How to Save Your Streams on Twitch: 2 Easy Methods

Don’t know how to Save Your Streams on Twitch?

Twitch is a streaming platform where people broadcast themselves while playing video games or cooking etc.

This platform is considered the fourth-largest source of peak internet traffic in the United States.

But, the main question Twitch users ask is how to “save your streams on Twitch?”

Even people are asking this question on Reddit!

How do I get my stream to save as a video?
by u/austinurbana in Twitch

Normally, a live stream disappears when you end them. But here I’ve mentioned two easy ways for you to save Twitch Streams!

1| Enable VOD Settings To Save Your Streams on Twitch

VOD [Video on Demand] is a feature provided by Twitch, with the help of this feature you can save streams for a limited period of time. This depends on the type of account you have.

Here’s how you can enable the VOD settings:

Open Twitch in your browser and login into your account
On the top right corner, click on your avatar
A small drop-down menu will appear
Then click on “Creator Dashboard”
On the left side select Settings and then Stream
In the VOD settings, activate the store past broadcasts option by clicking on it.

This method will help you save your streams on Twitch, and if you want to download them on your computer, see the next method.

Can’t Find Your Saved VODs?

After you save your streams on Twitch as VODs, now you are asking where to find them?

In 4 easy steps, you can easily find your saved VODs:

Open Twitch in your browser and on the top right corner, click on your avatar
A small drop-down menu will appear, then click on “Channel“
From the horizontal menu, click on “Videos“
All of your saved VODs will be available here

Now if you want to download those VODs, see the next method.

2| Download Streams To Your Hard Drive

After saving your live stream in the form of VODs, here’s how you can download your Twitch VODs:

Open Twitch in your browser and login into your account
On the top right corner, click on your avatar
A small drop-down menu will appear
Then click on “Video Producer”
Click on the three-dot icon on the stream you want to download
Then from the drop-down menu, click on “Download“

Tip For You!

If somehow you can’t save your streams through these methods, then you can screen record your live streams with your favorite screen recorder.

FAQs

Do Twitch streams save automatically?

When you Enable the VOD Settings, your Twitch streams will be saved automatically, in the form of VODs, for a limited period of time depending on your account type.

How do I find old Twitch streams?

If you have enabled the VOD settings at the start, then your old streams will be saved as VODs for a limited period of time, it depends upon your account type.

In 4 easy steps, you can easily find your saved VODs:

1| Open Twitch in your browser and on the top right corner, click on your avatar
2| A small drop-down menu will appear, then click on “Channel“
3| From the horizontal menu, click on “Videos“
4| All of your saved VODs will be available here

Do streams expire on Twitch?

Yes! After some time, your streams on Twitch expire. The time period depends on your account type, if you have a standard Twitch account, your videos will expire after 14 days.

Can I download my Twitch streams?

Yes! You can download your Twitch streams. Just click on the three-dot icon on the stream you want to download. Then from the drop-down menu, click on “Download“

I hope you now know how to save your streams on Twitch.