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Clutch now. Clip later.

ClipVault keeps the last 2 minutes of your game in a rolling buffer. Press your hotkey after something happens and it's saved as an MP4, ready to trim, mute and export small enough to post. Free and open source, for Windows.

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Windows 10/11 · free · open source · v1.8.1

ClipVault in 35 seconds
Monday, September 28

jonah

that last round

please tell me someone got that

theo

i was dead, i only saw the killfeed

mira

2026-09-28_23-30-00_VALORANT.mp4

jonah

pulling the knife out after is so disrespectful

sam

wait, you record every match now?

mira

no, it only keeps the last 2 minutes. i hit a key after something happens

it's called clipvault, link's in #download

how-it-works

The buffer, the hotkey and the two audio tracks.

ClipVault

ClipVault runs in the tray and keeps a rolling buffer of your screen and audio. When you press your hotkey, the last 2 minutes are saved as an MP4 in your clips folder, and Windows shows a “Clip Saved” notification.

Saving a clip

  1. Play. The buffer keeps the last 2 minutes. You can change the length in Settings.
  2. Press your HOTKEY. It works while a fullscreen game has focus.
  3. Find it in the library. The clip is at the top, tagged with the game.
From the round win to the export, 12 seconds

Game audio and your microphone are recorded on separate tracks, so you can turn your mic off or down later without touching the game sound.

library

Where saved clips land.

ClipVault

New clips show up at the top of the library as soon as they're saved. Supported games are detected and tagged, and the file name includes the date, time and game.

ClipVault library grid with the new VALORANT clip at the top, followed by TEKKEN 8, League of Legends and older VALORANT clips, each with a game tag.
The library, with the new clip at the top

In the library

  • Hover a card to play the clip in the grid.
  • Search, and sort by date, size, name or favorite.
  • Filter by game, tag or favorites. Grid or list view.
  • Select several clips to tag, favorite, export or delete them together.

editor

Trim it, fix the audio, export it at a size you can post.

ClipVault

Open a clip to trim it, switch your mic track off, and export it at the size you need.

Tag, trim, mute, export, 17 seconds

Editing and export

Trim
Drag the handles. Playback stays inside the trim.
Audio
Turn the game or mic track off, or change its volume.
Size
Up to 10 MB for Discord, 50 MB, 100 MB, or the original file.
Codec
H.264 plays everywhere. AV1 gives better quality per MB on NVIDIA RTX 40-series and newer.
After export
Drag the file out of the export window, copy its path or open its folder.
Also
Tags, favorites, frame stepping, and trimming the original file in place.

mira

cut it down and took my mic out

2026-09-28_23-30-00_VALORANT.mp4 MP4 · 0:26 · mic off under 10 MB

theo

the original has you yelling “one left” the whole round

capture

What it records, how it encodes, where the files go.

ClipVault

By default ClipVault records your monitor with DXGI. It doesn't hook into games or inject anything, which keeps it anti-cheat friendly.

Settings, Video and Capture: Record set to Monitor, Monitor 1 (Primary) selected, capture method DXGI (Recommended), capture mouse cursor on, resolution 720p or 1080p, frame rate 30, 60, 120 or 144, and the quality presets Compact to Maximum.
Settings › Video & Capture

Recording

Record
Your monitor by default. Game-only and monitor-plus-games modes are experimental. You can also pick an app window.
Encoder
NVENC on NVIDIA GPUs, x264 on the CPU otherwise. Auto picks for you.
Video
H.264 or AV1, 30 to 144 fps, five quality presets.
Files
Plain MP4s in a folder you choose. No account, nothing uploaded.

changelog

Release notes.

ClipVault

1.8.1

  • Security update: a current, supported Electron with the latest Chromium and Node fixes.
  • Patched versions of the libraries the app is built with.
  • The header line now runs all the way under the window buttons.

Previous releases

  • 1.8.0: a refined ClipVault logo across the app, Windows icons, installer, and website.
  • 1.7.6: reliable library refreshes and standard Windows window controls in the app header.
  • 1.7.4: optional monitor-plus-games capture that follows supported games and returns to your monitor when they close.
  • 1.7.3: automatic game capture that follows game launches and keeps the game across alt-tab.
  • 1.7.2: AV1 recording and app-window capture, with streamed editor audio.

Full changelog on GitHub

faq

Before you install.

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Is it free?

Yes. It's free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later, and the code is on GitHub.

What do I need?

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. An NVIDIA GPU is used for NVENC encoding when you have one; otherwise it encodes with x264 on the CPU.

Which key saves a clip?

Any key you choose during setup or in Settings. It's F9 by default, changeable in Settings. It works while a fullscreen game has focus.

How long are clips?

As long as the buffer, 2 minutes by default. You can make the buffer longer or shorter, and trim any clip afterwards.

Will it cause anti-cheat problems?

It doesn't hook into games or inject anything. By default it records your monitor, the same way screen recording does.

Does it upload my clips?

No. There's no account, and clips are MP4 files in a folder you choose.

Does it start with Windows?

If you want it to. It runs from the tray, and the first run walks you through the clips folder, capture, audio and hotkey.

What's it built on?

libobs, the recording engine from OBS Studio, with an Electron and React app on top.

download

ClipVault 1.8.1 for Windows 10 and 11.

ClipVault

ClipVault 1.8.1

Windows 10/11 x64 · free · open source · GPL-2.0-or-later

ClipVault-Setup-1.8.1.exe

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The full tour, 50 seconds

sam

installed. what key are you on?

mira

whatever you don't use in game

ClipVault

Free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later. Version 1.8.1 for Windows 10 and 11.

Gameplay recorded with ClipVault. Game names and footage belong to their respective owners.

The people in #clips are fictional.