Twitch Clip Downloader
Paste a Twitch clip link. Save it in any size Twitch kept, or as the tall 9:16 copy Twitch makes for phones.
- Free forever
- No sign-up
- No popups
- Nothing to install
In short
To download a Twitch clip, copy its link from Share, paste it in the box above and press Download. Pick a size from 360p up to 1080p or 1440p, or press Vertical for the 9:16 copy Twitch saves beside every clip. You get an MP4 file with sound, with nothing added and no sign-up.
Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4
How to download from Twitch clips
- 1
Copy the clip's link
Open the clip on Twitch, press Share under the video, then Copy Link. In the Twitch app, tap Share, then Copy link.
- 2
Paste it and press Download
We read the clip and test its video file before you choose, which takes a few seconds. To save several clips at once, paste one link per line.
- 3
Pick a size, or Vertical
The size buttons are the wide video as Twitch shows it. Vertical is the tall 9:16 copy for TikTok, Shorts or Reels. Cover picture and GIF sit underneath.
- 4
Find the file
It goes to your browser's downloads folder. On an iPhone it lands in the Files app under Downloads: open it, press Share, then Save Video to put it in Photos.
Good to know
Every Twitch clip is two videos: wide, and a 9:16 copy
Since 28 August 2024, Twitch has made a tall version of every clip by itself. Its help page says it plainly: "Clips are saved in two formats, landscape and portrait." The tall copy is cropped to keep the streamer's camera and the game in frame, and the streamer can choose the layout, Stacked or Full. Whatever they pick is used for every clip made of their channel after that.
Twitch only lets two people download either version: the streamer, for clips of their own channel, and the person who made the clip. Everyone else gets no download button at all. The online clip downloaders we checked on 5 October 2026, Clipsey, StreamLadder, tcdownloader, Boltis and Klipa, all hand out the wide file only. Three of them send you to their own editor to crop it tall again, which throws away the layout the streamer chose and costs another round of video compression.
We measured how common the tall copy is. We took the four most viewed clips of the week from six big channels: summit1g, KaiCenat, xQc, shroud, zackrawrr and caseoh_. All 24 had a 9:16 copy, at 60 frames a second, from 576 × 1024 up to 1422 × 2528 pixels. Twitch names these copies by their width, so its "1080" tall copy is 1080 × 1920. Our Vertical button gives you the largest one. On a 30-second clip it was 5.0 MB, against 7.6 MB for the wide 1080p file.
Those shared numbers caught us out too. Until 5 October 2026, our own 720p button on some clips handed out the 720 × 1280 tall file instead of the wide one. Now the size buttons are always the wide video, Vertical is a button of its own, and a whole channel saved in bulk always gets the wide files. If a clip shows no Vertical button, Twitch has no tall copy of it. If the tall copy has blurred or black bands above and below, that is how Twitch made it, usually because the streamer has not set a layout yet.
What people use it for
Post a clip to TikTok, Shorts or Reels
Streamers and their editors take the vertical copy straight to phone apps, already cropped to the layout the channel set, with no editing app in between.
Keep a moment before it disappears
Streamers can delete any clip of their channel at any time. Save the ones that matter to you while they are still up.
Edit a highlight in full quality
Video editors take the 1440p or 1080p file at 60 frames a second into their editing app for a recap or a montage, with the streamer's permission.
Share a short moment in chat
For a clip of 30 seconds or less, the GIF button makes a small looping picture you can drop into a chat or a forum post.
Key facts
| Links that work | clips.twitch.tv/…, twitch.tv/name/clip/…, m.twitch.tv/clip/… from a phone browser, and clip embed links. Seven forms of one clip link were tested on 5 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Sizes | Every size Twitch kept: 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p and, on some channels, 1440p. Of 24 top clips we measured on 5 October 2026, 16 went up to 1080p and 8 up to 1440p |
| Vertical copy | Twitch saves each clip twice, wide and tall. All 24 clips had a 9:16 copy, between 576 × 1024 and 1422 × 2528 pixels |
| Frame rate | 60 frames a second at 720p and above, 30 at 360p and 480p, in every clip we measured |
| File type | MP4 with AAC sound. The largest file of all 24 clips used HEVC (H.265) video; the 360p files we checked used H.264 |
| File size | One 30-second clip: 7.6 MB at 1080p, 4.0 MB at 720p and 5.0 MB for the 1080 × 1920 vertical copy |
| Clip length | Up to 60 seconds, Twitch's limit when someone makes a clip |
| Other files | The cover picture as a JPG (1920 × 1080 on the clip above), and an animated GIF for clips up to 30 seconds |
| Not possible | Deleted clips, live streams while they are live, and anything that needs a Twitch login |
If it does not work
- The file plays sound but no picture, or will not open
- Most Twitch clips now use HEVC (H.265) video. On Windows, install Microsoft's HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store, or open the file in VLC. Older editing apps may need the same. The 360p file uses the older H.264 type and plays almost anywhere.
- There is no Vertical button
- Twitch has no tall copy of that clip. Its help page says the streamer or the clip's maker can make one by editing the clip's layout. Until then only the wide sizes exist.
- The vertical copy has blurred or black bands
- That is the copy Twitch made: the wide picture placed in a tall frame, usually because the streamer has not chosen a layout. We do not crop or change it.
- "That Twitch link is not a single post"
- The link points to a channel or its clip list, not one clip. Open the clip itself and copy its link, or use the Whole channel tab to list a channel's clips.
- The clip is "no longer available"
- The clip was deleted, by the streamer or by the person who made it. A deleted clip cannot be fetched by anyone.
- There is no 1440p button
- Twitch keeps 1440p only for some streams. In our test summit1g and shroud clips had it, while KaiCenat and xQc clips stopped at 1080p.
Ways to download a Twitch clip, compared
| Method | Wide sizes | Vertical 9:16 copy | Who can use it | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tool | Every size Twitch kept, 360p to 1440p | Yes, its own button | Anyone, for any public clip | Public clips only; up to 50 links in one go |
| Twitch's Clips Manager | The wide file | Yes | Only the streamer and the clip's maker | One clip at a time, signed in |
| Online clip downloaders (Clipsey, StreamLadder, Boltis) | Usually "up to 1080p" or "full HD" | No; some offer to crop the wide file again | Anyone | Re-cropping redoes what Twitch already made |
| yt-dlp (command line) | All of them; -F lists them | Yes, listed as portrait-<width> | Anyone at ease with a command line | Install it and keep it up to date |
Questions people ask
How do I download a Twitch clip?
Copy the clip's link with Share, then Copy Link. Paste it in the box above, press Download and pick a size or Vertical. The MP4 goes to your downloads folder.
Can I download Twitch clips from other streamers?
Yes, any public clip. Twitch's own download button is only for the streamer and the clip's maker, so for other channels you need a tool like this one. Ask the streamer before you repost their clip.
Can I download a Twitch clip in vertical format?
Yes. Twitch saves a 9:16 copy of each clip, and the Vertical button gives you the largest one, for example 1080 × 1920. You do not need to crop the wide video yourself.
Can I download Twitch clips in 1080p or 1440p?
Yes, when Twitch kept that size. The buttons show every size the clip has. In our test of 24 popular clips, all had 1080p and 8 also had 1440p.
Why won't my downloaded Twitch clip play?
The larger sizes use HEVC (H.265) video, which some players cannot show. Install Microsoft's HEVC Video Extensions on Windows, use VLC, or download the 360p file, which uses H.264.
Do the downloads have a watermark?
No. We save the file Twitch sends, unchanged. Nothing is added to the picture and nothing is re-encoded.
Can I download Twitch clips on my phone?
Yes, in the phone's browser. Paste the link here and press Download. On an iPhone the file goes to the Files app; from there, Share and Save Video puts it in Photos.
How long can a Twitch clip be?
Up to 60 seconds. The person making the clip chooses the length with a slider under the video.
Can I download every clip from a Twitch channel?
Yes. Use the Whole channel tab: type the channel's name, see its clips most viewed or newest first, tick the ones you want and save them in one go.
Is it legal to download Twitch clips?
Keeping public clips for yourself is common, but the streamer and Twitch keep their rights. Ask before you publish someone else's clip. This is general information, not legal advice.
Content reviewed 2026-10-05. Download only videos you own or have permission to use. Terms · Copyright and takedowns