Download YouTube Thumbnail
YouTube Thumbnail Downloader is a free online tool to preview and save YouTube thumbnails from any video or Shorts in HD and 4K size without login.
To start, add your YouTube video link and download live YouTube video thumbnail images in different sizes and quality.
YouTube thumbnails
Right click on the image and select "Save Image As..." or press the link to download the thumbnail.
How to download YouTube video image thumbnails?
Download YouTube thumbnails from videos or Shorts in the following steps:
- Find the link of your YouTube video or Shorts.
- Add your YouTube video link.
- Press Get YouTube thumbnails.
- Download thumbnails individually or save all available images in one ZIP file.
Do you need help finding your video url? Learn how to find your YouTube video link.
YouTube video thumbnail image URLs
You can use the following URLs to find the correct size and quality of your YouTube video thumbnail:
- Default: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/default.jpg.
- High Quality: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/hqdefault.jpg.
- Medium Quality: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/mqdefault.jpg.
- Standard Definition: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/sddefault.jpg.
- HD 720p: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/hq720.jpg.
- Maximum Resolution: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/maxresdefault.jpg.
- HD Video Frames: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/hq720_1.jpg, hq720_2.jpg, or hq720_3.jpg.
- Shorts Frames: https://img.youtube.com/vi/yt-video-id/oar1.jpg, oar2.jpg, or oar3.jpg (shown for Shorts URLs only).
Replace the `yt-video-id` with your YouTube Video ID to get the video thumbnail.
Example of different sizes YouTube thumbnail images:
Frequently Asked Questions
You can find answers to frequently asked questions about the tool in the list below. Is your specific question not listed? Please send us a message via Facebook or Instagram.
YouTube Thumbnail Downloader is free to use without any limits for downloading any live YouTube thumbnails in different sizes and quality for regular YT videos and Shorts.
YouTube Thumbnail Downloader can download thumbnails from any publicly available YouTube video or Short. We can't get thumbnails from private or removed videos. The number of available thumbnails depends on the creator of the video, but there will be at least one thumbnail available.
A YouTube video can have several thumbnail image sizes and alternative frames:
- Default (120 x 90 pixels).
- Medium quality (320 x 180 pixels).
- High quality (480 x 360 pixels).
- Standard definition (640 x 480 pixels).
- HD 720p (typically 1280 x 720 pixels).
- Maximum resolution (typically 1280 x 720 pixels).
- Three automatically generated HD video frames.
- Original aspect ratio frames for Shorts.
Not every video has every thumbnail variant. The tool only displays the images that YouTube makes available for that video.
YouTube Thumbnail Downloader supports downloading YT thumbnails from both YouTube Shorts and regular videos in different sizes and quality. The tool will also include a available thumbnails of Short frames.
YouTube thumbnails are not automatically in the public domain. An image being publicly available does not mean you can freely reuse it. Before reusing a thumbnail, check its copyright status and whether you have permission, a suitable licence, or another valid basis for your intended use.
When downloading and using thumbnails, also consider applicable laws and YouTube's terms. Learn more in YouTube's copyright guidance.