{"id":350338,"date":"2021-10-08T23:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-download-youtube-video-thumbnails\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T23:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T20:00:19","slug":"how-to-download-youtube-video-thumbnails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-download-youtube-video-thumbnails\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Download YouTube Video Thumbnails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38f935c942f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38f935c942f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-download-youtube-video-thumbnails\/#Is_Downloading_Thumbnail_Images_Legal\" >Is Downloading Thumbnail Images Legal?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-download-youtube-video-thumbnails\/#How_to_Save_a_YouTube_Videos_Thumbnail\" >How to Save a YouTube Video\u2019s Thumbnail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> Video Thumbnails&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-749220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-logo-hero-1.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-logo-hero-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-logo-hero-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"YouTube logo.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to view a YouTube video\u2019s thumbnail in a large size, or you\u2019d like to design a thumbnail that\u2019s similar to another video\u2019s thumbnail, YouTube makes it easy to download video thumbnails. We\u2019ll show you how.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Downloading_Thumbnail_Images_Legal\"><\/span>Is Downloading Thumbnail Images Legal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of this writing in August 2021, there\u2019s no option on the YouTube site or in the YouTube mobile app to download video thumbnails. You can, however, use a custom YouTube URL\u00a0in a browser to save thumbnail images to your devices. as we\u2019ll explain below.<\/p>\n<p>Before you download a thumbnail, make sure you aren\u2019t crossing any legal lines, like using copyrighted work for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Download Your Own YouTube Videos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Save_a_YouTube_Videos_Thumbnail\"><\/span>How to Save a YouTube Video\u2019s Thumbnail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This procedure works on both desktop and mobile devices. In this example, we\u2019ll use a desktop to demonstrate the steps.<\/p>\n<p>First, you will find the unique ID of the video that you want to download the thumbnail of.<\/p>\n<p>To get that ID, open a web browser on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer and access the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a> site. On the site, find your video and click it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-select-youtube-video.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Find and select a video on the YouTube site.\" width=\"650\" height=\"170\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When the video page opens, look towards your web browser\u2019s address bar. This has the current video\u2019s link, which looks something like this:<\/p>\n<pre>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E5DlpONIW5M<\/pre>\n<p>In that link, the text after the \u201cv=\u201d part is the unique ID of that video. For the above video, the unique ID is:<\/p>\n<pre>E5DlpONIW5M<\/pre>\n<p>To access that video\u2019s thumbnail, you will use the video\u2019s unique ID in a custom link, which is given below.<\/p>\n<p>In the link below, replace ID with the unique ID of your video.<\/p>\n<pre>https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ID\/maxresdefault.jpg<\/pre>\n<p>For the above video, your link will look like the following. Open this link in a new tab in your web browser.<\/p>\n<pre>https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/E5DlpONIW5M\/maxresdefault.jpg<\/pre>\n<p>In your new tab, you will see a large-sized version of your video\u2019s thumbnail. To save this thumbnail to your device, right-click it and select \u201cSave Image As.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-download-youtube-video-thumbnail.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Right-click the YouTube video thumbnail and select &quot;Save Image As&quot; in a web browser.\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select a folder to save the thumbnail in, and you\u2019re all set.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Did you know YouTube also makes it possible to download full videos to your iPhone, iPad, and Android devices?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Download YouTube Videos on Your iPhone, iPad, or Android Device<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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