Twitch clips to
YouTube Shorts.

The quick way: share from Twitch

Per Twitch's help center:

• Clips can be posted directly to YouTube Shorts from the Share button on the clip, anywhere the clip can be viewed.
• The title and description come pre-filled with suggested text meant to point people back to the stream. You can replace it.
• Twitch adds the channel name as a hashtag on TikTok and Instagram posts, but not on YouTube, so add it yourself.
• Streamers turn this on or off for their channel in Clips Settings.

Twitch also makes a portrait version of clips automatically. If a clip has no portrait version, you can make one with Edit Clip, adjusting the portrait layout, then saving.

The manual way: download and edit

Do it by hand when you want your own captions, a tighter cut or a hook on screen.

1. Download the clip. Twitch says you can download landscape or portrait versions of clips from your own channel, and portrait versions of clips you made. See how to download Twitch clips.
2. Make it vertical if you took the landscape file: cam on top, gameplay below, or a crop on the action.
3. Add captions and a hook in the first seconds.
4. Upload it in the YouTube app or YouTube Studio. Keep it square or vertical so it counts as a Short.
5. Write the title so it says what happens, and put the channel and "live on Twitch" in the description.

YouTube's Shorts rules

• Length and shape: since 15 October 2024, square or vertical videos up to 3 minutes count as Shorts. A wide 16:9 upload is treated as a normal video.
• Music: most songs from YouTube's audio library can be used for up to 90 seconds in a Short, some only for 30 or 60.
• Your clip already fits: Twitch clips are up to 60 seconds.

Posting someone else's clip

The Share button makes it easy to post any streamer's clip, but it is still their content. Get permission first, for example through their clipping program.

Also know YouTube's money rules. Its Shorts monetization policies say reuploading other creators' content from YouTube or other platforms, and compilations with no original content added, aren't eligible. Its reused content policy says repurposed content needs significant original commentary or changes to be monetized, applies even when you have the creator's permission, and can remove monetization from a whole channel. This is about YouTube's policy, not legal advice. See how to avoid copyright strikes on clips.

Where ReelShift fits

If it's your own stream, ReelShift skips the export and edit. It clips your Twitch stream while you are live, makes each clip vertical with word-synced captions, and lets you post it to YouTube (plus TikTok and Instagram) or download it. Nothing posts without your approval. See the Twitch clipper.