Download any YouTube thumbnail in the highest quality

Paste a link to a video, a Short or a live stream and save its thumbnail as a JPG, up to HD

The highest quality

The largest thumbnail YouTube keeps, up to 1280×720 HD, plus the vertical cover of a Short

Videos, Shorts and live streams

Paste any YouTube link, from the address bar, the Share button or the app

Free, no sign-up

No account and no limits. Download as many thumbnails as you need

How it works

1
Paste the video link
Copy it from the address bar or the Share button. Videos, Shorts and live streams all work
2
Get the largest size
You get the biggest thumbnail YouTube keeps, up to 1280×720 HD, plus the vertical cover when a Short has one
3
Download it
Click Download. The JPG is saved under the video’s title

Questions people ask

YouTube only makes the 1280×720 version for some videos, usually ones uploaded in HD. When it’s missing, you get the largest size it has, 640×480 or 480×360. Those are 4:3, so a wide video gets black bars at the top and bottom.

Paste the Short’s link. You get its vertical cover (1080×1920) and a wide version, with the Short in the middle and blurred sides. Not every Short has a vertical cover, and then you get just the wide one.

Yes, for a stream that’s live right now and for one that has ended. Paste its link like any other video.

YouTube’s image servers can keep the old picture for a couple of hours. Try again later and the new one shows up.

Yes. No account, and no limit on how many thumbnails you download.