Twitch Downloader: VODs, Clips and Videos
Download Twitch VODs, clips and videos by their addresses - one, a whole list at once, or everything on a channel. Past broadcasts arrive whole, however long they are, each an MP4 file with its picture and sound, named with its title on Twitch. No Twitch account is needed.
Twitch Downloader vs Online Tools and Chrome Extensions
Online tools and extensions
- Each VOD or clip fetched on its own, by hand
- A long past broadcast may be over the tool's length limit
- Each link to Twitch goes through another company's server first
- The download page is crowded with ads
- Nothing records where a video came from or when it was streamed
NeoDownloader
- A whole channel or all its clips from one address, or a list of addresses one per line
- A past broadcast downloads whole, however long it is
- Your computer asks Twitch directly, nothing in between
- Installed locally, and no ads anywhere
- Each file notes its Twitch page, publish date, length and resolution
How to Download Twitch VODs, Clips and Videos
Twitch lets streamers download their own past broadcasts, and anyone download the clips they made themselves. To save the VODs and clips you watch - one, several or a whole channel - three steps:
One-time setup: download NeoDownloader and install it. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The steps below are what you repeat each time.
- 1Twitchtwitch.tv/nasa
Copy a Twitch Address
In your browser, open the VOD, the clip or the channel on Twitch and copy the address from the address bar. For several videos, copy each one's address; for everything on a channel, copy the address of the channel's page.
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ProjectsNew projectWhat do you want to download?
twitch.tv/nasa
NextPaste It into NeoDownloader
Open New project in NeoDownloader: the copied address is filled in for you, and more can follow on new lines. Click Next and Video Downloader takes Twitch on; then pick a quality on the following step.
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Name and folder
NASA
Create projectGet the Videos
Check where the folder will go, then click Create project. The videos begin to arrive at once, each a single MP4 with its sound, named after its Twitch title. Next time, the same project picks up only the videos that have appeared since.
Download Twitch VODs in Full
A past broadcast downloads whole, however long it is, as one MP4 file with its picture and sound, in the best quality Twitch keeps for it, no higher than the quality you chose in the wizard.
Twitch keeps past broadcasts for a limited time and then deletes them; a VOD you download stays on your computer. The free version goes up to 1080p; Premium takes whatever Twitch has above it. Nothing is enlarged or re-compressed.
Some videos do not download: a VOD Twitch has already deleted, and a broadcast while it is still live - it downloads as a past broadcast once it ends, if the channel keeps them.
Twitch Clip Downloader: One Clip or a Whole Channel
Paste a clip's address - clips.twitch.tv/… or the one under the channel's name, twitch.tv/…/clip/… - and it downloads as an MP4 file named with its title. For all the clips of a channel, open its clips on Twitch, choose the period and copy the address: the clips of that period download into one project, named after the channel.
The address carries the period you chose on the page, so choose it before you copy.
Download Twitch VODs, Clips and Channels by Their Addresses
- All the videos of a channel - twitch.tv/ and the channel's name
- A channel's past broadcasts, highlights or uploads - its Videos tab with the filter chosen, twitch.tv/…/videos?filter=…
- One VOD - twitch.tv/videos/ and its number
- A clip - clips.twitch.tv/… or twitch.tv/…/clip/…
- A channel's clips for the period chosen - twitch.tv/…/clips?…
- A batch of VODs and clips - their addresses on separate lines, together in one project
Twitch Downloader Features
VODs, clips and whole channels, each in one run
A Whole Channel in One Run
Paste the address of a channel, and its videos download into one project, named after the channel. Its Videos tab with a filter takes only the past broadcasts, the highlights or the uploads.
Every Clip of a Channel
Choose the period on a channel's clips page and copy the address: the clips download into one project, named after the channel.
Every Video Knows Its Page
A video's file name is its Twitch title. The properties keep its page under “Found on”, along with the publish date and the length, and “Open on the site” leads you back to that page.
Watch Them in the App
Double-click a video in the project and it plays right in NeoDownloader, with the previous and next videos a click away.
Twitch Downloader FAQ
Is there a free Twitch downloader?
Yes. NeoDownloader installs with no charge and brings Twitch VODs, clips and uploads down as MP4 files, one by one or as a list. The free version has no time limit; Premium lifts its limits on the number of files per project.
How do I download a Twitch VOD?
Twitch lets streamers download their own past broadcasts. For a VOD of any channel, copy its address from your browser's address bar - twitch.tv/videos/… - click “New project” in NeoDownloader and paste it. The VOD is saved to a folder on your computer as an MP4 file with its sound, however long it is.
How do I download Twitch clips?
Copy the clip's address - clips.twitch.tv/… or twitch.tv/…/clip/… - and paste it into “New project”. For all the clips of a channel, open its clips on Twitch, choose the period, copy the address and paste that: the clips download into one project.
How do I save a Twitch stream?
Twitch keeps a broadcast as a past broadcast when the channel stores them, and only for a limited time. To keep it for good, download it: copy the address of the past broadcast, or of the channel for all its videos, and paste it into “New project”.
Can I download a Twitch VOD longer than 2 hours?
Yes. A past broadcast downloads whole, however long it is, as one MP4 file. A long broadcast makes a large file, so check that the disk has room for it.
Do I need a Twitch account?
No. VODs, clips and videos that anybody can watch on Twitch download without signing in.
What quality are Twitch videos downloaded in?
Each video arrives in the best quality Twitch stores for it, up to the one picked in the wizard. 1080p is the ceiling on the free version, while Premium also takes anything Twitch offers above it. The picture is neither upscaled nor re-encoded.
Can I download Twitch videos to MP4?
Yes, MP4 is what you get: video and sound in one file for every VOD, clip and upload, with the Twitch title as its name.
Can I download Twitch chat?
No. NeoDownloader saves the video with its picture and sound; the chat that ran beside it is not part of the video and is not downloaded.
Can NeoDownloader record a live Twitch stream?
No. A broadcast downloads once it has ended and the channel keeps it as a past broadcast. The address of a channel that is live downloads the videos already on the channel.
Is there a Twitch downloader online or as a Chrome extension?
NeoDownloader is a different kind of tool: a program you install, not a website or a Chrome add-on. Running on your computer, it handles an entire channel or dozens of addresses at once, and each video goes from Twitch to your disk with nobody in between.
Ready to Download from Twitch?
Save the past broadcasts you enjoyed before Twitch removes them from the channel. The free version has no time limit.
Available for Windows, Mac and Linux