Free online cover maker.

Q: Can I add my brand to my cover design?

You can add your brand to your cover design by uploading your logo to your project, then dragging and dropping it anywhere. If you plan on creating campaign materials such as flyers, posters, and online ads for your book, you can auto-apply your branded assets across your campaign materials in one tap with the Brand Kit.

Q: How do I make an e-book cover for free?

To get started on designing your own free e-book cover, open Adobe Express in your browser and search “e-book” to find hundreds of free book cover templates you can edit. Swap out text, icons, and color schemes in to create an e-book cover design that’s uniquely yours. For a completely original look and feel, upload and edit your own images to use as your cover in the same project.

Q: Do I need design experience to use Adobe Express?

The Adobe Express online editor is easy-to-use and beginner friendly. Whether you’re a design expert or not so tech-savvy, the drag-and-drop style editor makes designing your very own cover easier than ever. Open Adobe Express in your browser today and discover just how easy it is to make standout covers in minutes.

Create your very own book cover with professionally designed cover templates on your side. No experience required.

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How to use the free cover maker.

Open Adobe Express.
Launch Adobe Express in your browser and search “book cover” to get started.
Pick a free cover template.
Browse our wide collection of book cover designs and find one that best fits your self-publishing needs. You can also search “magazine,” or “e-book” to narrow down your choices by niche, theme, or hobby.
Customize your cover.
Add your own personal flair to your cover design using our simple drag-and-drop style editor. Sub out text, fonts, and color schemes in just a few taps. You can even apply your own branded assets such as your logo and brand colors with the Brand Kit.
Explore new features.
Play around with Adobe Express tools and features, including endless font and color scheme recommendations. You’ll also have access to thousands of free Adobe Stock images and graphics to add to your book cover design.
Publish and share.
Once you’re happy with your cover design, download and save it as a JPG, PNG, or PDF file. Print it out on high-quality paper for a professional look and feel or resize and share online to generate buzz on socials for your new cookbook, magazine, or e-book.

See what people are saying about Adobe Express.

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"As a marketer who is always on the move. Adobe Express helps me to create fast, high quality content. Absolute endless features to enhance my creativity!"

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Owner, Liz Mosley Design

"I use Adobe Express to create and schedule a lot of my own content, and by creating templates for my own brand I have saved my self hours marketing my business!”

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Student @ Pennsylvania State University

"The remove background image tool in Adobe Express saved me hours of tedious editing, effortlessly removing backgrounds and refining my images with just a few clicks."

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Owner, Attabeira Oneline

"I use Express Premium for my social media efforts and Content Scheduler has helped me grow my following through consistent posting."

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"I'm all in on Adobe Express. Premium makes it easy for me to maintain a cohesive look and feel for my brand."

Discover even more features for easy content creation.

Edit cover images with ease.

Using a professional headshot for your cover page? Get full control over the look and feel of your cover images with powerful Adobe Express photo editing tools on your side. Use the Adjustments menu to lighten dark photos by using brightness and shadow sliders. Increase contrast to make colors pop. Include your title and author details with over 18,000 gorgeous Adobe Fonts to choose from.

Promote your work digitally and in print.

Use the Resize tool to turn your cover design into a social media ad, post, flyer, or poster in just a few taps. Turn your cover design into a trendy ad when you apply animated effects to any element in your cover to liven up visuals and capture your online audience’s attention.

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Self-publishing made easy.

A captivating cover allows helps you grab the attention of online customers or pique the interest of browsing passerby in a bookstore. From magazines and books to notebooks and portfolios, the Adobe Express cover maker lets you make stunning covers your way. Use our free cover maker to create a cover design for any genre of literature you write and give your audience a sneak peak of what to expect in your story’s plot. Or, design a notebook cover that best matches your aesthetic in minutes.

Make captivating cover designs with ease.

Whether you’re after a minimal aesthetic or something more elaborate, with the Adobe Express cover maker on your side, you can make amazing covers that will grab people’s attention and make them want to read your work. To make an effective cover design, avoid making it too cluttered with too much text or images. Keep things simple and opt for easy-to-read fonts. Use some key themes from your own work to make a cover design that gives readers an idea of what your book is about. Or follow a color scheme to keep things visually coherent all around.

Create easier with the Adobe Express cover maker.

Create your cover confidently with powerful, beginner-friendly, Adobe Express online editing tools. Whatever vision, style, or aesthetic you imagine, you can easily bring it to life with tons of free cover templates by your side. Find thousands of royalty-free images, videos, fonts, icons, and so much more to further customize your cover. Drag and drop your design elements or assets, then rearrange or resize as you like. Create a cover that feels entirely authentic when you add your favorite color schemes, brand logo, fonts, and so much more. Before you wrap up your cover design, co-edit your project with others in real-time using an editable share link to make sure everything looks good.

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Frequently asked questions.

Is it free to use the cover maker in Adobe Express?

Yes, Adobe Express is free for everyone. Launch the online editor in your browser to get started on creating your very own cover for any book, magazine, and so much more with tons of free templates on your side.

Can I add my brand to my cover design?

How do I make an e-book cover for free?

How do I choose the best font for my cover?

Adobe Express offers over 18,000 stunning Adobe Fonts for you to choose from. We recommend picking a font that best matches the genre or industry you’re in. If your topic is business, go for something classic and legible like Helvetica or Times New Roman. Adobe Express also provides you with curated font recommendations just for your project. Feel free to play around with tons of text styles until you’ve found one that best matches your visual style.

Do I need design experience to use Adobe Express?

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