YT Thumbnail Maker

A self-hosted thumbnail generator for YouTube videos. Designed to help organizations such as churches create consistent, branded thumbnails quickly and efficiently.

Features

• Simple, intuitive interface
• Preset background templates
• Custom text
• Logo toggle option
• Exports as JPG (under 2MB for YouTube requirements)
• No server-side code required

Quick Start

1. Download the latest release
2. Replace logo.png with your own logo
3. Add your background images to the backgrounds folder (numbered sequentially: 1.jpg, 2.jpg, etc.)
4. Upload to any web server
5. Open in a browser and start creating thumbnails

Setup Requirements

• Web server or local development environment
• Modern web browser
• Recommended minimum screen width of 1000px
• Background images should be 1920x1080px

Usage

1. Select a background from presets
2. Add your title and subtitle text
3. Toggle logo visibility if needed
4. Click "Save Thumbnail" to download as JPG

Customization

• Logo: Replace logo.png in root directory
• Backgrounds: Add JPG images to backgrounds folder named in order: '1.jpg', '2.jpg', and so on
• Styling: Modify CSS in css/custom.css to ensure seamless YTTM updates
• Text: Update default text in index.html as needed

Browser Support

• Chrome or Brave (recommended)
• Firefox
• Safari
• Edge

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

Built with:

• Bootstrap 5
• html2canvas
• jQuery