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FrameExtractor

Effortless video frame extraction.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

File formats mentioned: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, PNG and WEBP.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

FrameExtractor is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

FrameExtractor is a modern cross-platform video frame extractor with a clean dark UI. It supports local video files and can download and extract frames directly from YouTube URLs. Features: Extract frames from local video files (MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and more) Extract frames directly from YouTube URLs via yt-dlp Adjustable FPS, output format (PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP), quality, and scale Live frame count and size estimates before extraction Frame preview with scrubber before committing to a full extraction Batch extraction across multiple time ranges Preset system to save and reuse extraction settings Extraction history with one-click re-extraction

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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  • Last technical check: 8 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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