The thumbnail at full size
Paste any YouTube link, Shorts included, and you get the five versions YouTube stores, from 120 × 90 up to 1280 × 720 maxres. Download them one by one or all in a ZIP.
YouTube thumbnail downloader
Paste a video or Short link and download its thumbnail in the 5 sizes YouTube stores.
YouTube is a trademark of Google; CreativeStar is not affiliated with Google. Thumbnails belong to their creators: use them as reference or with permission.
Plus the video data
Along with the file you get the title, channel, view count, duration and tags. Useful for studying what a video that works is doing before you borrow its format.
No sign-up, no watermark
No account, no browser extension: paste the link and download. The image is the original from YouTube, never recompressed or stamped with a logo.
Frequently asked questions
Copy the video link, paste it above and hit Search. You'll see all 5 sizes: click the one you want or download them all as a ZIP.
1280×720, 640×480, 480×360, 320×180 and 120×90. The two largest only exist if the video was uploaded at that quality; if they're missing they show as disabled.
Yes. Paste the Short link (youtube.com/shorts/…) just like a regular video.
A thumbnail is its creator's work. Use it as reference or inspiration, or with permission; for your own videos, make your own.