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AI Album Cover Generator
From a phone photo to cover art: cinematic color, bold light, a frame that belongs on a record.
Album covers made from everyday photos
Every cover below started as an ordinary photo. The AI recomposes it as square cover art with cinematic grading and bold atmospheric light. Faces stay unchanged.
Example 1: Album cover
Example 2: Album cover
Example 3: Album cover
Example 4: Album cover
Example 5: Album cover
Example 6: Album coverYour face, record-store light
The cover keeps the person exactly as photographed and rebuilds everything around them: a strong square composition, cinematic color grading, atmospheric light that sets the genre. Rain-soaked streets read as indie, golden hour reads as folk, neon reads as electronic.
Start freeYour photoAlbum coverDeliberately left text-free
The output has no lettering, on purpose: you add the artist name and title in your own font, in any editor, and nothing fights your typography. Open "Adjust the prompt" to steer the genre, the palette or the mood first.
Start freeHow to make an AI album cover
Three steps, a few seconds of waiting.
At a glance
- From a phone photo to cover art: cinematic color, bold light, a frame that belongs on a record.
- Images are made with Nano Banana 2 by Google.
- Each image costs 3 credits.
- New accounts get 10 to 30 free credits depending on country, no card needed, so even the smallest allowance covers 3 images at 3 credits per image.
- You can also pay once with no subscription: $0.99 for one image or $1.99 for three, and those credits stay valid for 12 months.
- Images come out at 1K resolution in 1:1 format.
- You upload one photo (JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB).
- Free-plan downloads carry a small Vidney watermark; paid plans download without it, and so do downloads for 12 months after any one-time purchase.
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI album cover generator?
A tool that turns a photo into square cover art with professional composition, color grading and lighting, generated from a tested preset. The person in the photo stays unchanged.
Which photos work best?
A clear photo of the artist with some mood: stage light, street light, golden hour. The AI rebuilds the composition, so casual phone shots work too.
Is the AI album cover generator free?
New accounts receive free credits, enough for your first covers. After that, each image uses credits, and the price is shown on the button before each run. Credits come with a subscription plan; the cheapest, Starter, is $9 a month. You can also pay once with no subscription: $0.99 for one image or $1.99 for three, and those credits stay valid for 12 months.
Why is there no text on the cover?
By design. Generated lettering is unreliable and locks you into one look. You get clean art and add the artist name and title in your own font afterwards.
Can I use it on Spotify and Apple Music?
Yes. The output is a high-resolution square image that meets streaming cover requirements once you add your title text.
Do I own the image?
Yes. Generated output is yours to use, including commercially, subject to the source model terms. No watermark on paid plans.
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