CHANNEL ASSETS

Get the banner behind any channel

Paste a handle and this pulls the banner sizes YouTube exposes on the channel's public page. When a wider public variant is available, you can save it without signing in.

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Paste the channel

A handle like @mkbhd, or the full channel URL. Both work, and so does a handle without the @.

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Read it off the public page

The banner comes straight from the channel's own page — no account, no permission from the channel needed, nothing stored.

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Take what you need

Copy or download an available width. Use it as reference for your own work rather than as material — a channel's assets are its brand.

What size is a YouTube banner?

YouTube currently recommends 2560 by 1440 pixels, requires at least 2048 by 1152 in a 16:9 ratio, and documents a centered 1235 by 338 safe area for text and logos on the minimum canvas. The file must be 6 MB or less. The outer image can crop differently across devices, which is why essential text belongs in the center.

Why download a competitor's banner

Study how a public banner uses color, typography, and composition as a reference for your own design. The width buttons request image variants, not verified desktop or mobile crops, and the returned file can be smaller than requested. Check the file's actual dimensions; use your own channel's upload preview to validate text placement across devices.

Is it legal to download a channel's banner?

Saving a public banner to study it is ordinary research. Reusing it as your own channel art is not — it is someone else's brand, and passing it off as yours is both a trademark problem and an impersonation risk.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I download a YouTube channel banner?

Paste a public channel handle above and choose a requested width. If a banner is available, the link retrieves a public image variant without signing in. Its actual dimensions can differ from the requested width; check the file after downloading.

What size is a YouTube banner?

YouTube recommends 2560 by 1440 pixels and requires at least 2048 by 1152 in a 16:9 ratio. Its current help page documents a centered 1235 by 338 safe area at the minimum size. Keep the file at 6 MB or less.

Why does this channel have no banner?

Plenty of channels never set one, and YouTube does not require it. When there is nothing to download the tool says so rather than returning a blank image.

Can I use someone else's banner?

As reference for your own design, yes. As your own channel art, no — it is someone else's brand, and passing it off as yours is a trademark and impersonation problem.

Is this YouTube banner downloader free?

Yes, unlimited, and no signup.

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