MP4 – MPEG-4 Part 14
MP4 is the most widely supported video container. It usually holds H.264 or H.265 video with AAC audio and plays on nearly every phone, computer, TV and browser.
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How to convert MP4 to PNG
- Choose your files. Click Select File or drag your MP4 files into the upload box. You can add many at once.
- Pick the settings. PNG is already selected as the output format. The conversion starts as soon as a file is added.
- Download. Each file appears in the list when it is ready. Download them one by one, or all together with Download all.
PNG – Portable Network Graphics
PNG stores images with lossless compression and supports full transparency, which makes it the usual choice for logos, screenshots and graphics with sharp edges. The trade-off is size: a photograph saved as PNG is normally far larger than the same photo saved as JPG or WebP.
More PNG conversionsPNG at a glance
| Feature | PNG |
|---|---|
| Full name | Portable Network Graphics |
| Compression | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes |
| Animation | No |
| Introduced | 1996 |
| Developed by | PNG Development Group (W3C) |
| Best for | Logos, screenshots and graphics with transparency |
Converting MP4 to PNG
- PNG keeps transparency and sharp edges. To keep files small, the number of colors is reduced to match your Quality setting.
- Saves still pictures at full size: one per second for clips up to a minute, or 60 evenly spaced pictures from a longer video, downloaded as a ZIP.
Also available as Video to JPG Converter, which accepts MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, M4V, 3GP, SWF, MPEG, MPG files.
Related guide
- How to save a picture from a videoGet full-size still pictures from an MP4, MOV, WebM or SWF video for free: online in your browser, with VLC on a computer, or on a phone. Better than a screenshot.
Frequently asked questions
PNG or JPG for video frames?
PNG is lossless, so it is best for frames you will edit or that show text and sharp lines; the files are larger. JPG files are much smaller and fine for sharing and viewing.
How do I convert MP4 to PNG?
Click Select File or drop your MP4 file onto the upload box. The converted PNG appears in the list below with a download button. You can add many files at once and download them together as a ZIP.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark. To keep the service available for everyone there is a 95MB limit per file and a cap on how many files one connection can process in a short period.
Are my files stored?
Your upload is used only to make the converted file. Images are processed in memory; other files are written to a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes. Nothing is kept after the result has been sent back.
Will quality drop?
For images, a little, by design: the image is re-encoded at the Quality you choose (default 75%). Audio and video are re-encoded with high-quality settings; documents keep their text and layout as far as the target format allows. Converting never restores detail that is already missing from the original.
How this works: your file is uploaded over HTTPS and converted on this server with open-source engines (libvips for images, FFmpeg for audio and video, LibreOffice and Pandoc for documents, Calibre for ebooks, Ghostscript and Inkscape for PDF and vector files). Images are processed in memory; other files use a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes.