Do you often use YouTube for educational, research, or business purposes? You may find several videos where you want to grab a frame to refer to later. You can always use Windows or Mac’s screenshot tool, but Google has another trick up its sleeve to grab high-quality video still in no time.
In August 2023, Google released an option to copy and save a clean frame from any YouTube or Google Photos video on the web. The feature is available on all Chromium browsers. It should work with Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, and other desktop browsers using Google’s open source web rendering engine.
The example below focuses on Google Chrome, which is available on Windows, Mac, andtop Chromebooks.
Use the Save Video Frame feature on Chrome
Whether you are a student, professional, or general user, Google Chrome’s Save Video Frame feature can come in handy in several situations. Let’s check it in action.
Update Google Chrome
Before we start, update Google Chrome to the latest version. The feature is available on Chrome v121 or higher. The company frequently releases new features and bug fixes for a smooth web-browsing setup. You can check our dedicated post to learnnew features in every Google Chrome version.
Google Chrome’s Save Video Frame feature should be available now. You can now use it on YouTube, Google Photos, and any service that uses YouTube video player.
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Save a video still from YouTube
You can either copy a video still or save it to your device storage using the steps below.
Your saved video stills are ready for sharing. These stills don’t include YouTube playback controls.
Save a video still from Google Photos
You can grab video stills from the Google Photos web version. If you have several vacation, party, and other videos on Google’s cloud platform, use the steps below to grab some of the best frames from them.
you may export as many stills as you want and create a gallery of your favorite moments.
Save Video Frame function on Chrome: Our observations
Keep the following points in mind before you use Google Chrome’s Save Video Frame feature:
Capture high-resolution video stills
The next time you come across an informative still in a YouTube video, use Chrome’s built-in tool instead of your preferred extension or the default system-level screenshot tool. Apart from these add-ons, the Chrome browser has useful tools to elevate your browsing experience. Check our guide for thetop tips and tricksfor the most popular desktop browser.
