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- To make a custom thumbnail for YouTube, you can use editing tools that are likely already available on your PC or Mac computer.
- You can't create a custom thumbnail on the YouTube website itself, but you can select from three pre-made options once your video has been processed.
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Your YouTube video's thumbnail is like the cover of a book - while you shouldn't judge the contents by it, people do anyway. That's why the thumbnail should represent the video and look as good as possible.
When you upload a video to YouTube, you can choose from among several pre-selected thumbnails, or make your own.
How to make a thumbnail for your YouTube videos
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Select an auto-generated thumbnail
You can choose a video thumbnail when you initially upload the video, or later, when the video has been processed. You can even change it after it's published.
If you are uploading the video, you should see three thumbnail options appear at the bottom of the upload screen while the video is uploading and processing. To choose one, simply click it.
If you want to create your own thumbnail, see the section 'Make a custom thumbnail and upload it' below.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Available thumbnails through YouTube. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderIf the video has already processed or been published, you can set or change the thumbnail from YouTube Studio.
1. From the YouTube homepage, click your avatar at the top right of the screen and choose 'YouTube Studio.'
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Go to YouTube Studio to select a thumbnail for your uploaded video. Dave Johnson/Business Insider
2. In the pane on the left, click 'Videos.'
3. Hover your mouse over the video you want to edit and click the pen icon that appears.
4. On the Basic Details page, you should see three auto-generated thumbnails. Choose the one you want to use and then click 'Save' in the top-right.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Pick the thumbnail you like and then save your changes. If you want to create your own thumbnail, see the section below on making a custom thumbnail for your YouTube video. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderMake a custom thumbnail and upload it
If none of the auto-generated thumbnails suit you, you can create your own, but YouTube doesn't have any tool for doing this. The easiest way to create a thumbnail is to use a screenshot utility like Snipping Tool on a Windows computer, or any of the various screenshot methods on a Mac computer.
Here's how you can do it on a PC or a Mac.
1. Open the video on your computer in any media player.
2. Pause the video at the point that you want to create the thumbnail.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Open the video and pause it at the moment you want to turn into a thumbnail. Dave Johnson/Business Insider3. Start the Snipping Tool from the Start menu on Windows, or press Command + Shift + 4 on a Mac to enter screenshot mode. If using Snipping Tool, click 'Mode' and choose 'Rectangular Snip.'
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Set the Snipping Tool to make a rectangular snip. Dave Johnson/Business Insider4. Click in the upper left corner of the video and drag the rectangle to the lower right corner. Be careful to capture as close to exactly the video window as possible.
5. The screenshot will appear in the Snapping Tool. Click 'File' and then click 'Save As.' Name the thumbnail image and save it. If using a Mac, the photo will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and will disappear in a few seconds. Once it disappears, it has been saved.
6. Return to the video in YouTube and, beside the auto-generated thumbnails, click 'Custom thumbnail.'
7. Choose the file you just saved.
Many creators also use programs like Adobe Photoshop to design their custom thumbnails. If you want a thumbnail that's not just a frame from your video, consider designing your own.
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Use the Screenshot toolbar
To view the Screenshot toolbar, press these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. You will see onscreen controls for recording the entire screen, recording a selected portion of the screen, or capturing a still image of your screen:
Record the entire screen
- Click in the onscreen controls. Your pointer changes to a camera .
- Click any screen to start recording that screen, or click Record in the onscreen controls.
- To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
- Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.
Record a selected portion of the screen
- Click in the onscreen controls.
- Drag to select an area of the screen to record. To move the entire selection, drag from within the selection.
- To start recording, click Record in the onscreen controls.
- To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
- Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save, or take other actions.
Trim, share, and save
After you stop recording, a thumbnail of the video appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.
- Take no action or swipe the thumbnail to the right and the recording is automatically saved.
- Click the thumbnail to open the recording. You can then click to trim the recording, or click to share it.
- Drag the thumbnail to move the recording to another location, such as to a document, an email, a Finder window, or the Trash.
- Control-click the thumbnail for more options. For example, you can change the save location, open the recording in an app, or delete the recording without saving it.
Change the settings
Click Options in the onscreen controls to change these settings:
- Save to: Choose where your recordings are automatically saved, such as Desktop, Documents, or Clipboard.
- Timer: Choose when to begin recording: immediately, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds after you click to record.
- Microphone: To record your voice or other audio along with your recording, choose a microphone.
- Show Floating Thumbnail: Choose whether to show the thumbnail.
- Remember Last Selection: Choose whether to default to the selections you made the last time you used this tool.
- Show Mouse Clicks: Choose whether to show a black circle around your pointer when you click in the recording.
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- Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar. You will then see either the onscreen controls described above or the Screen Recording window described below.
- Before starting your recording, you can click the arrow next to to change the recording settings:
- To record your voice or other audio with the screen recording, choose a microphone. To monitor that audio during recording, adjust the volume slider. If you get audio feedback, lower the volume or use headphones with a microphone.
- To show a black circle around your pointer when you click, choose Show Mouse Clicks in Recording.
- To record your voice or other audio with the screen recording, choose a microphone. To monitor that audio during recording, adjust the volume slider. If you get audio feedback, lower the volume or use headphones with a microphone.
- To start recording, click and then take one of these actions:
- Click anywhere on the screen to begin recording the entire screen.
- Or drag to select an area to record, then click Start Recording within that area.
- To stop recording, click in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
- After you stop recording, QuickTime Player automatically opens the recording. You can now play, edit, or share the recording.
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- The Screenshot toolbar is available in macOS Mojave or later.
- When saving your recording automatically, your Mac uses the name ”Screen Recording date at time.mov”.
- To cancel making a recording, press the Esc key before clicking to record.
- You can open screen recordings with QuickTime Player, iMovie, and other apps that can edit or view videos.
- Some apps might not let you record their windows.
- Learn how to record the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.