YouTube thumbnail downloader
Save public video thumbnails in every size.
Thumbnail safe-area preview
Check what the duration badge, buttons and small sizes cover on a YouTube thumbnail.
This is a sample. Choose a file to check your own.
ShowKeep faces, text and logos inside the dashed line and away from the red zones. Positions are close approximations, since YouTube changes its layout.
Full size, 1280 x 720
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Small sizes
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Your files stay on your device
How it works
- 1Choose your thumbnail image, or a video to pick a frame from.
- 2Look at the full-size preview and the three small sizes.
- 3Keep text and faces inside the dashed safe area and away from the red zones.
- 4Adjust your design and check again.
What the options do
- Duration badge
- The dark box with the video length, bottom right. It hides anything under it.
- Watch later and queue buttons
- Appear at the top right when someone hovers over the thumbnail.
- Progress bar
- The red line along the bottom edge for videos someone has partly watched.
- Safe area
- A margin of about 5% in which text and faces stay clear of edge cropping.
- Small sizes
- The same image as it appears on a phone feed, in search and in the suggested list.
Privacy
Everything is done in your browser. Your text and images are not uploaded.
Questions people ask
What size should a YouTube thumbnail be?
1280 by 720 pixels, a 16:9 ratio, under 2 MB, in JPG, PNG or GIF format. Other ratios are cropped.
Why check the small sizes?
Most views start from a small thumbnail on a phone. Text that is readable full size can become a blur at 140 pixels wide.
Are the overlay positions exact?
They are close guides. YouTube changes its layout and each device differs slightly, so leave extra space.
Can I use a video file?
Yes. Choose a video and move the slider to the frame you want to test. The video stays on your device.
How much text should a thumbnail have?
Few words, large and high contrast. Three to five words are common. The title carries the rest.