YouTube Frame by Frame Viewer
Step through any YouTube video one frame at a time, and copy the exact timestamp of the moment you found.
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How it works
- 01
Load a video
Paste any public video URL. A link that already has a timestamp opens at that point.
- 02
Step through it
Frame, quarter-second, second or five seconds. The frame step is the one you want for a fast gesture.
- 03
Copy the timestamp
The link points at the exact second — useful for a comment, a report or a note to yourself.
What people use it for
Reading on-screen text
A number or a name shown for one second is unreadable at normal speed.
Studying a technique
A movement in a tutorial often makes sense only when broken into steps.
Citing a precise moment
A timestamped link is far more useful than "around eight minutes in".
Frequently asked questions
How do I watch a YouTube video frame by frame?+
YouTube’s own player supports "." and "," to step forward and back one frame while paused — the fastest method if you know it. This tool gives you the same control with buttons, a visible timecode, and a copyable timestamped link, which the native shortcuts do not.
Can I save the frame as an image?+
No, and no honest browser tool can. The player runs in a cross-origin iframe, so the browser blocks any attempt to read its pixels — that is a security boundary, not a missing feature. Tools that offer frame export download the video first, which YouTube’s terms prohibit. Your system screenshot does the job.
Is the frame step exact?+
It steps by 1/25 of a second, which matches 25fps video. A 30 or 60fps video moves by slightly more or less than one true frame, because the embedded player does not expose the video’s frame rate.
Does this work on any video?+
Any video that allows embedding. A minority of channels disable it, and those can only be stepped through on YouTube itself using the "." and "," keys.
Is the video downloaded?+
No. It plays from YouTube in an embedded player, exactly as it would on any site. Nothing passes through our servers.
Why does the player reload when I step?+
Moving the playback position without loading YouTube’s JavaScript API means reloading the embed at the new time. It avoids adding a third-party script and a cookie for a tool that otherwise needs neither.
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