How to download YouTube video thumbnails in few seconds

But deep down sometimes we really want to download that YouTube video's thumbnail. But downloading it is a tricky procedure. There are many ways that you can use to download the thumbnail. But we'll be discussing a few of them that were easy and super fast to use.

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How to download YouTube video thumbnails in few seconds

Below are some methods that you can use:

Using URL & Video ID

The first method that you can use is to take the video ID (https://youtu.be/-mVQQTtwomA) and paste it in (https://img.youtube.com/vi/PASTE YOUR VIDEO ID HERE/maxresdefault.jpg) and enter this URL in the browser. This will open that particular thumbnail in maximum resolution that is possible in YouTube servers.

https://img.youtube.com/vi/PASTE YOUR VIDEO ID HERE/maxresdefault.jpg

Using YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

This is actually the easiest way of downloading the thumbnails in literally seconds and also in multiple qualities. Follow the below steps to proceed.

1. Open that video you want to download the thumbnail
2. Click on the share button and copy the link
3. Open YouTube Thumbnail Downloader
4. Paste that link in the input field
5. Click on the download button
6. Select your desired resolution to proceed.

That's it, this is all you have to do to download your thumbnail. Yeah I know it looks pretty hassle but after copying the URL it only takes 3 to 7 seconds to download the thumbnail of that particular video.