Save video frames as JPG
Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
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How to save video frames as JPG
- 01A ▸Choose your videos, or drop them on the page.
- 02A ▸Pick A frame every few seconds (and how often), or One frame and its time.
- 03A ▸Select Save as JPG, then download the picture or the zip.
About Video to JPG
Where Video files come from
Stills from a video are wanted for thumbnails, slides, contact sheets, reference pictures, and sharing a moment. Screenshots on a phone are small and blurry; frames saved from the video itself are full size.
What changes
- Each frame is saved at the video's full size as a JPG, at the quality you pick.
- Frames are taken at the start of each step (0:00, 0:05, 0:10…), or at the one time you enter.
- Several frames come in a zip; one frame comes as a single JPG.
Measured
Our one-minute 1080p sample at 30 frames a second (H.264; a synthetic test pattern), a frame every 5 seconds at High quality, in Chrome on a laptop. Phone timings are still to be measured.
| Frames saved | 12 JPGs at 1920 × 1080 |
|---|---|
| Zip size and time | 1.2 MB, in 0.8 seconds |
| Time on phones | still to be measured |
In your browser
Frames are decoded by the browser's own video decoder (WebCodecs) and saved with its JPG encoder, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari 26 or later. HEVC videos from iPhones can be read where the browser decodes HEVC, such as Safari.
Limits
- A frame every second from a long video makes many files; pick a longer step for long videos.
- HDR videos are saved as ordinary JPGs, so their colours may look flatter than in the video.
Other options
- Video thumbnail maker: to pick one frame by eye, as JPG, PNG, or WebP.
- Video to GIF: for a moving clip instead of stills.
- Compress image: to make the saved pictures smaller.
Questions
Are my videos uploaded?
No. Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
What size are the pictures?
The video's own size, so a 1080p video gives 1920 × 1080 JPGs and a 4K video 3840 × 2160.
How are the files named?
After the video and the time of the frame, such as clip-1m05s.jpg, so they sort in order.
How fast is it?
Only the frames you ask for are decoded, so a frame every 5 seconds from a minute of 1080p takes about a second on a computer.
Can I pick the exact frame by eye?
Use Video thumbnail maker, which shows the video and saves the frame on screen.