This will help you identify common issues with your thumbnails.
YouTube makes adjustments so these sizes are approximate.
Upload a batch of competitor thumbnails from your niche. Yours gets dropped in at a random spot so you can see if yours stands out or matches niche themes. Uploaded 0 so far.
A quick check on the three things that trip creators up — resolution, aspect ratio and file size.
Answer a few quick questions about your thumbnail. We’ll flag anything worth fixing before you hit publish and then hand you a copy-paste report for your designer or AI tool.