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Translate YouTube Thumbnails for Viewers in Other Languages

Translate YouTube video thumbnails with matching bold typography and stroke styles.

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Drop an image to preview translations — no sign-up neededOne image at a time · Free instant previewSupports PNG, JPG, WebP up to 30 MB

Real results for this kind of image

English meme with caption text
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MemeEN → 中文
English juicer product ad with promo copy and spec bullets
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E-commerce ad bannerEN → 中文
English mobile app screenshot with 75 UI text strings
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Mobile app UIEN → 中文

A translated thumbnail in three steps

Upload the exported thumbnail

The PNG or JPG you uploaded to YouTube works as it is. WebP is accepted too, up to 30 MB.

Choose how to handle the style

Standard swaps the text and keeps it editable. GPT Image 2.5 redraws the whole thumbnail when the lettering is heavily styled.

Tighten the wording

Shorten the line in the editor so it reads at a glance, then download and upload it with the translated title.

What makes thumbnail text different

Heavy, outlined thumbnail type
Style

Heavy, outlined thumbnail type

  • Outlined text keeps its stroke when the Standard engine sets the translation back in.
  • For glowing, 3D or textured words, the GPT Image 2.5 engine rebuilds the lettering as part of the image.
  • The redraw result is a flat image; the Standard result stays editable.
Try it on your image
Short enough to read in a feed
Wording

Short enough to read in a feed

  • A custom instruction can ask for a short, casual phrasing instead of a literal translation.
  • Channel names, series names and catchphrases can be kept in the original language.
  • Any line can be retyped in the editor for free, so you can try a shorter hook.
Try it on your image
Every language, every upload
Channel

Every language, every upload

  • Translate a back catalogue in batches of up to 20 on Starter or 50 on Professional.
  • Each version is saved in My Creations, so the thumbnail for a later language is one search away.
  • No watermark is added, so the result can go straight onto your channel.
Try it on your image

Start from a text-free thumbnail

Want to design the new title yourself? The text remover strips the old words off the thumbnail and repairs the frame behind them, leaving you a clean base to letter in your own style.

Remove Text from Your Thumbnail

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