Updated October 2026
An iPad's bigger screen makes this tool noticeably easier to use precisely than a phone — more room for the video preview, a wider seek bar to scrub, and if you're using a trackpad or Magic Keyboard, mouse-level pointer precision instead of a fingertip. Everything runs in Safari, with nothing to install.
Open this page in Safari, tap the upload area, and choose a video from Photos or the Files app — anything already saved locally on your iPad or synced via iCloud Drive to "On My iPad." Like every version of this tool, it's a local file picker only — there's no way to paste in a link to a video hosted on YouTube or any other platform, by design.
The iPad's larger display means the seek bar spans more physical space, which makes coarse scrubbing land closer to your target moment before you even switch to frame-stepping. If you're using an Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard trackpad, or a Bluetooth mouse, pointer-based scrubbing tends to be even more precise than a finger drag — worth using if you have one connected, especially for tricky, fast-moving footage where getting close on the first scrub saves several frame-step clicks afterward.
Because this is a normal Safari tab, you can run it in Split View alongside another app — Notes for jotting down which timestamp you landed on, Photos to compare your source clip and exported still side by side, or Files to keep an eye on where downloads are landing. That's not something a native single-purpose app would necessarily support as smoothly.
This tool auto-detects your video's real frame rate on load using the browser's decoded-frame timestamp API where iPadOS Safari supports it; if detection doesn't resolve, the fps dropdown falls back to a manual list (24/25/29.97/30/50/60fps) — pick whichever matches your source footage and the −1 frame / +1 frame buttons will still step accurately.
Tap "Grab this frame," and Safari's standard download flow either prompts to save the file or drops it into the Files app depending on your settings — from there it's one tap to add it to Photos or share it with any other app, exactly like any file you'd download on an iPad.
The batch export grid — a row of thumbnails from evenly-spaced points across your video — is genuinely easier to review and select from on an iPad's screen than on a phone, since more thumbnails fit comfortably without excessive scrolling. See the full walkthrough on the batch export guide.
If your video lives on an external drive connected through USB-C, or in a third-party cloud storage app you've added as a Files location, the same file picker works — Files unifies local storage, connected drives, and linked cloud providers into one browsing view, so this tool doesn't need separate handling for each source. Just make sure a cloud-only file has actually downloaded to the device (not shown with the cloud-download icon still pending) before picking it, so the browser can read the whole file locally.
Does this work the same on iPad as iPhone? Yes, functionally identical — the iPad's larger screen and optional pointer input just make precise scrubbing more comfortable.
Do I need an Apple Pencil or keyboard? No — a finger works fine for touch scrubbing and tapping the frame-step buttons; a Pencil, trackpad, or mouse simply adds extra precision if you have one connected.
Can I use this in Split View with another app? Yes — it's a normal Safari tab, so standard iPadOS multitasking works as expected.
Is my video uploaded anywhere while using this on iPad? No — everything is processed locally in Safari. See the privacy policy.