---
title: "Video cover images"
description: "Pick the cover for your scheduled videos in Pallyy: choose a frame or upload an image for Instagram Reels, pick a second for Facebook videos, and set a YouTube Shorts cover."
category: "features"
subcategory: "publishing"
emoji: "🎬"
order: 13
datePublished: "2026-08-20"
dateUpdated: "2026-08-20"
---

Pallyy lets you pick the cover image for your scheduled videos, so the thumbnail people see is one you chose, not whatever frame the platform grabbed. Instagram Reels, Facebook videos, and YouTube Shorts each get their own way to set it.

## Instagram Reels

Pallyy gives you two ways to set a Reel's cover: choose a frame from the video itself, or upload a separate image. Scrubbing to a strong frame is the fast option, while uploading an image lets you use a designed cover, the kind with text or consistent branding, that isn't in the video at all. Either way, you set it while you [create a post](/help/post-composer), before the Reel publishes through your [Instagram integration](/help/instagram-integration).

## Facebook videos

Pallyy sets a Facebook video's cover by the second of the video you choose. Pick the moment where the shot looks best, and that frame becomes the cover when the video publishes. There's no separate image upload here, so it pays to find a second where the video genuinely shines.

## YouTube Shorts

Pallyy supports a cover image on YouTube Shorts too, so your Short shows up with the cover you picked rather than a random frame.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I upload a custom cover image for a Reel?

Yes. Instagram Reels in Pallyy accept either a frame chosen from the video or an uploaded image, so a designed cover that never appears in the video works fine.

### How do Facebook video covers work?

Facebook videos use a frame from the video itself. In Pallyy you pick the second of the video to use, and that frame becomes the cover.

### Do YouTube Shorts get a cover?

Yes. Pallyy supports a cover image on YouTube Shorts, so you're not stuck with whatever frame YouTube picks on its own.