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Right click on one or more Ani file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type extract frames in the search box.
Press Extract.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.ani -c "extract frames" (how).
Let your AI agent extract ANI frames
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Use Filestar to extract ANI frames in my Downloads folder”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.ani -c "extract frames"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent extract ANI frames?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.ani -c "extract frames" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
Ani files are Windows Animated Cursor files that are used for displaying custom animated mouse cursors in the Windows operating system. They are similar to animated GIFs and can be created with various image editing programs.