How to clip a Twitch VOD
Twitch only lets you clip the last few minutes of a stream, and clips are capped at 60 seconds. To cut a longer moment, or anything from an older VOD, you need a different route. Here is the short version.
The four steps
- Copy the VOD link
Open the video on Twitch and copy the address from your browser. It looks like twitch.tv/videos/123456789. Past broadcasts live under a channel's Videos tab.
- Paste it and mark the moment
Paste the link here, then type the start and end times, or play the video and press Use video time to grab the position you are watching.
- Trim and mute
Once the segment loads you can drag its ends to tighten the cut, split it into several parts, and silence any section. The waveform shows where the sound is, so muting music is aimed rather than guessed.
- Download
Press Create clip. The finished file downloads like any other, with no watermark.
Common questions
Can I clip more than 60 seconds?
Yes. Twitch's own clip tool stops at 60 seconds; here you can take up to 30 minutes in one go, which covers most compilations and full plays.
Can I clip an old VOD, not just a live stream?
Yes, as long as the VOD is still on Twitch and is public. Twitch deletes past broadcasts after a while (usually 14 or 60 days, depending on the channel), and once a VOD is gone it cannot be clipped by anyone.
Do I have to install anything?
No. Everything happens in the browser, on a computer or a phone. There is no extension and no program to download.
How do I avoid a copyright strike from background music?
Silence the music before you export. Mark the section with the music and mute it: the video stays untouched and only the audio is changed for that range. That is usually enough to stop a clip being flagged for the track playing behind it.
It is not a guarantee, and it does not help if the video itself is someone else's content that you have no right to use.
What quality do I get?
Whatever the VOD has, up to 1080p at 60 frames per second. You pick the quality before downloading, and lower ones are there when you want a smaller file.
Is it free?
Yes, with no account and no watermark. There are limits to keep the service usable for everyone: up to 30 minutes per clip and a handful of clips per hour.
Am I allowed to clip someone else's stream?
That depends on what you do with it. Clipping a moment to share with credit is common practice on Twitch; republishing someone's content as your own is not, and neither is anything the streamer has asked you not to do.
You are responsible for what you clip and where it ends up. See the terms.