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Create Eye-Catching Video Thumbnails

Pick from auto-generated frames, upload your own image, or generate an animated GIF preview starting at a timestamp you choose. The same thumbnail shows up everywhere the video is shared.

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Auto-generated frames
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65%

higher click-through rate on links with a strong visual thumbnail vs plain text

Wix Video Marketing Report 2025
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more opens when a GIF preview is embedded in an outreach email

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ways to set a thumbnail: auto-generated frame, custom upload, or animated GIF

How It Works

Auto-Generated Frames
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Pick a frame or upload your own image instead.
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Upload your video. vitelnk auto-generates a few frame options to choose from.

Animated GIF Preview
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A 3-second clip starting from that timestamp, or leave it blank to auto-pick.
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Pick a frame, or upload your own image if you already have one.

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Same thumbnail on the share page, embeds, and link previews.
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On Pro plans, generate an animated GIF preview from a timestamp you choose instead of a static image.

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Key Benefits

Auto-generated frame options picked straight from your video

Upload your own custom image instead, if you have one

Animated GIF preview generated from a timestamp you choose (Pro plans)

Same thumbnail shows on the share page, embeds, and link previews

Stand out in shared links and improve click-through rates

Use Cases

Professional presentations

Pick a clean frame instead of whatever the first second of the video happens to show.

ExampleA pitch video defaults to an awkward mid-motion frame, so you pick the slide with your logo on it instead.

Higher-converting outreach

Use an animated GIF preview to stand out in an email or a shared link.

ExampleA sales video embedded in a follow-up email shows a looping GIF preview instead of a static frame, making it more likely to get clicked.

Branded video libraries

Keep every video in a folder looking consistent with your own branding.

ExampleYou upload a custom branded thumbnail for each video in a client-facing folder instead of relying on auto-generated frames.
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Download Protection

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Video Analytics

Full session-level analytics for every view. See who watched, for how long, on what device, and whether they clicked your CTA or filled a form. Get an email the moment they finish watching, with their name if they came via a recipient invite.

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