Extract frames

Pull still pictures out of a video. Take every frame, one every few seconds, or a single one at an exact moment. Every frame of a long clip runs into thousands of files, so an interval is usually what you actually want.

How to use it

1 Add the video.
2 Choose every frame, one every few seconds, or a single exact moment.
3 Pick PNG for the sharpest result or JPG for smaller files.
4 Extract and download the images as a ZIP.

Formats this tool accepts

Each one has a reference page covering what it stores and where it is supported.

Questions about extract frames

PNG or JPG for extracted frames?

PNG gives you exactly what the decoder produced, with no additional loss, which matters if the frames will be edited or analysed. JPG is far smaller and fine when the frames are only going to be looked at. The video was already lossy either way.

How many images will I get?

Every frame means frame rate multiplied by duration, so a two minute clip at 30 frames per second is 3600 images. Use an interval unless you genuinely need all of them, both for the file count and for memory.

Why do the frames look blurry?

Frames from compressed video carry the encoder artefacts and any motion blur that was in the original. A fast pan will not produce a sharp still no matter which image format you choose.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. The whole thing runs inside the browser tab you already have open. Your file is read straight from your own disk, worked on there, and handed back as a download. Nothing is sent anywhere, nothing is stored, and there is no account and no queue.

Is there a file size limit?

There is no server-side limit because there is no server. The practical ceiling is your device memory, since the file and its output both have to fit in the tab. Files up to a few hundred megabytes are usually fine on a desktop machine, while phones and older laptops will struggle sooner. If a large file fails, close other tabs and try again.

Does it work offline?

Yes, once the page has loaded once. The engine is cached by the browser, so you can turn off your connection, reload the page and keep working. That is a useful side effect of doing the processing locally rather than a separate offline mode you have to enable.