YouTube Thumbnail Button
Button to show the YouTube thumbnail
As of June 2026, YouTube Thumbnail Button has 38 users in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersdown 37.7 percent−37.7%
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Version
1.4.2
Manifest V3
History
9 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 61 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 57 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 51 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 49 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| May 4, 2026 | 46 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| May 10, 2026 | 41 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| May 28, 2026 | 42 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 41 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 40 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
| Now | 38 | — | — | 1.4.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
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About
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**.
Technical
- Version
- 1.4.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 17.01KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 2
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- kjmpiadpbebjjnmhckflccfmndjmhfca
- Developer ID
- u700dd87d8c1f06687ab335d70f91d481
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 12, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 27, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.