YouTube Thumbnail Button

by Simple and Tiny Utilities · yudai-tiny-developer.github.io · Functionality & UI

Established publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Button to show the YouTube thumbnail

Users

+5 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#105K

#88K among extensions

Version

1.4.2

updated 27 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 54 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About YouTube Thumbnail Button

A Chrome extension that adds a button to the YouTube player so you can quickly preview the current video's thumbnail. ## Features - Adds a thumbnail button to the YouTube player controls - Shows the current video's thumbnail in an overlay inside the player - Supports the extension command for showing or hiding the thumbnail - Works on `https://www.youtube.com/*` ## Usage 1. Open any video on YouTube. 2. Look for the thumbnail button in the player controls. 3. Click the button to show the thumbnail preview. 4. Click the thumbnail or move focus away to hide it. ### Keyboard shortcut To assign a shortcut in Chrome: 1. Open `chrome://extensions/shortcuts`. 2. Find **YouTube Thumbnail Button**. 3. Set a shortcut for **Show/Hide Thumbnail**.