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.
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.
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 learn new 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.
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.
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 can export as many stills as you want and create a gallery of your favorite moments.
Keep the following points in mind before you use Google Chrome’s Save Video Frame feature:
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 the top tips and tricks for the most popular desktop browser.
Maybe if we start telling people the brain is an app they will start using it!
