Edit Shorts Thumbnail Without Studio App

Edit Shorts Thumbnail Without Studio App, How to Edit YouTube Shorts Thumbnail without YouTube Studio App.

you're uploading 3 min Shorts today (or any Short, now or previously) you can change the custom frame used as the thumbnail later (*or at any time!*) in the main YouTube app (not Studio)

1. Tap on the You (Profile) button, bottom right 

2. Tap on View Channel, top right 

3. Tap on Manage Videos 

4. Tap in the three-dots icon to the right of the video 

5. Tap on Edit 

6. Tap on the Pencil icon over the thumbnail preview, top left 7. Pick a new custom frame for the thumbnail!

So this is the best way to edit your YouTube short thumbnail. Hope you like it and very soon in 2025, you will get latest settings on YouTube shorts related to thumbnail edit.