Extract multiple frames from a video at a specified rate and package them as a ZIP archive of JPG images, useful for creating slideshows, sprite sheets, or frame-by-frame analysis
Our free video frame extractor pulls many still images out of a video at once and hands them back as a single ZIP archive of JPG pictures. Upload your clip, choose how many frames per second you want, and the tool exports frame after frame as separate JPG files, all zipped together for a one click download. It runs on the professional FFmpeg engine, so it reads your video accurately and writes clean, sharp stills. Whether you need to get frames from video for a slideshow, build a sprite sheet, study motion frame by frame, or gather images for a dataset, this tool does the work in your browser, free and with no watermark on any image. If you only need a single still, use the Extract Frame tool instead, and for one automatic preview picture there is Video Thumbnail.
Turning a video into a folder of images with File Tools Online takes a few quick steps, and you do not need VLC, Photoshop, or the FFmpeg command line. It all runs online in your browser.
Drag and drop your clip into the box above, or click to browse and pick the file from your device. MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV are all accepted.
Set how many frames per second to capture. A higher rate gives you more images and finer detail, a lower rate gives you fewer, spaced further apart across the video.
The tool extracts the frames and packages them as a ZIP of JPG images. Download the archive, unzip it, and every still is there. Your file is deleted within 30 minutes.
Because the frames come back as a ZIP of individual JPG files, you can open the ones you want and drop the rest into a slideshow, an editor, or a folder of images. The output is always a set of pictures, never a single image and never a video.
Plenty of "video to frames" sites bury you in ads, cap you at a handful of images, or stamp a watermark on every export. Ours uses FFmpeg, the same professional engine trusted inside major video software, to read your clip accurately and write clean JPG stills, then bundles them into one ZIP so you are not saving pictures one at a time.
Export many frames in a single pass and download them together as a ZIP of JPG images, instead of screenshotting a video over and over.
Choose how many frames per second to grab, so you get exactly as many images as your slideshow, sprite sheet, or dataset needs.
Powered by FFmpeg, the professional grade tool behind countless media apps, so each extracted frame is decoded accurately and saved sharp.
Extract frames from video free online with no trial and no watermark stamped on any of the images you download.
Files are processed securely over an encrypted connection and automatically deleted within 30 minutes of upload.
Runs online on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, Android, and iPhone. Nothing to download and nothing to install.
A video is really just a long sequence of still pictures shown quickly, one after another. Each of those pictures is a frame, and the number shown every second is the frame rate, measured in frames per second (fps). A clip recorded at 30 fps holds 30 separate images per second of footage, so a one minute video contains around 1,800 frames. This tool reaches into that sequence, saves the frames as individual JPG files, then zips them together so the whole set downloads at once.
The rate you choose controls how many images you get. Ask for every frame and a short clip can produce hundreds or thousands of JPGs, ideal for frame by frame analysis or training data. Ask for a lower rate, say one or two frames per second, and the tool spaces the captures evenly across the video, perfect for a slideshow or contact sheet. Either way the output is a ZIP archive of JPG images, one file per captured frame. If a single still is all you are after, the Extract Frame tool is the faster route.
Turning a video into a stack of images opens up jobs that are awkward to do inside a video player. Here are the ones people reach for most often.
File Tools Online offers more than 100 free tools to convert, edit, and manage files. These are the ones people use most alongside the frame extractor.
File Tools Online has three related stills tools, and picking the right one saves time. This Extract All Frames tool is for when you want many images at once. If you only want one specific picture or a quick preview, a sibling is the better fit.
| Tool | What it gives you | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Extract All Frames | Many frames at a chosen rate, packaged as a ZIP of JPG images | Slideshows, sprite sheets, datasets, frame by frame study |
| Extract Frame | One single still image from a moment you choose | Grabbing one specific picture out of a video |
| Video Thumbnail | One automatic preview frame for the whole clip | A quick cover image or preview picture |
| Video to GIF | A short animated GIF made from a range of frames | Looping clips and reaction animations |
In short, reach for this tool whenever you want a batch of stills. If the answer is "just one image," the Extract Frame tool is quicker, and for an at a glance cover picture Video Thumbnail does it automatically.
The classic way to export frames from a video is to type an FFmpeg command into a terminal, something many people find fiddly and easy to get wrong. You have to install FFmpeg, remember the flags for the frame rate and output pattern, then collect the loose images yourself.
This tool gives you the same trusted FFmpeg engine without any of that. It runs on our servers, so there is nothing to install and no command to memorise. You choose a frame rate from the page, and the tool decodes the video, writes each frame as a JPG, and zips the whole set for a single download. It is a friendly, free online alternative to FFmpeg on the command line or to grabbing screenshots one by one in VLC.
This is a general video to frames converter, so it accepts the common formats people record, download, and edit. Whatever you upload, the frames always come back as JPG images inside a ZIP archive. Supported inputs include:
The frames are saved as JPG, a widely supported image format that opens in every photo viewer, editor, and browser, and stays compact even when you export a large number of stills.
Because this is an online frame extractor, it works the same on every device. There is no program to install on Windows, no app to download on Mac, and nothing to add to your phone. You use the exact same page whether you are on a laptop, a Chromebook, Android, or an iPhone.
That makes it easy to get frames from a video on Mac, on a work computer where you cannot install software, or on your phone while you are out. The extraction runs on our servers with FFmpeg, so even a long video with many frames is processed reliably. All you need is a browser and an internet connection to turn a video into images from anywhere.
Yes. The videos people pull frames from are often personal recordings and unpublished work projects, so security is built in. Files are uploaded over an encrypted HTTPS connection, processed on a secure server, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes, along with the ZIP of images the tool creates. We never share, sell, or reuse your videos or the frames extracted from them.
Upload your video to the tool above, choose how many frames per second you want, and start the extraction. The tool saves each frame as a JPG image and packages them as a ZIP archive for you to download. The whole process runs online in your browser, with nothing to install.
Every frame is saved as a JPG image, and the full set is delivered as a single ZIP archive. Unzip it and you have one JPG file per captured frame, ready to open in any photo viewer or editor.
No. This tool is built to export many frames at once as a ZIP of JPGs. If you only need one still image, use the Extract Frame tool, and for one automatic preview picture use Video Thumbnail.
Yes. You set the frame rate, measured in frames per second. A higher rate captures more images spaced closely together, and a lower rate captures fewer, spread evenly across the video, so you control the size of the set.
Yes. The tool accepts MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV video files and turns each of them into a set of JPG frames delivered as a ZIP archive.
The File Tools Online frame extractor is free to use, with no watermark added to any of the images. Upload the video, pick a rate, and download the ZIP of frames.
The tool decodes your video with FFmpeg and writes each frame as a clean JPG, so the stills reflect the detail in your source footage. Higher resolution video gives higher resolution frames.
Extract frames at a low rate such as one per second, download the ZIP, then pick your favourite stills and arrange them in your slideshow software. You get an even spread of images across the whole clip to work from.
No. This is a free online alternative to running FFmpeg on the command line or screenshotting frames in a player. It runs the FFmpeg engine on our servers, so there is nothing to install and no commands to type.
Yes. Use our Video Trim tool first to cut the clip down to the section you care about, then run the trimmed video through the frame extractor for a smaller, focused set of images.
Yes. Files are transferred over an encrypted connection, processed securely, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes, along with the ZIP of frames. We never share or sell your videos or images.
Every video is a stream of still images played in sequence, and there are countless reasons to want those images on their own. Editors pull frames to find the perfect still, animators build sprite sheets from runs of frames, researchers step through footage one picture at a time, and machine learning teams gather thousands of stills to train their models. Doing that by hand, screenshotting a paused player again and again, is slow and inconsistent, which is why a proper frame extractor is such a time saver.
A good video to frame image converter reads the video accurately and exports the frames as clean, usable pictures. This free online tool does exactly that using FFmpeg: it extracts multiple frames from your video at a rate you choose and packages them as a ZIP archive of JPG images. It is free to use, with no watermark and no software to install. Upload your video, set your frame rate, and download a full set of frames. If your goal is a single still rather than a batch, use Extract Frame, and for an automatic preview picture there is Video Thumbnail.