Create YouTube Thumbnails and Channel Art in Bulk
YouTube thumbnails at 1280×720px (16:9) are one of the biggest drivers of click-through rate. Use PixelForge to batch-resize, compress, and sharpen your thumbnails and channel art to YouTube's exact specifications.
Common YouTube image workflows
- Resize thumbnails to 1280×720px (16:9 ratio) — YouTube's recommended size
- Compress thumbnails under 2MB to meet YouTube's upload limit
- Resize channel art to 2560×1440px (safe zone: 1546×423px on desktop)
- Resize profile photos to 800×800px
- Sharpen thumbnails before upload for crisp text and clear subject shots
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