AI Book Cover Generator

Describe your story or add a reference image to explore front-cover ideas.

Choose an example to fill in a starting idea you can edit.

Three book-cover directions

Explore coastal mystery, cozy fantasy and quiet science-fiction styles for fictional books.

Shape the cover around your story

Use a reference for direction, then compare another treatment of the same idea.

Build a cover from a reference

Upload an image to guide the colors or subject, then describe how it should become a cover. Say what to keep and where the title belongs.

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The Hidden Room painterly book-cover concept with a brass key, a green doorway and cream title lettering.
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Use the brass key and forest-green palette for a mystery cover. Title: The Hidden Room. Author: Nina Ward.

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Compare two visual directions

Change the style in your prompt to try another treatment of the same idea. Compare the lettering and composition before choosing a direction.

PixoCover previews
The Hidden Room book-cover concept with a large brass key, forest-green palette and cream title lettering.

Keep the key, title and green palette. Try a simpler graphic illustration with a larger central silhouette.

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How to create a book-cover concept

Start with a brief, choose a format, then review the artwork.

  1. A portrait mystery cover: a lone lit window above a storm-blue coast. Title: The Last Light. Author: Mira Vale.

    Describe the cover

    Include the genre, main subject, colors and any title or author name. Add a reference image if you have one.

  2. The real Pixo book-cover form with the mystery prompt and 3:4 selected.

    Choose a portrait format

    Use 3:4 for a portrait cover, then click Create my cover. Sign in if needed and check the settings before generating.

  3. Generated The Last Light front-cover concept.

    Review the result

    Check every letter and inspect the cover as a thumbnail. Prepare exact typography and any print wrap in a layout editor.

Create my cover

Ways to use your cover concept

Illustrative previews for publishing, design feedback and promotion.

The Last Light cover shown on an e-reader beside a fictional ebook listing on a laptop.

Preview an ebook cover

See whether the title and main image remain clear in a small book listing. Check the final file against your publishing service’s requirements.

The Root and Lantern cover concept on a design-review board with palette swatches and notes.

Share a direction with your designer

Use a cover concept to discuss the mood, title placement and imagery. Your designer can prepare the final typography and print layout.

After the Signal cover used in a fictional book announcement on a phone beside a launch card.

Plan a book announcement

Use the cover in a launch graphic, reading announcement or social post. Add the release date and event details in your layout editor.

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Start a cover for your next story