Video Frame Extractor
Grab a single frame at any timestamp, or export N evenly-spaced frames as a batch of images.
What is Frame Extractor?
A frame grabber for pulling stills out of a video: a single frame at a chosen timestamp, or a systematic batch across the whole clip.
How it works
The browser's video decoder seeks to each timestamp and draws the frame onto a canvas at your chosen scale, which is then encoded as PNG or JPEG. Batch exports are packed into one ZIP so a hundred frames arrive as a single download.
- Load your file. Drag a file onto the drop zone or pick one from your device. It is read locally by the browser and never uploaded.
- Set the options. Adjust the handles, format, quality or threshold controls — the preview updates as you change them.
- Process and download. Run the tool, then download the result. Compare the reported before/after size for compressors and converters.
Examples
A 42 MB podcast episode → 9 MB MP3
Trim the intro, normalise to −16 LUFS, and export at 96 kbps mono — a typical interview lands around a fifth of the original size.
A phone video with the wrong orientation
Rotate 90° and the width/height swap in the output, so it plays upright in every player instead of relying on metadata flags.
Common mistakes
Expecting instant encoders
Video encoding runs in single-threaded WebAssembly, so a clip takes roughly its own length (or a little longer) to re-encode. Stream-copy operations are near-instant by comparison.
Re-encoding when a copy would do
Trimming, removing audio and joining same-codec clips can copy streams without re-encoding — pick the copy option when it is offered to avoid any quality loss.
Ignoring the first-load download
The media engine is about 31 MB and is fetched on first use, then cached. The first conversion on a connection is slower than every later one.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a contact sheet?
Export a batch of 12–24 frames and combine them — or use the Sprite Sheet Generator in the Image Tools category, which lays images out in a grid.
Are the stills full quality?
They are exactly what the decoder outputs, at the source resolution unless you change the scale. JPEG adds compression; PNG is lossless.
Why is a frame black?
Some videos start with a black frame or a fade-in. Move the timestamp a little later and preview the frame first.