diff --git a/cmd/youtubedr/thumbnail.go b/cmd/youtubedr/thumbnail.go
index 360edae7..34226e5f 100644
--- a/cmd/youtubedr/thumbnail.go
+++ b/cmd/youtubedr/thumbnail.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 var thumbnailCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "thumbnail",
 	Short:   "Downloads a thumbnail from youtube",
-	Example: `youtubedr thumbnail -x 720 -o thumbnail.png https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=TGqoAUaivOY`,
+	Example: `youtubedr thumbnail -n maxresdefault -o thumbnail.png https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=TGqoAUaivOY`,
 	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		exitOnError(downloadThumbnail(args[0]))
@@ -23,19 +22,17 @@ var thumbnailCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var (
-	minRes   uint
-	maxRes   uint
-	noExtend bool
+	thumbnailName string
+	noExtend      bool
 )
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(thumbnailCmd)
 
-	thumbnailCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputFile, "filename", "o", "", "The output file, the default is generated by the video title.")
-	thumbnailCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputDir, "directory", "d", ".", "The output directory.")
-	thumbnailCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&minRes, "min-resolution", "n", 0, "The minimum resolution.")
-	thumbnailCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&maxRes, "max-resolution", "x", math.MaxUint, "The maximum resolution.")
-	thumbnailCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&noExtend, "known-only", "k", false, "Whether to only try thumbnails received in video response (lower quality).")
+	thumbnailCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputFile, "filename", "o", "", "the output file, the default is generated by the video title")
+	thumbnailCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputDir, "directory", "d", ".", "the output directory")
+	thumbnailCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&thumbnailName, "name", "n", "", "the thumbnail name (ex. \"maxresdefault\")")
+	thumbnailCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&noExtend, "known-only", "k", false, "only try thumbnails received in video response (lower quality)")
 }
 
 func downloadThumbnail(url string) error {
@@ -50,8 +47,9 @@ func downloadThumbnail(url string) error {
 	if !noExtend {
 		thumbnails = thumbnails.Extended(video.ID)
 	}
-	thumbnails = thumbnails.MinHeight(minRes)
-	thumbnails = thumbnails.MaxHeight(maxRes)
+	if thumbnailName != "" {
+		thumbnails = thumbnails.FilterName(thumbnailName)
+	}
 	thumbnails.Sort()
 
 	if outputFile == "" {
diff --git a/thumbnails.go b/thumbnails.go
index 02943aa0..9b64c5d8 100644
--- a/thumbnails.go
+++ b/thumbnails.go
@@ -117,38 +117,54 @@ func (t Thumbnails) FilterExt(ext ...string) Thumbnails {
 // FilterLive removes thumbnails that do not match the provided live status.
 func (t Thumbnails) FilterLive(live bool) Thumbnails {
 	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
-		name := path.Base(thumbnail.URL)
+		u, err := url.Parse(thumbnail.URL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+		name := path.Base(u.Path)
 		parts := strings.SplitN(name, "_", 2)
 		l := len(parts) > 1 && strings.HasPrefix(parts[1], "live")
 		return l != live
 	})
 }
 
-// MinWidth filters out thumbnails with greater than desired width.
+// MinWidth filters out thumbnails with less than desired width.
 func (t Thumbnails) MinWidth(w uint) Thumbnails {
 	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
 		return thumbnail.Width < w
 	})
 }
 
-// MaxWidth filters out thumbnails with less than desired width.
+// MaxWidth filters out thumbnails with greater desired width.
 func (t Thumbnails) MaxWidth(w uint) Thumbnails {
 	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
 		return thumbnail.Width > w
 	})
 }
 
-// MinHeight filters out thumbnails with greater than desired height.
-func (t Thumbnails) MinHeight(w uint) Thumbnails {
+// MinHeight filters out thumbnails with less than desired height.
+func (t Thumbnails) MinHeight(h uint) Thumbnails {
+	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
+		return thumbnail.Height < h
+	})
+}
+
+// MaxHeight filters out thumbnails with greater than desired height.
+func (t Thumbnails) MaxHeight(h uint) Thumbnails {
 	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
-		return thumbnail.Height < w
+		return thumbnail.Height > h
 	})
 }
 
-// MaxHeight filters out thumbnails with less than desired height.
-func (t Thumbnails) MaxHeight(w uint) Thumbnails {
+func (t Thumbnails) FilterName(names ...string) Thumbnails {
 	return slices.DeleteFunc(t, func(thumbnail Thumbnail) bool {
-		return thumbnail.Height > w
+		u, err := url.Parse(thumbnail.URL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+		fileName := path.Base(u.Path)
+		nameNoExt := strings.TrimSuffix(fileName, path.Ext(fileName))
+		return !slices.Contains(names, nameNoExt)
 	})
 }