Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™

Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™

A simple extension that grabs the thumbnail from the current youtube video and displays it.

What is Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™?
'Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™' is a lightweight and user-friendly Chrome extension that allows you to easily see the thumbnail of the current YouTube video in your browser. It’s designed to be unobtrusive, using less screen space. After the recent update, it no longer requires tabs permission and has eradicated the bug causing cached thumbnail display. It also sports a visually improved icon, offering a streamlined experience.
Stats
By: Master
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.47 (19)
Version: 1.3.5 (Last updated: 2014-07-15)
Creation date: 2014-07-15
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 67.84K
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Summary

Changelog:

v.1.3.5

  • Better icon

v.1.3.4

  • No longer needs tabs permission
  • Uses slightly less screen real estate
  • Bug fixed with showing cached thumbnail when clicking another video.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works perfectly
  • Allows viewing of different YouTube thumbnails
  • Serves its purpose
Cons
  • Opens image in lower resolution (480x360)
  • May not work for some users due to system compatibility or being outdated
Most mentioned
  • Functionality
  • Resolution issue
  • System compatibility
Recent reviews
There is one where you right click the video. For this one, remember to click the extention itself where the puzzle icon is.
by Ninjhetto NLK3 Ninjhetto NLK3, 2023-07-12

Почему-то открывает изображение в размере hqdefault 480х360, другие же подобные расширения находят maxresdefault 1280х720.
by Sergey Andreev Sergey Andreev, 2019-09-11

It's working perfectly!
by Jolito Jr Mamanao Jolito Jr Mamanao, 2018-07-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Thumbnail Viewer for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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