Video Thumbnail Extractor

Extract any frame from a video at precise timestamps. Download as high-quality PNG or JPG.

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MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, MKV — up to 2GB

Under 50MB: instant browser extraction | Over 50MB: server FFmpeg processing

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Browser Canvas Extraction

For videos under 50MB, the browser's native video player seeks to each timestamp and a hidden canvas captures the exact pixel data — no upload, no server, instant results.

FFmpeg Server Processing

Large files are sent to our backend where a professional frame-extraction engine decodes the video at the exact timestamp with full codec support and high accuracy.

All Major Formats

Supports MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, MKV, MPEG, and more. Output frames as lossless PNG or compressed JPG. Server-side exports bundle all frames into a single ZIP file.

Frequently Asked Questions

For videos under 50MB, your browser's native video player seeks to each timestamp you specify. A hidden canvas element then captures the exact pixel data at that moment and converts it to a PNG or JPG image — entirely locally with zero server involvement.

Seeking through a 500MB+ video file in a browser tab would consume gigabytes of RAM and potentially crash the tab. For large files, we upload to our backend where FFmpeg processes the video efficiently in a background worker.

Enter timestamps in seconds. For example, 0 = first frame, 5.5 = 5.5 seconds in, 90 = 1 minute 30 seconds. You can add up to 20 timestamps per extraction.

Yes — the backend uses FFmpeg to process large video files. Ensure FFmpeg is installed on your server and available in the system PATH. Download it from the official FFmpeg website.