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YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

Paste any YouTube video, Short, or livestream link and download its thumbnail in every available resolution — up to full 1280×720 HD. Free, instant, no watermark.

How it works

Every YouTube video's thumbnail is publicly served by YouTube at predictable image URLs. This tool extracts the video ID from your link and shows all the sizes YouTube hosts — HD (1280×720), SD (640×480), HQ (480×360) and MQ (320×180). Nothing is uploaded anywhere; everything happens in your browser.

Is it legal to download YouTube thumbnails?

Downloading a thumbnail for reference, research, or analysis is generally fine. Reusing someone else's thumbnail on your own video is copyright infringement — the image belongs to its creator. Use downloads to study what works in your niche, not to copy it pixel for pixel.

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