Covers & the cover designer

Design a cover for your story — backgrounds, text, shapes, image layers, and layer order.

• The cover designer at a glanceWhat the cover designer is, where to open it, and why it only works on drafts.Updated Aug 19, 2026
• Cover backgroundsThe five ways to set a background, plus the upload formats and the 5 MB limit.Updated Aug 19, 2026
• Text on your coverFonts, size, colour, rotation, Softness and Outline — and keeping a title readable when small.Updated Aug 19, 2026
• Shapes and image layersTen shape types, image layers with filters and presets, and how the layer stack works.Updated Aug 19, 2026
• Cover limits, versions and the OutaStory markEvery cap in the cover designer, how saved versions and undo behave, and when the OutaStory mark appears.Updated Aug 19, 2026