Download YouTube thumbnails in HD
A video's thumbnail is often the best image of the whole video — perfect for reference, a presentation, a mood board, or studying what makes thumbnails clickable. This YouTube thumbnail downloader shows every size YouTube generates for a video, from full HD (1280×720) down to the small 120×90 preview, and lets you save each one with a single tap. It works for regular videos, Shorts and live streams.
How to use it
- In YouTube, tap Share → Copy link on any video.
- Paste the link into the box above and tap Get thumbnails.
- Tap Download under the size you want, or Open to view the full image.
How it works
Every YouTube video has an 11-character ID, and YouTube stores its thumbnails at predictable addresses:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/maxresdefault.jpg
The tool reads the ID from your link and loads each size directly from YouTube. Nothing is uploaded to or stored on our servers.
Available sizes
| Name | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Full HD (maxresdefault) | 1280 × 720 | Presentations, wallpapers |
| Standard (sddefault) | 640 × 480 | Blog posts |
| High quality (hqdefault) | 480 × 360 | Always available |
| Medium (mqdefault) | 320 × 180 | Previews |
| Small (default) | 120 × 90 | Icons |
Please respect creators: thumbnails are their copyrighted work. Ask permission before reusing one publicly. Growing your own channel? Try our hashtag generator andfancy text generator.