YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

Paste any YouTube link (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed, live) to get the video ID and thumbnail links in all sizes (maxresdefault down to default) as JPG and WebP, with a preview.

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How the result is calculated

The ID (11 characters of A–Z a–z 0–9 _ -) is extracted from watch?v=, youtu.be/, shorts/, embed/, live/ and v/ forms on youtube.com, m., music. and youtube-nocookie. The official image URLs img.youtube.com/vi/ID/{size}.jpg and WebP copies from i.ytimg.com/vi_webp are then built. Sizes: maxresdefault (1280×720), sddefault (640×480), hqdefault (480×360), mqdefault (320×180) and default (120×90).

Limits: maxresdefault does not exist for some videos (YouTube serves a 120px placeholder); that case is labelled when the image loads. Images belong to their owners: use them according to their rights. The tool does not check that the video exists or is available.

FAQ

Why is maxres missing?

Some videos have no large version; use sddefault or hqdefault.

Can I use the image?

It is protected by the video owner’s rights; check the licence first.

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