YouTube Video Thumbnails

Thumbnails of YouTube videos usually come in 5 distinct sizes:

Sometimes, for example for very old videos, some of the resolutions may not be available.

Standard Video Thumbnails

Standard video thumbnails always have a 16:9 aspect ratio, therefore they will have black bars in the 4:3 variants.

Shorts Thumbnails

For YouTube Shorts, the thumbnails are vertical (9:16 aspect ratio), these will have a blurred background to fill the space.

Channel Images

Images of YouTube Channels are also available, they come in these distinct sizes:

GroupTube

We access these thumbnails to offer the best possible experience when using GroupTube. When you search or watch new videos on YouTube, we automatically fetch the highest resolution thumbnail available to give you the best quality possible. Give it a try!

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