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YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

Paste a YouTube link or video ID, choose the source quality, and save the public thumbnail without a watermark.

  • Up to 1280 × 720
  • JPG and WebP
  • No watermark

Thumbnail quality1280×720

Your thumbnail will appear here.

Original source file · 1280×720

Download size is not upload size

YouTube currently recommends uploading custom thumbnails at 3840 × 2160, while its public Data API documents the downloadable maxres version at 1280 × 720. This tool returns the public source YouTube exposes. It does not upscale the image or reconstruct the original upload.

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Reusing a thumbnail

Downloading a publicly accessible image does not grant reuse rights. Use thumbnails you own, have permission to reuse, or are saving for a permitted reference purpose.

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How it works

Supports watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live, embed URLs, and bare video IDs.

  1. Copy a YouTube URL or video ID
  2. Paste it into the input field
  3. Select your preferred quality
  4. Get the thumbnail and save it

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Questions about YouTube thumbnails

Resolution availability depends on the source video and the thumbnail uploaded by its creator.

Paste a YouTube video URL or its 11-character video ID into the input field. Choose a source quality, preview the image, and download it directly.

The tool checks HD (1280×720), SD (640×480), HQ (480×360), MQ (320×180), and default (120×90) files. Not every video has every resolution.

YouTube may accept a 3840×2160 custom thumbnail upload, but its public video thumbnail resource documents maxres at 1280×720. A downloader can only return the public source file YouTube exposes; it cannot recover the creator’s original upload or create real 4K detail.

Not every video has a max-resolution thumbnail. If 1280×720 is unavailable, choose the next available source size shown by the tool.

The parser supports regular watch links, youtu.be links, Shorts, live streams, embeds, and bare 11-character video IDs. A thumbnail can only be downloaded when YouTube exposes that source file; private, deleted, or restricted videos may not work.

No. Solnk does not add a watermark; it downloads the thumbnail file that YouTube makes available for the selected resolution.

Completely free. No signup, no watermarks, no ads.