Bait and Switch - Replace YouTube Clickbait

Swap YouTube's clickbait thumbnails for real frames from the video. No AI, no outside servers.

Bait and Switch replaces YouTube's clickbait thumbnails with real frames from inside the video, so you can see what you're clicking on. YouTube automatically saves three still frames from each video, at about 25%, 50% and 75% of the way through. Bait and Switch shows one of those frames instead of the designed thumbnail. HOW IT WORKS • Auto mode picks the clearest of the three frames using simple pixel math • Choose Frame 1, 2 or 3 from the toolbar menu if you have a preference • Hover over any thumbnail and click ⟳ to see all the thumbnails just for that video • Choose Original thumbnail to turn it off PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No AI, no account and no outside servers • All the work happens on your own computer • No data is collected, and nothing is sent to the developer • It only loads images YouTube already hosts GOOD TO KNOW • Videos without saved frames, such as some new uploads and live streams, keep their original thumbnail • Auto judges how clear a frame looks, not what it means. Use ⟳ when it picks a dull one Bait and Switch is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.