YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

Grab the highest publicly available thumbnail from any public YouTube video.

Paste a public YouTube link. We fetch the highest publicly available thumbnail (no login).

YouTube thumbnail preview

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Visual guide

How to copy a post link

YouTube Thumbnail Downloader — 3 quick steps

Step 1 of 3 Open the post On Instagram / TikTok / Facebook / X, open the public post.
  1. 1 Open the post On Instagram / TikTok / Facebook / X, open the public post.
  2. 2 Copy the link Tap Share → Copy link, or copy the URL from the address bar.
  3. 3 Paste & download Paste here, click Download, then save the file.

Resolves a YouTube video ID and fetches the best public thumbnail from i.ytimg.com.

Step-by-step

Open the YouTube video

Use any public youtube.com or youtu.be link.

Copy the URL

Copy from the address bar or Share → Copy link.

Paste and download

We try maxres, then fall back to lower public sizes.

Good for

  • Thumbnail inspiration
  • Cover references
  • Design mockups

Worth knowing

Format: JPG thumbnail images.

Limits: Private or removed videos have no public thumbnail.

FAQ

Is this the video file?

No — only the thumbnail image.

Max resolution?

We prefer maxresdefault when YouTube publishes it.

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