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Clips itself
Reads the killfeed and HUD with on-device text recognition, and the official events in CS2, Dota 2, League and Rocket League. Moments close together become one clip.
Live · Windows 10 and 11
Every play,
Every play,
clipped before
you think to.
Clip Engine watches your game and saves a clip around every kill, assist, death, revive and match end, at your monitor's refresh rate, up to 1080p for free and 4K with Pro. No ads, nothing stamped on the clips on your PC, no dependencies.
Version 0.13.0 · 40 MB · free, no account needed · 0 downloads
New to Clip Engine? How to set it up
- Runs on
- Windows 10 or 11Any NVIDIA, AMD or Intel GPU from the last ten years
- Costs
- Free, no adsUp to 1080p, nothing stamped on your clips. 4K with Pro
- Anti-cheat
- Nothing injectedRecords with Windows screen capture and never touches the game
- Clips
- 25 games by itselfPlus a replay hotkey, F8, in any game
01Download
Get Clip Engine
- Download the installerOne file,
Clip_Engine-Setup.exe. It installs for your Windows account only, so it needs no admin rights. - Run itPick whether you want a desktop shortcut and press Install. If Windows says the app is from an unknown publisher, choose More info, then Run anyway.
- Launch a gameClip Engine notices it and starts recording by itself. Updates install from inside the app, and it uninstalls from Apps & features like anything else.
Download for Windows
No installing wanted? Get the portable zip, unzip it anywhere and run ClipEngine.exe.
- Version
- 0.13.0
- Size
- 40 MB
- Released
- 4 Nov 2026
- Downloads
- 0, counted live
- SHA-256
- Shown on the release page
- Needs
- Windows 10 1903 or newer, and a GPU with a video encoder (almost any from the last ten years)
02Features
Built to stay out of your way
Recording runs on your GPU's video hardware and the app stays flat and light, so your frame rate is the game's.
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Your monitor's real quality
Records at your monitor's refresh rate and the resolution you pick, up to 1080p on Free and 4K on Pro and Ultra, encoded on your GPU (NVIDIA, AMD or Intel) with H.264 or HEVC.
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Safe with anti-cheat
Uses Windows screen capture. Nothing is injected into the game, so there is nothing for anti-cheat to flag.
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Moments on the timeline
Every kill and revive is marked in the player. Click one to jump to it, trim around it, or see why it was counted.
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Share anywhere
A copy under 10, 50 or 500 MB on your clipboard for Discord, or a short link that plays in any browser with every moment marked.
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Records that count
Kills, K/D, streaks and personal bests from every match, read from games' own scoreboards where they have one. In ARC Raiders, Tarkov, Hunt and co-op games, a journal of every run: the map, what you took down, what you found and what you lost.
03Squads and cloud
Every kill, from every teammate's view
Make a squad and send friends an invite link. When you play the same match, Clip Engine links you up by itself.
- Saved from each viewA kill, revive or win by anyone in the squad is saved by every linked teammate too, lined up to the same second.
- Watch togetherUp to four views of the same moment side by side on one timeline, or cut into one squad highlight.
- A library you shareEveryone's views land in one place. You choose what you upload and which moments you share.
- Share links, a profile and the hubShort links that play in any browser, a profile page with the clips you're proudest of, and the hub, where clips you make public sit next to everyone else's. Nothing goes there unless you choose to.
04Game registry
Starts the moment your game does
Clip Engine finds the games installed on your PC, through Steam, Epic, Battle.net, the EA app, Ubisoft Connect, Riot, the Xbox app and Roblox, and starts recording on the monitor the game is on.
Counter-Strike 2ValorantLeague of LegendsFortniteApex Legends
Dota 2PUBGMarvel RivalsRainbow Six SiegeCall of Duty
Rocket LeagueDelta ForceThe FinalsOverwatchBattlefield 6
Battlefield 2042Battlefield VBattlefield 1Battlefield 4Deadlock
Halo InfiniteHalo MCCTeam Fortress 2PaladinsSplitgate
RobloxMinecraft+ any game with F8
05Comparison
How it compares
The short version, next to Medal, Outplayed and the recorders that come with Windows, your graphics driver and Steam.
Scroll the table sideways to see every app.
| Feature | Clip Engine | Medal | Outplayed | Xbox Game Bar | NVIDIA App | AMD Software | Steam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clips kills, deaths and wins by itself | 25 games, plus any you add | 16 games | Games Overwolf supports | No | Games with NVIDIA Highlights | No | Marks only, in some games |
| Teammates' views of your moments, saved for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Share link that plays in a browser | Yes | Yes | Yes, for 3 months free | No | No | No | Yes, for 2 days |
| Ads, or marks on your videos | None | Both, unless you have Premium | Ads, unless you have Premium | None | None | None | None |
| Records on | Any NVIDIA, AMD or Intel GPU | Any PC | Any PC, with Overwolf | Any PC | NVIDIA GPUs only | AMD GPUs only | Steam games |
| Free recording up to | 1080p (4K with Pro) | 4K | 4K | 60 fps | 8K | 4K | 60 fps |
See the full comparison
17 features, where each app leads, and the pages we checked, in November 2026.
06Plans
Free to clip. Pro and Ultra to go bigger.
Every recording, detection, squad and sharing feature is free, at up to 1080p. A subscription records and exports in 4K, keeps 4K, bigger and longer clips in the cloud without the free badge, adds more cloud storage and a few thank-yous, and keeps Clip Engine growing. Cancel any time; your clips stay yours.
Use your own email at checkout. Polar sends your license key to the email you enter when you pay. Type it carefully: if it's an address you can't open, the key never reaches you and the plan can't be turned on in the app.
Free
$0
- Automatic clips in 25 games
- Squads, friends and share links
- Records and exports up to 1080p, with nothing on your clips
- 2 GB cloud library: clips up to 1080p, 100 MB and 40 seconds, with a small Made with Clip Engine badge
Pro
$4.99/month
or $49 a year
- Records and exports up to 4K at 60 fps
- 4K clips in the cloud in their original quality, up to 2 GB and 10 minutes each, with no badge
- 50 GB cloud library
- Your logo and name on the edits you export
- 9:16 and 1:1 exports for TikTok, Shorts, Reels and Instagram
- Captions from what you say, made on your PC
- Thirteen colour themes
- Pro badge (hide it any time) and your name in the credits
Ultra
$14.99/month
or $149 a year
- Everything in Pro
- A team of up to 5 with a shared clip library, roles and brand kits
- 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 from one export
- Review links for clients, with a password, an end date and notes on the timeline
- 4K clips in the cloud, up to 4 GB and 30 minutes each
- 300 GB of cloud space for you and your team
- Every colour: three more themes and a colour wheel
- Adaptive themes with gradients and motion
- Ultra badge (hide it any time) and top billing in the credits
Support Clip Engine
Any amountonce
Donations keep Clip Engine developed and maintained. They're never needed: every recording feature stays free. As a thank-you:
- A Supporter badge
- 1 GB more cloud storage for every dollar, up to 25 GB, for good
- Your name in the credits from $5 in all
Donations open soon.
Payments, sales tax and VAT are handled by Polar, our merchant of record. Your license key arrives by email; paste it in Settings > Plan. A donation's key works the same way, and if you also subscribe with the same email, its thank-yous join your plan on their own. Your email, payment details and receipts stay with Polar and are kept private: Clip Engine never sees your card and doesn't keep your email.
Thanks to our supporters
07Questions
Will it slow my game down?
Capture and encoding run on your GPU's dedicated video hardware, and screen reading only looks at frames that are already finished. Most players won't notice it running.
Can I get banned for using it?
Clip Engine never touches the game's memory or files. It records the screen the same way Windows' own tools do.
Windows says the app is from an unknown publisher.
Early builds aren't code-signed yet. Choose More info → Run anyway. Signed builds are coming before the full launch.
Installer or zip?
The installer is the easy way: a Start menu entry, an uninstaller in Apps & features, and no admin prompt. The zip is the same app for people who'd rather not install anything: unzip it anywhere, keep the files together, and delete the folder to remove it. Either one updates itself from Settings, and your clips and settings are kept if you uninstall.
Is it really free?
Yes. Recording, automatic clips, the player, squads, friends and sharing are free for everyone, at up to 1080p, and nothing is ever stamped on the clips on your PC. The free cloud library has 2 GB and takes clips up to 1080p, 100 MB and 40 seconds, with a small Made with Clip Engine badge in the corner. Pro ($4.99 a month or $49 a year) records and exports in 4K and keeps 4K clips of up to 2 GB and 10 minutes in a 50 GB cloud library with no badge, and Ultra ($14.99 a month or $149 a year) clips of up to 4 GB and 30 minutes in 300 GB.
Can I record smaller than my plan allows?
Yes. Settings > Resolution goes from 480p up to the most your plan records. Clip Engine never records bigger than your monitor.
Do my clips get posted anywhere?
Only if you choose. Clips stay on your PC until you upload or share one. A shared clip is unlisted (only people with its link can watch) unless you set it to Public, which puts it on your profile and in the hub. Anyone can watch the hub without an account; to manage your own clips there, sign in with your Clip Engine account or a code from the app's Cloud page.
Which games are supported?
Automatic clips work in 25 games today: Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends and Rocket League through their official game events, Team Fortress 2 through its console log, and Valorant, Fortnite, Apex Legends, PUBG, Marvel Rivals, Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty, Delta Force, The Finals, Overwatch, Battlefield 6, 2042, V, 1 and 4, Deadlock, Halo Infinite, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Paladins and Splitgate by reading the screen. Roblox and Minecraft are recorded too. The F8 replay hotkey works in any game, and Detection Studio in the app adds any game you like.