Create Album and Spotify Covers from your music with Album Cover in Kaiber Canvas

Create stunning covers from text and audio or image references with Album Cover.

Written By Christine Larsen

Last updated About 8 hours ago

Overview

Got a track? Album Cover uses your inputs (text, images, or audio) to create 1:1 and 9:16 album art and Spotify canvases. Just fill in a few details and it does the rest.

When you upload a track, the tool analyzes its style, mood, and subject, then weaves them into every element of your design, so your album artwork matches the feel of your music.

How It Works

Open Kaiber Canvas
Add a Create Image Flow and select Album Cover
Choose your creative mode (image reference, text reference or audio reference)
Choose the quality (low for fast renders, high for detailed renders)
Select the aspect ratio of the cover
Fill in your details
Hit Generate

Choosing Your Mode

In Advanced Features, choose one of three modes:

Mode	What it uses	Best for
Text Reference	Text descriptions only	Quick ideas, no reference media
Image Reference	Text descriptions + image uploads	You have a photo or artwork to build from
Audio Reference	Text descriptions + audio upload	You have a track and want the cover to match its sound

The Input Fields

Field	What goes here
Album / Song Title	The name of the track or album
Artist / Band Name	Who it's by
Description	What's in the image — subjects, objects, scene, setting. Use more detail for more control.
Style	A few words on text styling or cover aesthetic — like dark, cinematic, lo-fi, or neon.
Audio Upload	In Audio Reference mode. Upload your track. The tool analyzes it for style, emotion, and subject, then guides the generation.
Image Reference	In Image Reference mode. Upload a reference image to guide the look.
Aspect Ratio	Choose your output shape.

Prompt Anatomy: What Goes Where

Two separate ideas that often get mashed together:

DESCRIPTION = what you SEE (people, objects, scene, setting)
STYLE = how it LOOKS (style, colors, mood, texture, lighting)

Keep them separate for the best results.

Text Reference

Field	Example Input
Title	Midnight Cruise Control
Band	Neon Dunes
Description	A retro car driving on a desert highway at night. Taillights leaving red streaks behind. Stars visible above.
Style	Synthwave, neon cyan and magenta on black, VHS scanlines, retro 80s.

Image Reference

Field	Example Input
Band	Soft Crush
Description	Use the reference image of flowers as the main subject. Zoom in close on the petals. Add crushed petals floating in water.
Style	Soft focus, overexposed pastel pinks and lavenders, heavy bloom, light leaks, dreamy and hazy.
Image Reference	[Upload a flower photo]

Pro tip: When you upload an image, include how to use it in your subject description — as the main subject, as a texture or background, or as a style reference to match.

Audio Reference

Field	Example Input
Band	The Hollowing Hour
Description	Velvet Coffin
Style	A coffin lid cracked open with moonlight coming through. Dried roses scattered around. A silver locket half-open.
Audio Upload	Use the mood from the audio — slow, melancholic, romantic. Gothic. Deep purple and black. Velvet textures. Chiaroscuro lighting like a painting.
Audio Upload	[Upload your track]

How it works: Drop in a track. The tool listens to the genre, tempo, and emotional tone, then pulls those cues into the color palette, lighting, and overall feel of the cover.

Start Simple: Examples at Three Levels

Level 1: One Sentence

Description: A girl with headphones walking through a city at night
Style: Lo-fi, warm neon, slightly grainy

Level 2: Two or Three Details

Description: A wilted flower growing through a crack in rusted metal. Close up, rough texture, a single petal falling.
Style: Gritty, messy, dark colors with one bright pop of yellow.

Level 3: Full Scene

Description: An empty subway platform at 3 AM. Wet tile floor reflects warm tungsten light. The third rail is exposed in the foreground, arcing blue.
Style: High contrast, cold blues and warm tungsten. Wet reflective surfaces. Lonely cinematic noir mood.

Quick Reference Card

DESCRIPTION = what you SEE (subjects, objects, scene, setting)
STYLE = how it LOOKS (colors, mood, texture, lighting, genre)
TEXT MODE: You describe everything in words.
IMAGE MODE: You upload a pic and say how to use it.
AUDIO MODE: You upload a track and the tool adapts the mood.