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What Crossclip is in 2026

Crossclip launched in 2021 and is still running. Streamlabs now spells it Cross Clip, and its page at streamlabs.com/cross-clip still pitches the same thing: convert your Twitch clips into TikToks, Shorts and Reels.

• Input: paste a Twitch clip URL or upload a file. Streamlabs says it supports Kick clips too. The iPhone app's notes say YouTube downloads were removed in September 2024.
• Editing: pick a preset layout or start blank, drag camera frames over the parts you want, trim, add layers. Captions arrived in the app in August 2024.
• Free version: works, but adds a Cross Clip watermark and an outro.
• Pro: removes both and exports 1080p at 60fps. The App Store lists it at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, and Streamlabs' Ultra page includes Cross Clip Pro in Ultra.

The App Store listing's latest update is version 2.6.1, from September 2024, a fix for Kick imports. It still works the way it always has: one clip at a time, chosen and framed by you.

Eklipse vs Crossclip: two different jobs

They solve different problems.

• Crossclip reformats. You already found the moment and made the clip. Crossclip turns it vertical. It has no idea what was funny in your stream.
• Eklipse finds. You connect Twitch, YouTube or Kick, and after the stream its AI goes through the broadcast for game moments, then cuts them vertical with captions and edits. It can also post to TikTok, Shorts and Reels.

The prices match the jobs. Cross Clip is free with a watermark, or $4.99 a month for Pro. Eklipse's help center says there is no free clipping tier any more: Premium is $24.99 a month or $179.99 a year, and a free account only previews one scanned stream.

Pick Crossclip if you post a few moments a week and like framing them yourself. Pick Eklipse if you play games on stream and want the moments found for you after the stream. See Eklipse alternatives if you are weighing it.

The free route: Twitch does it now

The thing Crossclip was built for is now inside Twitch. Per Twitch's help center, every new clip gets a portrait version next to the landscape one, auto cropped to keep your cam and gameplay in frame. On desktop, Edit Layout gives you a Stacked or Full portrait layout. The steps are in how to make Twitch clips vertical.

Twitch's help center also covers two things Crossclip users care about:

• Captions. Clips made with Twitch's Clip That or Auto Clips get captions by default, and other clips can include them if the streamer turned on captions in Clip Settings. The channel can edit the caption text for 30 days.
• Posting. Channel owners can post clips straight to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram and Snapchat. Viewers can only do that if the streamer turns on the setting, which is off by default.

The limits: portrait editing is not on mobile yet, and it is still one clip at a time, after you notice the moment. For the whole TikTok flow, see Twitch clip to TikTok.

When you want a real editor

StreamLadder is the closest thing to a Crossclip upgrade. Its editor imports from Twitch, Kick, Trovo and YouTube, and basic editing never adds a watermark, exported at 720p and 30fps. Captions, effects, 1080p 60fps export and posting or scheduling to TikTok start on Starter at $15 a month. Creator, at $27, adds ClipGPT, which finds up to 30 clips per stream from Twitch and Kick. The full comparison is in StreamLadder alternatives.

CapCut is the general purpose option. Its site offers a free resizer with a 9:16 preset and a blur or color fill, plus free auto captions. It knows nothing about Twitch, so you download the clip first, but you get full control over text, cuts and sound. Caption tips in how to add captions to clips.

Skipping the editor: automatic clips

Every tool above starts with you finding the moment. ReelShift starts earlier. It watches your live stream on Twitch, Kick, YouTube or TikTok LIVE, follows what you say (stories, jokes, hot takes, big reactions) and on game streams reads kills and wins off the screen. Each moment comes back as its own clip, already 9:16 with word-synced captions, usually while you are still live. Say "clip that" to grab the last 60 seconds, on any plan.

Be clear on what it is not. It does not reformat a clip you already have: it works on live streams, and file uploads and video URLs are only on Creator Plus. It has a light clip editor, not a full one. Plans start at $24.99 a month after a 7 day free trial. See the Twitch clipper.

Who should stay on Crossclip

If you post a few hand-picked clips a week, like dragging the frames yourself and already pay for Streamlabs Ultra, Cross Clip Pro is included and there is little reason to move. If you mostly post your own channel's clips, try Twitch's portrait clips and direct posting first, since they are free and built in. Move on when the bottleneck is finding the moments, not framing them.