How to download Twitch clips and past broadcasts
Quick answer
Open the clip or the past broadcast, open FileSnatch, and click Download. For a long broadcast, use Trim to save only the part you need. For a live channel, use Record.
The problem
Twitch only lets streamers download their own broadcasts, and past broadcasts disappear after a while. Clips are short, but there's still no button to save one.
How FileSnatch helps
- Clips are saved from Twitch's own files in every quality.
- Past broadcasts are streamed in pieces; FileSnatch joins them into one MP4.
- Trim downloads only the minutes you choose, so a 6-hour stream doesn't take 6 hours.
- Live channels can be recorded until you press Stop.
Step by step
- Open the clip or video
Open a clip (clips.twitch.tv/…) or a past broadcast (twitch.tv/videos/…).
- Open FileSnatch
Click the FileSnatch icon in the toolbar, or press Alt+Shift+M.
- Pick a quality
Choose a size, or Trim for just a part.
- Download
It's saved as one MP4.
Good to know
- Stopped a long download early? Save what's done keeps the part that's downloaded.
- Recording live? See the live stream guide.
Free and Pro
Free saves up to 720p, 20 a day. Pro adds 1080p and 4K, unlimited and all at once.
Compare every feature →Questions
Can I save a stream while it's live?
Yes, with Record. Free records 2 minutes; Pro has no limit.
Do subscriber-only videos work?
Only when you can watch them in your browser.
What else FileSnatch does
Grabs as you browseEvery video, photo, sound and document a page shows is caught for you, even hidden and streamed ones.
Bulk downloadDownload all at once, as one ZIP, or many PDFs joined into one, numbered in order.
Save part of a videoTrim a section, keep just the sound, or stop a long download and keep what's done.
Look insideCollect the files behind every page a list links to, or only the pages about a word.
Telegram downloadsWhole channels in full quality, only what's new since last time, or just the last week.
Convert and compressVideo to MP3 or GIF; make videos, PDFs, pictures and audio smaller. Nothing is uploaded.
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