Downloading video thumbnails from YouTube is very easy with “Grab The Thumbnail”. Just paste the YouTube video URL at the top input box and click on the download button. The tool will automatically generate the youtube thumbnail image in different resolutions. Click on the download thumbnail button to download whichever resolution you prefer. Then right click on the image and click ‘save image as’. You can finally choose your download destination.
The recommended resolution of a YouTube thumbnail is 1280 × 720 pixels. This is a 16:9 resolution and is ideal for a good quality thumbnail. Ensure that your thumbnail has at least 640 pixels to prevent a low quality image thumbnail.
Most creators spend time to design their thumbnails and permission is required to use their thumbnails in any form - modified or not - as thumbnails made by creators are creative content that is copyright protected. Only download thumbnails that you have the right from the copyright owner to use, modify or redistribute.
This tool allows you to obtain the YouTube thumbnail with multiple resolutions including the maximum resolution of the thumbnail. If a Full HD resolution image is available, it will be retrieved and you will be able to download it easily. The tool is able to retrieve multiple resolutions at once, helping you download whichever resolution you prefer.
On the YouTube app or website open any YouTube video you want. Click on the share button below the video title and a link will show up. That is the YouTube URL that you can now copy and paste into the input box at the top of this page.
This tool can help you if you want to quickly and easily be able to download any YouTube thumbnail at whichever resolution you want. It only requires the YouTube video URL.