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Set a default thumbnail without your camera

Supercut can use the same screen only thumbnail on every recording, so you don't have to fix the preview each time you share.

Written by Cate

If you'd rather not see your face on every shared link, you don't have to change the thumbnail one video at a time. Pick a thumbnail layout once, set it as your default, and every recording you share from then on uses it.


1. Open Social preview

Open the video you want to share, then click the drop-down menu on the Share button at the top right.

  • Select Social preview

  • Your current thumbnail appears in the panel on the right


2. Open the thumbnail styles

The styles and layouts live behind the settings icon.

  • Click the settings icon ⚙️

  • Choose Change thumbnail


3. Choose a layout without your camera

Pick a style that shows your screen on its own, so your face isn't in the preview at all.

  • Choose a layout without the camera preview

  • Or pick one of the avatar options if you'd rather show an image than your camera

Layout without the camera preview


4. Set it as your default

This is the step that saves you the repeat work.

  • Click the star icon ⭐️ at the bottom right of the thumbnail you picked

  • That style becomes your default

  • The next time you record and share, this thumbnail is used automatically

[screenshot needed: the star icon on a selected thumbnail]


Changing your mind on a single video

Setting a default doesn't lock you in. On any individual video you can still open Change thumbnail and pick something else, and that choice applies to that video only.

If you do want your camera in the shot but not the frame Supercut picked, use Change face instead. Browse the frames with the slider, then click Capture to apply the one you like.


That's it!

Your shared links now use a screen only preview by default, so there's nothing to adjust each time you record.

You keep the option to change the thumbnail on a single video, and Change face is there for the times you do want your camera in the preview.

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