Copy a video link
Use a public YouTube video, Short, or youtu.be link.
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YouTube Thumbnail Downloader
Paste a YouTube link to preview and save its thumbnail in every available size.
Only the video ID is used to request public thumbnail images from YouTube.
How it works
Get a thumbnail in three steps
Paste the URL
We read the video ID and check the thumbnail sizes published by YouTube.
Choose a size
Preview an available image and download it as a JPG.
About available sizes
YouTube does not publish every size for every video. Large sizes such as 1280 × 720 may be missing; only images that load with real dimensions are shown.