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Simple command line utility and API for downloading YouTube thumbnails.
Supports JPEG and WebP formats in all sizes. Previews (animated thumbnails) are not supported due to the lack of direct URL or API access.
Requires Python 3.6+
Install via pip:
$ pip install pythumb
Or get binaries from the latest release.
python
instead of python3
on WindowsDownload source code from the latest release, extract and cd
into it.
(Optional) Create a virtual environment to manage packages easier.
Update pip and setuptools:
$ python3 -m pip install -U pip setuptools
Install this package:
$ python3 -m pip install .
Optionally you can build a standalone executable.
Prerequisites:
On Linux install python3-dev:
$ sudo apt install python3-dev
Install PyInstaller:
$ python3 -m pip install pyinstaller
Run the build script for your OS:
$ chmod +x ./scripts/build.sh
$ ./scripts/build.sh <win / linux>
You can find the executable in ./pyi-dist/
.
$ pythumb [options] <input>
To save a thumbnail to the current directory, simply pass the video URL or 11-character ID (recommended quoted):
$ pythumb "https://youtu.be/aqz-KE-bpKQ"
# or
$ pythumb "aqz-KE-bpKQ"
Use --help
for more details.
from pythumb import Thumbnail
t = Thumbnail('https://youtu.be/aqz-KE-bpKQ')
t.fetch()
t.save('.')
# ./aqz-KE-bpKQ.jpg
Name | Size |
---|---|
maxresdefault | 1280x720 |
sddefault | 640x480 |
hqdefault | 480x360 |
mqdefault | 320x180 |
default | 120x90 |
Name | Size |
---|---|
maxres1 | 1280x720 |
maxres2 | 1280x720 |
maxres3 | 1280x720 |
sd1 | 640x480 |
sd2 | 640x480 |
sd3 | 640x480 |
hq1 | 480x360 |
hq2 | 480x360 |
hq3 | 480x360 |
mq1 | 320x180 |
mq2 | 320x180 |
mq3 | 320x180 |
1 | 120x90 |
2 | 120x90 |
3 | 120x90 |
MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.
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Command line utility & API for downloading YouTube thumbnails
We found that pythumb demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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