Today I am going to show you how to download thumbnail images from any video on YouTube, including auto-generated ones, high-quality ones, and low-quality ones.
YouTube Thumbnail Download
There are two ways of doing this. Let’s discuss them one by one:
Auto-generated thumbnails download
YouTube automatically selects 3 thumbnails per video and adding either 1, 2, or 3 in the URL will give you access to all three so you can select the best one you want to use. Just replace VIDEOID with your video’s id.
Small auto-generated thumbnail 1 [120×90]
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/1.jpg
Small auto-generated thumbnail 2 [120×90]
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/2.jpg
Small auto-generated thumbnail 3 [120×90]
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/3.jpg
Custom thumbnails download
If you want to download the custom thumbnail that you (or another creator) made then substitute the VIDEOID in the following URLs.
You’ll note that there is a lot more flexibility with size options:
Small custom thumbnail [320×180]
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/mqdefault.jpg
Medium custom thumbnail at 4:3 ratio [480×360]
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/0.jpg
Large custom thumbnail [1280×720 or 1920×1080]
(only available if video has 720p or 1080p option)
http://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEOID/maxresdefault.jpg
Bravo! All methods are working like charm to download youtube thumbnail. Thanks, for sharing with us. stay blessed.
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