Download my Greasemonkey Script
To enhance your browsing experience, please download and install my custom Greasemonkey script. Here’s how:
Download Greasemonkey ScriptOnce you’ve downloaded the script, follow these steps:
- Install a userscript manager like Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey in your browser.
- Open the userscript manager and click “Add a new script.”
- Browse to the downloaded script file and select it.
- The script will be installed and activated.
If you encounter any issues, please feel free to contact us for assistance.
Courtesy of Bard here is another tip for getting thumbnails
Here’s how it works:
1. Identify the Video ID:
– From the YouTube video URL, extract the 11-character video ID. For example, in the URL `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`, the video ID is `dQw4w9WgXcQ`.
2. Construct the Thumbnail URL:
– Use one of these URL patterns, replacing `{VIDEO_ID}` with the actual video ID:
– Default thumbnail (120×90 pixels):
https://img.youtube.com/vi/{VIDEO_ID}/default.jpg
– Medium-quality thumbnail (320×180 pixels):
https://img.youtube.com/vi/{VIDEO_ID}/mqdefault.jpg
– High-quality thumbnail (480×360 pixels):
https://img.youtube.com/vi/{VIDEO_ID}/hqdefault.jpg
– Maximum resolution thumbnail (variable size):
https://img.youtube.com/vi/{VIDEO_ID}/maxresdefault.jpg
Example:
– To get the maximum resolution thumbnail for the video with ID `dQw4w9WgXcQ`, the URL would be:
https://img.youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg
Key Points:
– You can access these URLs directly in your web browser or use them in code to download the thumbnails.
– YouTube might make changes to these URL patterns in the future, so it’s always a good practice to check for any updates.
– The maximum resolution thumbnail (`maxresdefault.jpg`) might not always be available for every video.
https://www.get-youtube-thumbnail.com/ is another tool that might be useful
Does not seem to work for older videos https://www.get-youtube-thumbnail.com/ helps.