# Thumbnails (https://openclip.app/docs/tools/thumbnails/)



The Thumbnails tool grabs still frames from a video. Ask for one frame or several; frames are spaced across the video and delivered together as a single zip file.

Open it at [https://openclip.app/tools/thumbnails](https://openclip.app/tools/thumbnails), or press Cmd-K and type "thumbnail" or "frames".

## Options [#options]

The tool has one operation, Extract frames, with two settings:

| Option          | Choices                                                           | Default |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| How many frames | 1, 3, 5, or 10 frames (any number from 1 to 10)                   | 1 frame |
| Size            | Large (1920px), Medium (1280px), Small (640px), or a custom width | 1280    |

Size is the output width in pixels; height follows the video's aspect ratio. Size sits under the advanced options, so a default run just asks how many frames you want.

## Output [#output]

Every run outputs a **zip file** containing the extracted frames, even a single-frame run. Unzip it to get the images.

## Extracting frames [#extracting-frames]

1. Open the tool page.
2. Upload a video, or pick one from your Library.
3. Choose how many frames you want. Open advanced options if you need a different size.
4. Run, then download the zip when the job completes.

## Picking a good source moment [#picking-a-good-source-moment]

The tool spaces frames across the video for you; you do not pick timestamps. If you need a frame from one exact moment, trim the video to a short range around that moment first with [Edit video](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/edit-video/), then extract a single frame from the trimmed result.

## Watermarks and limits [#watermarks-and-limits]

In the app, thumbnail frames processed in your browser are watermarked on the free plan. Paid plans remove that watermark. Thumbnail extraction through MCP returns frames without an OpenClip watermark. Runs count against your daily quota (10 on free, 500 on paid), and inputs follow your plan's caps: 200 MB and 10 minutes on free, 2 GB and 6 hours on paid. See [Tools overview](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/overview/).

## Related [#related]

* Need to shrink or convert the extracted frames? Run them through [Edit image](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/edit-image/).
* Want a moving preview instead of a still? Make a short GIF with [Convert](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/convert/).