{"id":236719,"date":"2023-06-26T03:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T07:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=295048"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:50:46","slug":"its-hard-for-you-to-make-good-thumbnails-for-youtube-the-platform-will-make-your-work-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/its-hard-for-you-to-make-good-thumbnails-for-youtube-the-platform-will-make-your-work-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube&#8217;s New Feature Takes the Hassle Out of Creating Eye-Catching Thumbnails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to uploading a video to <strong>YouTube<\/strong>, many content creators spend much more time racking their brains to <strong>create a good thumbnail<\/strong> than actually filming the video itself. Standing out on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/4-free-ways-download-youtube-videos-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> is one of the most challenging tasks for creators who, day after day, must &#8220;compete&#8221; with thousands of accounts and millions of videos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/10d25878-96d2-11e6-8469-00163ed833e7\/287048719\/Youtube-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Youtube<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, YouTube wants to make the job easier for YouTubers and has announced that it is testing a new feature that will allow creators to create the perfect thumbnail for their videos. As explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0veygaKzdjw&amp;ab_channel=CreatorInsider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a video<\/a> by the <strong>Creator Insider<\/strong> channel, the tool is called <strong>&#8220;Try and Compare,&#8221;<\/strong> and it will allow content creators to upload up to three thumbnails for each video, so that <strong>the platform itself can determine which one yields better results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing: TEST &amp; COMPARE (aka Thumbnail A\/B Testing!)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0veygaKzdjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of feature, known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A\/B_testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A\/B testing<\/a><\/strong>, is one of the most requested by users, according to YouTube. The company has shared a screenshot of the tool, which shows that &#8220;Try and Compare&#8221; <strong>will display the thumbnail&#8217;s watch time<\/strong> as a percentage upon completing an A\/B test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, YouTube states that it is testing the feature with &#8220;a few hundred content creators,&#8221; but <strong>plans to launch a beta version for thousands more in the coming months<\/strong> before rolling it out to all creators next year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/10d25878-96d2-11e6-8469-00163ed833e7\/287048719\/Youtube-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Youtube<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube is constantly evolving to stay at the forefront of the online video content world. Just a month ago, YouTube announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/goodbye-to-reels-the-youtube-stories-function\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Reels<\/strong>, a Stories-like feature<\/a> that didn&#8217;t quite catch on, would be discontinued on Monday, June 26th. 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