Use templates, high-res images, and graphics to make professional looking YouTube channel art (even if you aren't a designer).
...yet here you are, looking for a new way to whip up graphics for your YouTube channel. That's because most alternatives come with major shortcomings
First you need to figure out the proper image dimensions that account for TV, tablet and mobile viewing areas. Then you need to spend hours learning the software and navigating through a maze of features you'll never use.
You need to wait for your request to reach the top of their to-do list, and that's if you can even afford a designer. When they send you the finished design, it's pretty, but not exactly what you envisioned.
Plus, the best photos and graphics in their libraries, the ones you would actually want people to see, cost extra.
Now there's a better way...
Click on 'YouTube Channel Art' to start with the perfect image dimensions.
Choose from a bunch of easily customizable YouTube channel art templates to save time and look like a pro. Or, start from scratch to unleash your inner creative.
Swap background images with stock photos that are high resolution, 100% free, and just a click away inside of Snappa. Then add, subtract, and modify text, graphics, and shapes until your graphic is exactly what you envisioned.
Download your new channel art and upload it to YouTube. It will fit perfectly and customers will think you hired a professional graphic designer.
YouTube channel art dimensions are available as a preset. A single click creates a canvas suited for YouTube channel art design; including mobile, tablet and TV safe zones.
You can find the perfect background image for your banner without searching through dozens of stock photo sites, worrying about image rights, and paying extra for the best images. It's all inside of Snappa, and it's free. Of course, you can also upload your own images.
You don't always have time to dream up 100% original YouTube channel art. With Snappa, you have access to professionally designed YouTube channel art templates. Now you can be confident that your visual elements are well-proportioned, that your text elements are balanced, and that your colors complement one another. And you can customize everything about a template to make it match your vision and brand.
Search 500,000+ of premium stock photos, dozens of modern patterns, plain color backgrounds, or upload your own images.
Edit the size, color, orientation, opacity and more for over 100,000 vector graphics and shapes. No graphic design skills required.
Choose from over 200 fonts and typefaces. The text in your graphic changes as you scroll through each font so you can easily preview changes. You can also import your own custom fonts!
Change the color of graphics, shapes, text, and overlays with a single click or by entering a hex code. This makes it incredibly easy to create on-brand YouTube channel art.
Use a simple slider to create a color overlay, to darken and blur your YouTube channel art, and to change your image's saturation, hue, brightness, and contrast. Play with each effect and see your changes in real time.
Snappa is designed to run smoothly in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. We have cut features ignored by non-designers to make Snappa as fast as possible. Now you can complete your designs quickly without sacrificing quality.
We have eliminated the learning curve you have come to expect from graphic design tools. You can create your first attention grabbing banner and upload it to YouTube within minutes of signing up. Courses, lengthy tutorials, searching through help documents, and talking to support are not required to use Snappa like a pro (free help is available if you need it, though). Snappa is made for the YouTuber who needs to create professional looking graphics and then get back to their real work.
Everything is included in Snappa. Get access to our entire library of royalty-free photos and graphics at no added cost.
You can use Snappa for as long as you like without paying a dime. You have access to 500,000+ photos and graphics, professionally designed templates for YouTube and all other major social media platforms, two connected social accounts, and 5 shares and downloads per month. Even our most powerful time-saving features such as automatic image resizing are yours on the free plan. We only want you to consider a paid account when Snappa becomes an important tool that saves you a ton of time and headache each month.
No. In addition to creating YouTube channel art, you can create graphics for:
They sure are! All photos and graphics included in Snappa are 100% royalty-free. They can be used for both commercial and non-commercial purposes and you are not required to provide attribution.
All members have access to video tutorials, detailed help docs categorized by topic, answers to FAQs, and email support.