Preview a custom thumbnail and title directly on YouTube before you publish.
Users
52
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#108K
#90K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 25 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:52 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
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Latest, 19 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Preview Tester for YouTube (Free)
Preview Tester for YouTube lets you see exactly how a custom thumbnail and
title will look – right on the homepage, in real YouTube search results, and in the recommended videos sidebar – before you upload or publish your video.
WHY USE IT
Judging a thumbnail and title in an image editor never quite matches how it
looks next to real competing videos: real fonts, real spacing, dark mode,
mobile-width cards. This extension replaces the thumbnail and title of an
existing video card right on the live YouTube page, so you can compare
different options the same way your future viewers will actually see them.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Click the extension icon to open the panel
2. Choose your thumbnail image and type your title
3. Click "Enable Click-to-Replace Mode"
4. Click any video card on YouTube - it instantly shows your thumbnail and
title in that spot
5. Compare, tweak, repeat
PRIVACY
This extension works entirely inside your browser. It does not collect,
store, or transmit any data anywhere - no analytics, no network requests,
no accounts, no tracking. All changes are visual only, exist purely in your
local browser tab, and disappear the moment you reload the page. Nothing is
ever uploaded to YouTube or any third party.
WHO IT'S FOR
YouTubers, video editors, and thumbnail designers who want a fast, realistic
way to check how a thumbnail and title idea will look before committing to
a real upload.