YouTube Playlist Thumbnail Anchors

Anchors on Thumbnails outputs HTML for each playlist video: a watch-page link wrapping an mqdefault.jpg thumbnail, with the video title in the alt attribute.

Use it for visual silos and gallery-style lists. For title-text links only, use URLs with Anchors; for raw image URLs, use Playlist Thumbnail URLs.

How to use Anchors on Thumbnails

Paste a YouTube playlist URL, click Run, then Copy the HTML into your page. Adjust image size CSS on your site if needed.

Anchors on Thumbnails FAQ

What does Anchors on Thumbnails output?

HTML like <a href="watch"><img src="mqdefault.jpg" alt="title" /></a> for each video in the playlist.

Which thumbnail size is used?

mqdefault.jpg (medium quality). Use Playlist Thumbnail URLs if you need maxresdefault.jpg URLs instead.

Do I need an account?

No. The page is free. Playlist lookups use the site YouTube Data API key.