Video Screenshot — Capture a Frame from Any Video Online Free

Video Screenshot is a free browser-based tool for grabbing a single still image from any video at a precise moment. Upload an MP4, MOV, WEBM, AVI, or MKV file up to 100 MB, enter a timestamp in hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds, choose an output format (JPG, PNG, or WebP), and download the captured frame instantly. The tool runs server-side via FFmpeg — no browser plugin, no desktop install required.

The most common use case is capturing a specific moment for a thumbnail, a blog illustration, a social post, or a product screenshot. Rather than using a video player's screenshot function (which adds UI chrome, depends on screen resolution, and produces a PNG of the entire screen), this tool delivers the raw frame at its native video resolution — or at a chosen max width — with no browser chrome and no interface artifacts.

Timestamp precision

The timestamp is entered as HH:MM:SS.mmm — hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. FFmpeg seeks to the exact position before extracting the frame, giving millisecond precision. Fixed-frame-rate videos (the standard for MP4 from phones, cameras, and screen recorders) return the exact frame at or just before the specified time. Variable-frame-rate (VFR) recordings — common in some GoPro and DSLR outputs — may return a frame that is one or two frames off from the exact millisecond; this is a known FFmpeg behavior with VFR sources.

Output format and size

JPG is the default: smallest file size, ideal for web use, social sharing, and email. PNG is lossless: larger file but preserves every pixel exactly, correct for design assets, screenshots used in documents, or any image that will be further edited. WebP is the modern format: smaller than JPG at equivalent quality, natively supported in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge since 2022, and the best choice for web publication when file size matters.

The output size options let you downscale while preserving the aspect ratio. "Original" keeps the video's native resolution — typically 1920×1080 for Full HD or 3840×2160 for 4K footage. Choosing 1920, 1280, or 1080 sets the max width; the height is scaled proportionally. This is useful when you want a web-ready image at a specific width without cropping.

When to use this vs. Video Frame Extractor

This tool is for capturing one specific frame at a known timestamp. If you need to extract frames at regular intervals across a video — every 2 seconds, every 5 seconds — use the Video Frame Extractor, which lets you set an extraction interval and downloads all frames as a ZIP archive.