# ThumbnailBusterYT

> View Youtube video thumbnails with max resolution Right click a video link and press 'View thumbnail'

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `thumbnailbusteryt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ssir
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-01-24
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/thumbnailbusteryt/)

## Description

ThumbnailBusterYT is a Firefox add-on that loads the whole video page to find the correct thumbnail URL, ensuring maximum resolution. With just a right-click on a video link, you can easily view Youtube video thumbnails with maximum clarity.

## Rankings

- #52,361 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/thumbnailbusteryt)