What size is a YouTube profile picture?

YouTube recommends uploading at 800×800 pixels and displays it as a 98-pixel circle in most places. The source size actually available depends on what the channel's owner uploaded.

May I use another channel's profile picture?

Using it as your own profile picture is not acceptable, because the image is the owner's identity and often protected as a trademark. Saving it as a personal reference is a different thing and generally reasonable.

Why is the image still blurry at a large size?

Because the size you can request cannot exceed what the owner uploaded. If the source is small, asking for 800 pixels only enlarges the same image without adding detail.

Channel Analytics

YouTube Channel Avatar Downloader

Enter a channel to see its profile picture and download it at the size you need.

Channel URL, @handle or ID

What this is

A channel's profile picture is the public image YouTube shows beside every one of that channel's videos, comments and search results. It is served from an address that carries the size within it, so a larger version can be requested directly instead of upscaling a small, already-degraded one. This tool reads the original address and offers three common sizes to download.

How it works

The available source size is shown so you know the real ceiling. Requesting a size larger than the owner uploaded adds no detail — you get a bigger file of the same image, sometimes with softer edges.

Profile pictures are displayed as circles nearly everywhere, so the original image's corners are never seen. If you are saving one as a reference for designing your own, remember that anything placed in a corner disappears.

Saving a public image for reference is not the same as adopting it as your own identity. A channel's profile picture is part of its identity and often its trademark; using it as yours can mislead viewers and infringe the owner's rights.

How to use it

Enter the channel A URL, @handle or channel ID.
Choose a size 176, 400 or 800 pixels.
Download the file It saves under the channel's name rather than an opaque path.

Common questions

What size is a YouTube profile picture?: YouTube recommends uploading at 800×800 pixels and displays it as a 98-pixel circle in most places. The source size actually available depends on what the channel's owner uploaded.
May I use another channel's profile picture?: Using it as your own profile picture is not acceptable, because the image is the owner's identity and often protected as a trademark. Saving it as a personal reference is a different thing and generally reasonable.
Why is the image still blurry at a large size?: Because the size you can request cannot exceed what the owner uploaded. If the source is small, asking for 800 pixels only enlarges the same image without adding detail.

Notes

Public profile pictures only. This tool downloads no video or audio.
A profile picture is its owner's identity — do not adopt it as your own.