Video Thumbnail Grabber
Capture a full-resolution screenshot from any moment of a video and save it as PNG or JPG.
Add video
MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI — up to 2 GB per file.
Choose an output
Capture a full-resolution screenshot from any moment of a video and save it as PNG or JPG.
Fine-tune
Optional — sensible defaults are already set.
About Video Thumbnail Grabber
Video Thumbnail Grabber captures a single frame from any moment of a video and saves it as a full-resolution PNG or JPG. It gives a cleaner result than a screenshot of a player window, with no controls, cursor or scaling.
When it helps
- Making a thumbnail or cover image for YouTube, a blog post or a course page.
- Saving a still of a memorable moment from a phone video as a photo.
- Capturing an exact frame of a screen recording for documentation or a bug report.
Tips
- Enter the timestamp as seconds (12.5) or as mm:ss or hh:mm:ss (01:23). Decimal seconds let you pick a frame very precisely.
- If the time you enter is past the end of the video, the tool uses a frame from just before the end.
- Choose PNG for the sharpest, lossless image, or JPG for a much smaller file that is easier to upload.
- Motion blur is baked into the video, so pick a moment when the subject is still for the sharpest still.
Good to know
Quick answers about video thumbnail grabber in your browser.
It matches the video's native resolution, so a 1080p video gives a 1920x1080 image and a 4K video gives a 3840x2160 image.
Play the video in any player, pause on the moment you want and note the time shown. Then enter it here, adjusting by fractions of a second if needed.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you process.
No. Files are read and processed locally in your browser, so they never leave your device.
Runs in WebAssembly: large files are slow and must stay under 2GB.
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Part of the Video Effects & Tools collection.