Shorts Supported
YouTube Shorts Thumbnail Downloader
Paste any youtube.com/shorts/ link and get the same verified thumbnail resolutions as a regular video.
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Shorts Thumbnail FAQ
Do Shorts have the same thumbnail sizes as regular videos?
Shorts use the same underlying thumbnail files as standard videos, even though the video itself is shown vertically in the YouTube app.
What URL format do Shorts use?
youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID. Paste that link directly — no need to convert it to a watch URL first.
Why does the Shorts thumbnail look cropped when I download it?
The downloaded image is YouTube's standard landscape thumbnail file. The vertical crop you see in the Shorts feed is applied by the app's player, not baked into the image file itself.