resolution monitors and TVs, leading to a lower Click-Through Rate (CTR).
Our tool ensures your image hits this exact pixel count. If your image is smaller, you can use our 'Smart Upscale' feature to stretch it, or 'Padding' to place it on a blurred background.
YouTube has a strict 2MB limit for thumbnail files. Users often try to upload 5MB PNGs and get rejected.
Using this resizer does two things: 1. It corrects the dimensions. 2. It re-encodes the image. This process almost always brings the file size under 2MB automatically. If you still need smaller files, use our 2MB Compressor.
If you have a square image (1:1) with text, cropping it to 16:9 will cut off your words. Instead, use the 'Fit / Padding' mode. This adds extended sides (blurred or colored) to your image, turning a square into a 16:9 thumbnail without losing any content.
Select your thumbnail or banner image. We support JPG, PNG, and WebP.
Choose <strong>Thumbnail (1280x720)</strong> for videos or <strong>Channel Banner</strong> for your profile page.
Use <strong>'Fill'</strong> to cover the whole screen (cropping top/bottom), or <strong>'Fit'</strong> to keep the whole image and add background bars.
The ideal size is 1280x720 pixels (with a minimum width of 640 pixels). The aspect ratio should be 16:9.
