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Covers and images

Generate an AI book cover

Create a cover direction from the book topic, title and author.

4 min readUpdated 2026-07-18

60-second summary

Quick answer

Open Covers & Images, choose Templates, From Book or From Scratch, describe a concrete visual direction, generate, inspect the result and save the version you want attached to the book.

Before you start

What you need

  • Sign in to the Automateed account that owns the relevant project or purchase.
  • Have the project, source file or account setting needed for “Open Covers & Images” ready before changing anything.

Procedure

Complete the task step by step

  1. 01

    Open Covers & Images

    Choose Cover Creator in Creative Studio. This is a premium feature for paid subscribers.

    Current app screenAutomateed Creative Studio AI Cover Creator
    Cover Creator supports template, book-based and from-scratch starting points.
  2. 02

    Choose how to start

    Use From Book to select a saved ebook, or From Scratch when you are not starting from a saved book.

  3. 03

    Continue from the selected mode

    For a saved ebook, choose it under Select Ebook and click Choose Template.

  4. 04

    Describe and generate

    Specify genre, audience, mood, composition and important symbols, then generate the cover.

  5. 05

    Inspect and save

    Check title spelling, author name, thumbnail readability and genre fit, then confirm the result on the correct book.

Success check

Confirm that it worked

  • The expected result from “Inspect and save” is visible in the relevant Automateed screen or exported file.
  • Refresh the page once and confirm the saved state remains unchanged.

Important notes

  • Available controls can differ by book type, plan and current project status.
  • Review generated content, facts, usage rights and final files before publishing or selling.

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