Sam McCraw
Looking to create some awesome Twitch stream designs (including a Twitch profile banner) but not quite sure which online design tool to use?
We’ve tested all the main Twitch profile banner makers and put together a list of the best ones so you can get on with creating your designs.
We’ve ranked them from strongest to weakest in terms of the template options, final quality and design of the banners, and the ease of use and functionality of the tools, but every design tool mentioned deserves its place on the list.
One thing to keep in mind when using any of these tools to create your Twitch profile banner is to make sure it’s going to look good in the ideal profile banner dimensions which are 1200x480px.
Here are some more Twitch profile banner size guidelines and tips to keep you right.
You can jump to a specific product if you want:
#1 Placeit
Placeit is a product that offers much more than just Twitch profile banner templates. They have a number of different tools and templates that can help you create a huge variety of designs. Their Twitch profile banner maker is the best around (in our opinion) in terms of the ease of use, quality of the designs, and the variety of templates available.
They have hundreds of high-quality profile banner templates that can be used to start off your design, this makes things incredibly simple and quick. The tool allows you to easily customize each element of your profile banner so you’ll have your own custom design in no time.
The only downside is that some of the templates are only 900x380px when you download them, which is a bit annoying as the ideal dimensions for a Twitch profile banner is 1200x480px. But overall, it’s a fantastic tool and the best profile banner maker.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Find a Twitch profile banner template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Twitch profile banner we made with Placeit:
Pricing:
- Individual Twitch profile banner: $2.95
- ‘Free’ with Placeit’s monthly and annual subscription plans ($14.95 per month and $89.95 annually with unlimited downloads of all their templates)
What we like:
- Awesome templates to start your design from
- Thousands of Twitch and streaming templates!
- Easily find templates in different styles
- Super easy to customize the templates
- Intuitive interface
- Fair pricing
#2 VistaCreate
With VistaCreate you can create many different designs, including Twitch profile banners. They currently don’t offer a huge number of templates for profile banners but we’re sure they will continue to add more and more high-quality templates as time goes on.
The templates that are available are fantastic though, and like with Placeit they can be customized with ease using VistaCreate’s online editor. You can customize all aspects of the design so you can end up with some very good designs that will be unique to your Twitch channel.
You can even create some designs for free!
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Go to the Twitch profile banner templates
- Select a template you like
- Customize to your liking
- Download it!
Twitch profile banner we made with VistaCreate:
Pricing:
- Free!
- ‘Free’ with a monthly subscription ($7.99 per month)
What we like:
- Easy and quick to create something that looks really unique
- Can customize every single aspect of the design
- Create awesome designs for free!
- Can upload your own images/elements
#3 Canva
Like Placeit, Canva offers a lot more than simply the ability to create Twitch profile banners. They have a huge library of templates for social media, YouTube, t-shirts, the list goes on. Their online design tool is one of the best and certainly lets you create some great designs with ease.
You can easily customize one of their existing Twitch banner templates, and resize/crop it when you download it from Canva (we outline this in the steps below).
Canva even offers a lot of gorgeous free templates that can be downloaded as a PNG file, including Twitch templates. There is a decent amount of free template options you can use so be sure to browse through those.
You can also use Canva to create all kinds of designs including social media banners. We featured them in our Facebook gaming cover makers article so check that out if you’re interested in creating even more banners with Canva.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Click on ‘Create a design’
- Enter custom dimensions (e.g. 2700x1440px) and click ‘create design’
- Search for ‘twitch banner’ in the search bar
- Select a template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
- Open the file in a tool like Paint 3D and resize/crop the image to be 1200x480px
Twitch profile banner we made with Canva:
Pricing:
- Free (no transparent background unless you get the subscription)
- ‘Free’ with their monthly subscription plan ($13.99 for one month with unlimited downloads of all their premium templates)
What we like:
- Gorgeous templates to start your design from
- Some (not lots and lots) great look Twitch banner designs
- Create something that looks professional in seconds
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
- Awesome free templates!
#4 Snappa
Like all the other tools on this list, Snappa does a lot more than simply help you create Twitch profile banners. They have a whole bunch of other templates including Twitch panels, YouTube designs, videos, the list goes on.
They have a decent sized selection of profile banner templates (hopefully they’ll keep adding more), and with their online design editor, it’s simple to customize all aspects of the template to make some really good looking design with relative ease.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Go to the Twitch profile banner templates
- Choose a template you like
- Customize to your liking
- Download it!
Twitch profile banner we made with Snappa:
Pricing:
- Free (3 free downloads per month)
- ‘Free’ with their monthly subscription plan ($10 per month with unlimited downloads of all their premium templates)
What we like:
- Good templates to start your design from
- A good number of different styles to choose from
- Easily customize all aspects of your profile banner
- Option to create designs from scratch
- Free downloads!
#5 Bannersnack
Like Canva, Bannersnack doesn’t have any template specifically designed to be used as Twitch profile banners. However, you can customize their Twitch banner templates, download them and then resize/crop them to fit with the ideal Twitch profile banner dimensions.
Bannersnack has some great looking templates (mostly for stream offline banners) and with their online editor, you can easily customize these templates to get the look and feel you’re after for your stream.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Go to the editor
- Select a Twitch template you like
- Customize to your liking
- Download it
- Open the file in a tool like Paint 3D and resize/crop the image to be 1200x480px
Twitch profile banner we made with Bannersnack:
Pricing:
- FREE 10 designs (Limited access to their library).
- Unlimited designs: $7 USD per month starter plan
- Unlimited designs: $18 USD per month pro subscription
What we like:
- Some great looking templates
- Download some awesome designs for free!
- Very easy to customize all aspects of the design
#6 Media Modifier
Media Modifier is an online design tool that has tonnes of awesome design templates that can either be used out the box or be customized using their online design editor.
Their offering includes Twitch banners, none of which are specifically designed to be used as Twitch profile banners but like with Canva and Bannersnack you can customize their templates, download them and then resize/crop them to fit with the ideal Twitch profile banner dimensions.
The design tool is simple to navigate making it easy to customize the templates to get the look you’re after for your Twitch channel.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Go the Twitch Banner templates
- Select a template you like
- Customize to your liking
- Download it
- Open the file in a tool like Paint 3D and resize/crop the image to be 1200x480px
Twitch profile banner we made with Media Modifier:
Pricing:
- Free templates (come with watermark)
- Unlimited downloads with their monthly plan: $19 USD per month
- Unlimited downloads with their monthly plan: $108 USD per year
What we like:
- Some good looking templates
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
- Can customize all aspects of the templates
#7 Adobe Express
Adobe’s products are normally very high quality, and Adobe Express, the company’s first steps into the DIY design space, is a good addition to their suite of tools.
With the tool, you can create Instagram posts and stories, Facebook posts, and much more. You can even create some designs for your stream, including Twitch profile banners.
There currently aren’t too many streaming focused templates to choose from but a lot of the templates that are available are good quality.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Go to your Express account
- Go the ‘Explore Templates’
- Search for ‘Twitch’ in the search bar
- Select a template you like and click ‘edit this template’
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Twitch profile banner we made with Adobe Express:
Pricing:
- Free (PNG file)
- ‘Free’ with their monthly subscription plan ($9.99 for one month with unlimited downloads of all their premium templates)
What we like:
- Some cool templates to start your design from
- You can quickly create a professional-looking design
- The interface is very easy to navigate
- Some good quality free templates!
#8 Offeo
The last of the tools on this list is Offeo – a tool for creating various video and design assets such as intros, social media content, promos, and more.
Offeo’s main use is for creating videos, however, you can create some banner designs (including Twitch profile banners) with their online editor.
They offer a bit more customization options than most fo the other tools on this list but overall their tool is still super easy to use. However, they currently don’t have too many templates for streamers so we’d recommend checking out some of the other tools on this list for a bigger variety of template options.
Steps to create your Twitch profile banner:
- Find a Twitch profile banner template you like
- Click ‘Create’
- Click on the ‘Scene’ you want to edit
- Customize to your liking
- Click on ‘download’
- Download it!
Twitch profile banner we made with Offeo:
Pricing:
- Some free templates
- ‘Free’ with product trial – $1 for 30 days
- ‘Free’ with subscription – $19 per month after trial
What we like:
- Good looking templates
- Can try out the tool for $1 for 30 days
- Some free templates
- Online design tool is very easy to use
To conclude…
So there you have 8 tried and tested Twitch profile banner makers.
If you’re looking to create your own designs (but don’t have the design skills to use a tool like Photoshop) we’re positive one of the tools on this list will help you create your ideal Twitch profile banner.
Enjoy creating and good luck with your Twitch channel! Oh, and if you have any questions, comments, or have suggestions for other awesome Twitch profile banner makers, leave a comment below!
