Download a YouTube thumbnail
Paste a video, Short, live, or youtu.be link. We show every thumbnail size YouTube actually has — no signup or watermark.
Every public YouTube thumbnail size
YouTube stores several still images for each video. This tool checks the common maximum, standard, high, medium, and default resolutions and only shows the images that exist. Nothing is recompressed, resized, or watermarked by Marqly.
Useful with transcripts and timestamps
Need more than the cover? Open the YouTube transcript viewer to copy the spoken text, or create an exact share point with the YouTube timestamp link generator.
Frequently asked questions
Does this download the original uploaded thumbnail?
It requests the thumbnail sizes YouTube publishes for the video. When maxresdefault is available, that is normally the highest-resolution public thumbnail. Older or low-resolution videos may only provide smaller versions.
Does it work with YouTube Shorts and live links?
Yes. Standard watch URLs, youtu.be links, Shorts URLs, live URLs, embed URLs, and bare 11-character video IDs are supported.
Is the video or thumbnail uploaded to Marqly?
No. The page extracts the public video ID locally, and your browser loads the thumbnail directly from YouTube’s image CDN.
Can I reuse someone else’s thumbnail?
A public image is not automatically free to reuse. Download thumbnails you own, have permission to use, or are otherwise legally allowed to use.