Get any YouTube thumbnail in full HD
Paste a video or Shorts link to see its thumbnail in every size YouTube publishes, from 120×90 to the 1280×720 maximum. Open the one you want full size and save it.
Thumbnails belong to the video's creator. Use them for your own videos, for reference, or with permission.
To download a YouTube thumbnail, paste the video's link (a youtube.com/watch, youtu.be, Shorts or embed link) and press Get thumbnails. The tool reads the video ID and shows the images YouTube publishes for it: maximum resolution 1280×720 (not every video has one), 640×480, 480×360, 320×180 and 120×90. Open a size full size and save it with right-click or long-press. Thumbnails belong to the video's creator, so use them for your own videos, for reference or with permission.
3 steps, a few seconds
Paste the link
Any YouTube watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live or embed link, or the 11-character video ID.
Pick a size
See every size YouTube publishes for that video; missing ones are marked.
Open and save
Open the image full size and save it from your browser.
What the YouTube Thumbnail Downloader does
Up to 1280×720
The maximum-resolution thumbnail when the video has one.
Every size
640×480, 480×360, 320×180 and 120×90 too.
Any link
Watch pages, youtu.be, Shorts, live, embed and mobile links.
Instant
Images load straight from YouTube's image servers.
Missing sizes flagged
Sizes YouTube doesn't have for a video are marked as unavailable.
Free
No account, no limits.
- Links
- youtube.com/watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live, embed and m.youtube.com, or a video ID
- Sizes
- 1280×720 (when available), 640×480, 480×360, 320×180, 120×90
- Format
- JPG, as published by YouTube
- Source
- Images load from YouTube (i.ytimg.com); nothing is sent to QuickVeed
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
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Questions about the YouTube Thumbnail Downloader
How do I download a YouTube thumbnail?
Why is there no HD (1280×720) thumbnail?
Does it work with YouTube Shorts?
Can I use someone else's thumbnail?
Is anything sent to QuickVeed?
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