Free Tool
Best Frame Extractor
Drop a video and extract key frames. Pick the best thumbnail and download it.
The thumbnail is the ad before the ad plays. On YouTube it drives the majority of the click on in-feed placements. On Meta and TikTok it is what sound-off feed viewers decide on in the first 400 milliseconds - before any audio loads, before the video unfreezes. If the thumbnail is weak, the hook rate never recovers regardless of how strong the edit is.
The platform default, usually the first frame at 0 seconds, is almost never the best choice. Most openings are a fade-in, a blank plate, or the un-animated first frame of the pattern interrupt. This tool extracts frames at 0, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 30 seconds so you can pick a moment that actually sells the hook: the expressive face, the product close-up, the price point, or the end-card CTA.
Frames come out at native video resolution as high-quality JPEG. Because extraction runs in the browser via the Canvas API, unreleased campaign cuts never leave your device, safe for NDA creator work and pre-launch reviews.
Drop a video here
MP4, WebM, MOV
How It Works
Drop your video
Drag and drop an MP4, WebM, or MOV file. The video loads locally in your browser.
Review extracted frames
The tool captures frames at 0s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 15s, and 30s, the timestamps that matter most for ad creatives.
Pick and download
Click the frame you like best, then download it as a high-quality JPEG.
Why It Matters
Free vs Pro
These tools are free forever. When you need full creative intelligence, upgrade to Pro.
| Feature | Free Tools | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Ad spec checking | ||
| Image compression & resize | ||
| Video frame extraction | ||
| RoastIQ creative scoring (5 KPIs) | 3/month | Unlimited |
| Benchmark comparisons | ||
| Visual attention heatmaps | ||
| BuyerLens synthetic panel | ||
| Compare workflow | ||
| Export & share reports | ||
| Priority processing |
Go beyond the basics
Score your ad across 5 performance KPIs
RoastIQ analyzes your creative in under 90 seconds. You get a composite score, five KPI breakdowns (Beat the Skip, Get Noticed, Brand Impact, Sell Proposition, Build Brand), benchmarked against real ads in your category.
Beat the Skip
78
Get Noticed
65
Brand Impact
72
Sell Proposition
58
Build Brand
69
90s
Average analysis time
5
KPIs scored per ad
Free
3 analyses per month
12
Markets benchmarked
Frequently Asked Questions
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