Grab a Frame from a Video

Features

• Output at the video's own resolution, unaffected by the player window size
• Any moment, to a hundredth of a second
• PNG (lossless), JPEG (small) or WebP
• No player controls, subtitles or interface elements in the image
• A time past the end clamps to the end and says so
• A preview and scrubber on the page, so you pick the moment by eye
• Nothing is uploaded and no server is involved

How to use

1. Drop a video in
2. Scrub to the picture you want, read the time, and type it in
3. Choose the output format
4. Press Start and download the image

FAQ

Why is the frame not from the second I typed?

Seeking accuracy is limited by the file format: MP4s without an index and some MOV files can only seek to keyframes (usually one every second or two), so asking for second 3.2 may return the frame from second 3.0. Converting to a standard H.264 MP4 first (most editors write an index) fixes it. Also note that if you want a cover image, a moment slightly after the start (about a second in) usually looks better — the very first frame is often unfocused or mid-transition.

The exported image is a different size from what I saw.

That is deliberate: the output follows the video's own pixel resolution, while the player shows it scaled to the window. A 1080p video therefore exports at 1920×1080 even if you previewed it in a small box. A system screenshot, by contrast, is only as large as the window — which is the reason this tool exists.

Can I export several frames at once?

One at a time for now; change the time and press Start again (each run takes a second). If you want a run of consecutive frames, use the video-to-GIF tool on that second, or extract frames from the video with a dedicated tool.

Is the video uploaded?

No. Decoding uses the browser's own `<video>` and frames are taken with canvas, entirely in local memory, and it keeps working offline.