diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa80329..6a3b384 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .dropbox*
 Icon*
 desktop.ini
+tmp
diff --git a/generate_map_thumbnails b/generate_map_thumbnails
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..82c6c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_map_thumbnails
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+# generate_map_thumbnails
+# by edshot99 2024
+
+STEAM_API_URL="https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamRemoteStorage/GetPublishedFileDetails/v1/"
+
+mkdir -p tmp/maps/thumb
+
+for map in \
+	gm_aknevo#487999127 \
+	gm_aknevo_xmas#571682168 \
+	gm_atomic#105984257 \
+	gm_bigcity#105982362 \
+	gm_blackmesa_sigma#104483047 \
+	gm_blackmesasigma_night#104482189 \
+	gm_bluehills_test3#243902601 \
+	gm_buttes#105985587 \
+	gm_buttes_night#105985987 \
+	gm_cyclopean#175516237 \
+	gm_ddocean#144683665 \
+	gm_excess_island#115250988 \
+	gm_flatsnow_bj#1602003520 \
+	gm_functional_flatgrass#298072218 \
+	gm_templebeta#2533339955 \
+	gm_thevoid#1940231148 \
+; do \
+	mapname=$(echo ${map} | sed 's^#.*^^g') && \
+	mapid=$(echo ${map} | sed 's^.*#^^g') && \
+	if [ ! -f tmp/${mapname}.jpg ]; then \
+		sleep 3 && \
+		curl -d "itemcount=1" -d "publishedfileids[0]=${mapid}" ${STEAM_API_URL} -o tmp/${mapname}.json && \
+		curl $(cat tmp/${mapname}.json | sed 's^.*preview_url":"^^g' | sed 's^/".*^/^g') -o tmp/${mapname}.jpg \
+	;fi \
+; done
+
+for map in tmp/*.jpg; do ffmpeg -loglevel error -n -i "${map}" "tmp/maps/thumb/$(echo ${map} | sed 's^tmp/^^g' | sed 's^\.jpg^^g').png"; done
+