Feature · Available on Creator and Studio plans
Thumbnail Studio
Auto-generate YouTube / Square / LinkedIn thumbnails with your brand kit baked in.
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Layouts — YouTube 16:9, Square 1:1, LinkedIn 1200:627
<200ms
Per-thumbnail render time on the edge
0
Manual design work — brand kit auto-applied
YouTube · 1280×720
LinkedIn · 1200×627
Instagram · 1200×1200
The problem
YouTube thumbnails are 40% of CTR — and they’re a workflow leak.
Every creator ends up in Canva or Figma making thumbnails by hand after publishing the video. By the time the thumbnail is done, the first-hour CTR window has already closed.
How we solve it
Render a thumbnail as fast as you can type the headline.
Type a title, pick a layout, and Clipflow generates a branded thumbnail in the background — your accent color, your logo text, your font. The headline’s most impactful word gets highlighted automatically with your accent. Download as PNG and upload to YouTube.
- Automatic headline highlight — picks the strongest keyword
- Brand-kit-aware colors and logo text — no setup
- Three layouts for YouTube / IG Square / LinkedIn landscape
Under the hood
Edge-rendered. No persistence.
Thumbnails are generated on-demand at a URL — the URL IS the thumbnail. No save-to-S3 step, no storage overhead. Share the URL, save the file, regenerate with different text — everything happens in the current tab.
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Frequently asked
What thumbnail sizes can I generate?
Three layouts: YouTube 16:9, Square 1:1, and LinkedIn 1200x627. Each renders with your brand kit applied — your accent color, logo text, and font — with no manual design work.
Do I need a separate design tool like Canva?
No. You type a headline, pick a layout, and Clipflow renders a branded thumbnail on the edge in under 200ms, automatically highlighting the strongest keyword in your accent color. Download as PNG and upload.
Which plan includes Thumbnail Studio?
It is available on the Creator plan ($29/mo, or $23/mo billed yearly) and the Studio plan ($149/mo, or $119/mo yearly).
Try Thumbnail Studio on your next recording.
Free tier, no credit card. Your first draft lands in about two minutes.
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