# Thumbnail Grabber

> Download thumbnails and covers from YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube Music and more

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/thumbnail-grabber](https://chrome-stats.com/d/thumbnail-grabber)

## Overview

- **ID:** `thumbnail-grabber`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kasper
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 94
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-20
- **First published:** 2022-09-26
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/thumbnail-grabber/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/probablykasper/thumbnail-grabber](https://github.com/probablykasper/thumbnail-grabber)

## Description

Thumbnail Grabber is a versatile Chrome extension designed to help users effortlessly download and manage thumbnails and cover images from popular media platforms including YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, and YouTube Music. Whether you want to save a thumbnail or cover art, this tool provides multiple ways to access images: by clicking the extension icon, using customizable keyboard shortcuts, or right-clicking on pages and links.

Customization is key with Thumbnail Grabber. Users can configure keyboard shortcuts, decide what actions occur when clicking the extension icon, and control the visibility of context menu items. This flexibility ensures a smooth and efficient workflow for content creators, marketers, and casual users alike who need quick access to media thumbnails and covers.

## Rankings

- #11,931 — Overall
- #146 — cover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `<all_urls>`
- `*://i.ytimg.com/*`
- `*://img.youtube.com/*`
- `*://i1.sndcdn.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/thumbnail-grabber)