ReelShiftHow to clip
on Twitch.
Anyone watching a Twitch stream can usually clip it in a few clicks. Here are the steps, the limits, and the settings streamers use to control who clips them, all from Twitch's own help center.
Guides · Published 2026-09-19 · Updated 2026-09-19 · 6 min read
Short answer: on twitch.tv, click the Clip button on the video player of a live stream or past broadcast. The clip creator opens on top of the stream. Drag the slider to pick up to 60 seconds, give the clip a title and click Publish. Twitch also makes a portrait version automatically. Your clips live in Creator Dashboard, Content, Clips. Streamers can limit clipping to followers or subscribers, or turn it off.
Make a clip step by step
Per Twitch's help center, this works on a live stream and on a past broadcast (VOD).
- Open the stream on twitch.tv and sign in.
- Click the Clip button on the video player. The clip creator opens as an overlay you can move around, so you keep watching while you work.
- Pick the moment. Use the slider under the video to set the length, up to 60 seconds.
- Add a title. Write what happens, not "lol". A clear title helps the clip get found.
- Click Publish. The clip now has its own link you can share.
Tip: the best clips start a second or two before the moment and end right after the reaction. Trim the dead time with the slider.
The portrait version
Twitch saves every clip in two shapes: landscape for the web and portrait for phones. The portrait version is made automatically, and Twitch's help center says you can set any shape from 16:9 wide to 9:16 tall.
To change how the tall version looks, choose Edit Layout. You get two layouts:
- Stacked: splits the screen into two boxes, good when you have a face cam and gameplay.
- Full: one crop that fills the whole tall frame.
More on this in how to make Twitch clips vertical.
Where your clips live
Go to Creator Dashboard, Content, Clips. This is the Clips Manager. At the top you switch between Clips I've Created and Clips of My Channel. You can search by title or category and filter by who clipped it, date range, or whether it is featured.
From there, per Twitch's help center, you can:
- Edit a clip with the scissor icon. On clips of your own channel you can change the title, trim, portrait layout and captions.
- Share a link, or post directly to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from the Share button.
- Download the landscape or portrait version of clips you created. See how to download Twitch clips.
- Delete clips. This is permanent. A featured clip has to be unfeatured first.
Clip settings streamers control
If it is your channel, open Creator Dashboard, Settings, Stream and find Clips Settings. Per Twitch's help center you can:
- Turn clips off for your channel.
- Followers only: let any follower clip, or only people who have followed for 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 3 months.
- Subscribers only: only subs can make clips. Anyone can still watch them.
- Choose what is discoverable: all clips of your channel, or only your Featured Clips.
- Allow direct posting: let viewers post your clips to their own YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
- Turn clip comments off.
Twitch also runs Auto Clips, which makes clips of your stream for you. It is in alpha with a waitlist. Setup is in how to turn on Twitch Auto Clips.
Where ReelShift fits
Twitch clips are made one at a time, by someone who was watching at the right second. ReelShift watches your Twitch stream while you are live, cuts the moments it catches, and hands you vertical clips with captions a few minutes later. You can also say "clip that" on stream to save the last 60 seconds. See the Twitch clipper.
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Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial: 1 channel and 5 streaming hours to try it on a real stream. Nothing is charged today, and we email you the day before it ends.
Quick answers.
How long can a Twitch clip be?
Up to 60 seconds. You set the length with the slider under the video when you make the clip.
Can I clip a Twitch VOD?
Yes. Twitch's help center says the Clip button works on live streams and on past broadcasts.
Is there a keyboard shortcut for clipping on Twitch?
Twitch's current help center only describes the Clip button on the player, so that is the reliable way. Shortcuts listed on other sites may not match what Twitch supports today.
Why can't I clip a channel?
The streamer may have turned clips off, or limited them to subscribers or to followers who have followed for a set time. Those are all options in Twitch's Clips Settings.
Can I post my Twitch clip to TikTok?
Yes. The Share button on a clip can post it directly to TikTok, YouTube or Instagram. For someone else's channel, get their permission before you post.
Last updated 2026-09-19