What Are Discord Clips and How to Use Them
Discord hasintroduced Clipsthat let you save short highlights from your streams and evenscreen shares.Whether you’re showing off a brilliant gameplay move or something funny happens during a voice chat, Clips lets you grab those moments and share them easily with your friends. Here’s how to use Discord Clips.
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What’s Discord Clips
Let’s say you’re streaming gameplay or sharing your screen during a Discord video chat. Suddenly, something exciting happens that’s worth saving and sharing. you may now easily capture and save it natively using Discord Clips. Just click on the Clips icon, and the last 2 minutes (by default) will be saved as a clip immediately.
Have you usedTwitchbefore? Discord clips are somewhat similar to Twitch clips but differ in two key ways:
Limitations of Discord Clips
However, there are some limitations to using Discord Clips:
That being said, here’s how you can enable the Discord Clips feature, customize it to your needs, create a clip while streaming, edit it, share it, or even delete the clips.
How to Enable and Customize Discord Clips
Before you can start capturing your favorite moments with Discord Clips, you’ll need to enable the feature. This will apply to all your future streams. As mentioned, Clips are resource-intensive and may cause lag on low-powered PCs.
Once Clips are enabled, you can customize a few settings to suit your needs:
You can enable Discord’s Clips feature for selected streams too if you don’t want to enable it for all streams. When you start streaming or screen sharing, you get to customize your stream settings in a pop-up window. You will find the option toEnable Clipsfor that particular stream there.
Creating Discord Clips
Now that your settings are configured, it’s time to start creating clips. There are two main ways to create a clip during a stream:
It’s that simple! verify to press the keybind or the button right after something cool happens, so you don’t miss it. Keep in mind that this feature only records the stream or screen share, not the entire video chat. However, your voice and other participants who allowed the voice to be recorded in settings will also be recorded.
Sharing Discord Clips
Once you have video files in hand, you can edit them however you like or share them on any platform you prefer. However,Discordalso has a built-in option to share saved clips directly.
Open a text channel where you want to share your clip. Click the+ iconnear the text entry box and selectShare a Clip.
You’ll see all your saved clips here. This option simply shows the clips stored locally on your device. If you’ve moved the clips to a different location or edited them, they won’t appear in this list.
Hover over the clip you want to share and click theSharebutton to instantly post it as avideo file in that text channel.
Click theEditbutton to make changes to the clip before sharing it. In the editor, you can adjust the clip length, change the title, turn stream or participant audio on or off. Once you’re happy with the edits, you can eitherSharethe clip immediately or save your changes for future use.
In the sameClipsmenu, there’s also an option to delete your clip. Alternatively, you can delete the local file or move it to a different location, removing it from Discord’s Share a Clip menu.
Let’s Try Discord Clips
Discord Clips are a fantastic way to save those amazing gaming moments you want to share (or just relive) later. Whether it’s an epic victory or a funny in-game fail, Clips gives you an easy way to capture, edit, and share the highlights of your streams. So go ahead, enable Clips, and start capturing your gaming greatness today!
Ravi Teja KNTS
Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.
