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Comparison
Comparison of Save Frame with other ways to extract photos from videos on.
| Feature | Screenshot | Frame Grabber | Save Frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can extract photos from videos | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Can use with hidden videos | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| No cropping needed | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Full video resolution | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Efficient file size | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| HDR colors | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Bulk processing | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Price | FREE | $19.99/year | FREE |
Note: Frame Grabber price of $19.99/year is for US app store, current as of 2026-01-24. Regional price may vary.
Watch a video frame-by-frame
Do you have a video you want to review frame-by-frame?
Save Frame, while designed to extract photos, can also be used to review videos frame-by-frame! You can open a video and watch it in slow motion, all the way down to a manual frame-by-frame stepper. Great for reviewing videos of sports, or kids. And if you want, you can save the frames you like, it’s up to you.
The bulk extract feature can even be used to extract literally every frame from a video, allowing you to step through them in other apps, like the Photos app.
Bulk Extract
In addition to step-by-step extraction, Save Frame can also extract photos from a video in bulk. This is particularly useful if you want to extract a bunch of frames to review them in another app (like the Photos app) instead of Save Frame.
Three options are supported:
- Extract a set number of frames
- Extract every Nth frame
- Extract every frame at a given interval (in seconds)
Gettiing the perfect kids photo by using video
Children can be notoriously hard to photography, always moving around, expressions changing. When trying to get a photo of several kids, the problem multiplies.
An alternative is to make a video, then extract the perfect frame. Here’s the ideal setup using Save Frame:
- Record a video in 4k (for the highest resolution), and ideally 60fps (for the most frames captured). Point the camer at your subject just like normal.
- Use Save Frame to analize the video to find that perfect frame. Unlike a still photo or a live photo with a video you will have 100s of frames to choose from. Save Frame exports at the full video resolution, which in the case of 4k will create sharp 8MP photos, only a fraction below the standard 12MP, but with the benefit that can capture the perfect freeze-frame.
How to create photos from snorkling videos
One of my favorite uses of Save Frame is to create photos from snorkling videos. It’s fiddly using a camera while underwater, so I prefer just to let the video roll and see what frames I caught later.
Here’s my setup:
Disclaimer: using electronics under water is inherantly risky. You assume the risk of using this setup.
- Get an underwater bag for your iPhone (or; a dedicated underwater camera)
- Record in 4k (for the highest resolution), and ideally 60fps (for the most frames captured)
- Go snorkling, hit the record button and take it all in
- Review the video in Save Frame, and extract the photos you want
- Due to the light-shift, you may want to use the iPhone’s “Auto” adjust mode on the photos post-save.
That’s it! You can get amazing photos out of your snorkling trip to share.
Extract photo frames from private videos on iPhone
Save Frame can be used in “private access mode”, and library access mode. Library access mode is recommended, as it means that videos can be loaded without them being copied first, which is much faster. However, in library access mode, Save Frame doesn’t get access to every video in the library. If you have videos in the “private folder” in iPhone, those videos will not appear in the app.
To view these videos in Save Frame and extract photos from them, you can load the iOS gallery selector by tapping the gallery icon in the bottom right. From there you can access any folder in your library, including the private folder.