Kenil Kanani

WorkOwn product, 2025

Frame2PDF

A Chrome extension that turns YouTube videos into notes. Capture the frames that matter, write under each one, export to PDF, Notion or Obsidian.

Role
Own product
When
2025
Live
frame2pdf.com ↗
Stack
Next.js, TypeScript, React, Plasmo, MongoDB, pdf-lib, Cloudflare R2, Dodo Payments
Frame2PDF touched 7 of 13 layers: Interface, Extension, Auth, API, Data, Payments, Documents.
Frame2PDF homepage: "Turn YouTube videos into notes you'll actually use" with the extension panel beside a video.
Frame2PDF on a phone

The problem

Taking notes from a video means pause, screenshot, paste, type, and then losing track of which moment each screenshot came from.

The idea

Keep capturing and writing in a panel beside the video, and link every frame back to its timestamp so the notes stay connected to the source.

What I built

  1. A Chrome extension (Plasmo) that captures YouTube frames with timestamps and notes, organises captures by video and exports structured PDFs that link back to each moment.
  2. An authenticated PDF library on private Cloudflare R2 storage, with downloads and sharing controls per document.
  3. Recurring subscriptions and plan-based export limits with Dodo Payments.
Frame2PDF side panel next to a lecture video, with captured frames, labels and a capture button.
ExtensionThe side panel beside a lecture: every capture keeps its timestamp, label and note.
Frame2PDF export: a PDF page with a frame and note beside the Markdown version with timestamp links.
DocumentsOne PDF page per frame, or Markdown with timestamp links for Notion and Obsidian.

Where it is now

Live at frame2pdf.com and on the Chrome Web Store, with a free plan that needs no card. Works on videos and Shorts.