Channel Makeover

Channel Makeover lets you redesign thumbnails for several videos in one controlled workflow. Connect YouTube for the fastest path from selection to publishing, or paste exact video URLs when you only want to generate and download.

Getting Started

1. Go to Makeover in the sidebar.
2. Choose Connected Channel to browse uploads, or Manual URLs to paste exact videos.
3. Select the videos, number of options per video, and optional brand or face.
4. Review the exact credit total, then start the makeover.

How It Works

1. Analysis

The AI analyzes each selected video's title, description, and current thumbnail. It looks for:

• Current thumbnail patterns and styles
• Inconsistencies in branding
• Opportunities for improvement

2. Generation

For each selected video, the AI generates the number of options you approved. Each option:

• Matches the video's title and content
• Can use your selected brand (if configured)
• Uses your face model (if available)
• Applies your chosen style (if selected)

3. Review

You see a before/after comparison for each video:

• Current thumbnail on the left
• AI-generated replacement on the right
• Select one winner or keep the original

4. Apply

Once you have reviewed everything:

• Download selected thumbnails for manual use at any time.
• If the owning channel is connected, choose the publishing channel and explicitly confirm Set thumbnails on YouTube.
• After publishing, ThumbnailCreator records the baseline view count and checkpoints for 28 days. These are described as “views after this update,” not views caused by the thumbnail.
• Use Restore original on the review page if you want to put the captured original thumbnail back.

Connecting YouTube

You can connect more than one Google account and channel. The channel picker groups channels by Google account so similarly named channels remain easy to distinguish.

ThumbnailCreator requests only:

• YouTube read-only access to list your channels, videos, thumbnails, and public video statistics.
• YouTube upload access to replace a video's thumbnail after you confirm.

It does not request YouTube Analytics, revenue, CTR, impressions, or watch-time scopes. Disconnect a channel at any time.

Use Cases

• Rebranding — you've changed your channel look and need all thumbnails updated
• Fresh start — your early thumbnails don't match your current quality standards
• Consistency — different thumbnails look like they belong to different channels
• Growth push — refreshing older video thumbnails can boost impressions

Tips

• Start with a small set of important evergreen videos so you can review every option carefully.
• Set up a brand and face model before starting when you want a consistent channel look.
• Don't approve everything blindly — some original thumbnails may already be performing well
• Nothing auto-publishes. Every YouTube replacement requires an explicit confirmation.
• One generated option uses one credit. Selecting, reviewing, downloading, publishing, and restoring do not use generation credits.