Split a video into images
Turn a clip into a folder of stills. Pick how often to take one, and get them back as a zip.
- Free
- Runs on your device
- No account
- No limits
One file at a time. The frames are pulled out on your own device, so nothing is uploaded and there's no size limit beyond what your browser can hold.
How to split a video into images
- Drop a video in the box above. MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and AVI all work.
- Choose JPG or PNG, then how many frames a second to take. The count updates as you change it.
- Extract, then download the lot as a zip or save single frames from the grid.
- The first video also fetches the video engine, about 7MB, which your browser then keeps. After that it starts straight away.
About splitting a video into images here
Every still comes straight out of the clip at full resolution, so a 1080p video gives 1920 by 1080 images. Nothing is scaled, cropped or sharpened on the way out. JPG keeps the files small enough to handle in bulk and PNG keeps every pixel exactly as the decoder produced it, which matters if the frames are going into something else rather than being looked at.
How many frames a second you ask for is the whole decision. One a second turns a three minute clip into 180 images, which is a contact sheet. Every frame turns the same clip into thousands, which is a folder no browser should be asked to hold, so the count is shown before anything runs and the tool refuses past a thousand. Lower the rate rather than fighting it.
The work happens on your own machine, which is why nothing is uploaded and why a long clip takes longer than a short one. The frames arrive as a zip built in the browser, and the grid shows the first of them so you can check the timing was right before saving anything.
This edit changes the picture, so every frame has to be decoded and encoded again. Your own machine does that work, which is what keeps the file off anybody's server, and it's why a long clip takes longer than a short one. Trimming and removing the sound are the two things here that skip it entirely.
Common questions
Is the split a video into images free?
Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The split a video into images runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.
How do I turn a video into JPG images?
Drop the clip in, choose JPG, and say how many frames a second you want. One a second is the usual answer for picking a moment out of footage, and every frame is what you want if the stills are going into animation software. The result comes back as a zip, and single frames can be saved straight from the grid.
How many images will I get out of my video?
Length times the rate you pick, plus one for the frame at the very start. A ninety second clip at two frames a second is 181 images. The number is shown before you run anything, because it is the difference between a folder you can use and one your browser cannot hold, and the tool stops at a thousand.
Do the extracted frames lose any quality?
PNG frames are exactly what the video decoder produced, pixel for pixel. JPG frames are compressed on the way out, and the quality control decides how hard. Neither is upscaled or sharpened. What limits them is the video itself, since heavily compressed footage has artefacts baked into every frame already.