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# How to clip gameplay highlights automatically · Cutshed

Cut the loudest parts of a gameplay recording into 15, 30, or 60 second clips. Audio-only scoring is free. The video stays on this device.

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# How to clip gameplay highlights automatically
Published November 10, 2026 .
Open Video Game Clipper, drop an MP4, MOV, or WebM of a match you recorded, and pick 15, 30, or 60 seconds. The page finds the loudest stretches in the browser and cuts them there. Audio-only scoring is free and spends 0 credits. The video stays on this device. Credits apply only when vision scoring is on.
The tool for this is Video Game Clipper . It listens for the loud parts of a gameplay recording you already have: a match, a race, or a co-op session. It does not watch the match for you, and it does not fetch a recording from a URL. Use your own footage, or footage you have the rights to.
Loudness is the automatic pass. Impacts, engines, and voices raise the score. A quiet stretch is not promoted into a highlight. A vision model scores sample frames only when one is configured on the site, and that is the only time credits are spent.
## Steps
- Drop a gameplay recording Open Video Game Clipper and drop an MP4, MOV, or WebM. The hint says up to 30 minutes and 400 MB. The file needs an audio track. A silent file, or a file this browser cannot read, stops with an explanation instead of inventing highlights. iPhone and iPad run out of memory on this cutter. Use Chrome, Edge, or Firefox on a computer. The file stays on that device.
- Choose the length and the count Clip length is 15, 30, or 60 seconds. How many highlights is 3, 5, or 8. Vertical 9:16 is checked by default, for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. That path scales the frame to cover 720 by 1280 and center-crops it, then encodes H.264 and AAC at 128 kbps. Uncheck it when you want the original frame. That path copies the streams. Caption file writes an SRT whose only line is the window title, for up to the first four seconds. It does not transcribe speech.
- Find the loudest windows Click Find highlights. The page reads loudness in the tab, one value per second, and keeps the loudest windows that do not overlap. With no vision model configured, the line on the page says Free, audio-only scoring, 0 credits. That pass does not require a sign-in. The recording is cut in the browser. The first cut can download the same single-thread ffmpeg build the other video tools use, about 31 MB, and later cuts reuse it. Cancel stops a pass that is still reading, and nothing is saved.
- Download the MP4s or the ZIP Each card has Download clip and, when captions are on, Download SRT. Download ZIP saves video-game-clips.zip. The files inside are named like highlight-1.mp4 and highlight-1.srt. Audio-only titles are labels such as Loudest stretch. They are not a description of the play. Changing the length, the count, the frame, or captions after a run does not rewrite the files. Run again. Run a sample clip builds generated graphics, not a cut from your recording, and spends nothing.
## What you pick, and what the page does
## Loud moments, not a judged best play
The free score is audio energy. A gunshot, an engine, or a shout can outrank a quiet play that you would have kept. If the match is quiet, you still get the loudest windows it has, and the note says how many it found. The page does not invent highlights that are not in the file.
Themes (Tactical, Cartoon, Sci-fi, Duel, Blocks, Arena) change the look of the page and the title on each card. They do not burn a skin into the downloaded MP4. The page is not affiliated with any game publisher. It works on any gameplay recording. It does not need the game installed.
## When vision scoring is on
A vision model scores sample frames only when one is configured. The button then shows a live credit estimate, and the run asks you to sign in. A file of 80 MB or under can attach a small JPEG from each window to that score. The video file itself is still cut in the browser. If no vision model is configured, the score uses audio energy only and does not spend credits.
Those sample frames are not the recording. The match file is not sent up as a video.
## Stream Clipper, the splitter, the editor, or Studio
Use Stream Clipper when the file is a livestream VOD and you want a facecam stack or burned-in captions. It also scores loudness for free, and it does not fetch a Twitch, Kick, or YouTube URL. The walkthrough is how to clip Twitch streams automatically . Stream Clipper refuses a file over 1.5 GB or longer than 3 hours. Video Game Clipper stops at 30 minutes or 400 MB.
Use Video splitter when you want equal parts of a length you type, not the loud parts. The limit there is 3 minutes or 200 MB, and no more than 40 parts. The walkthrough is how to split a video into equal parts .
Use the editor when you want a timeline: trim by hand, mute a clip, add a title, and export MP4 or WebM. It does not score loudness. Use Studio when you want a new generated clip from a prompt. Studio spends credits. It does not find highlights in a recording you already made.
For words from the speech, use Subtitles . That writes an SRT or VTT with Whisper. The clipper SRT is only the window title. A finished vertical clip can also be center-cropped again on Video crop . That crop does not follow the action.
## Do this part in Cutshed
- Video Game Clipper Finds the loudest moments in a gameplay recording and cuts 15, 30, or 60 second clips. Audio-only scoring is free. The video stays on this device. Up to 30 minutes or 400 MB.
- Stream Clipper Cuts a livestream VOD you already saved, with a facecam stack or a center crop. It does not fetch a stream URL. Credits apply only when vision scoring is on.
- Video splitter Cuts equal parts of a length you type. It does not look for loud moments. 3 minutes or 200 MB, and no more than 40 parts.
- Editor A local timeline for trim, mute, titles, and export. It does not score loudness.
- Studio Generates a new clip from a prompt and spends credits. It does not clip a recording you already have.
- Subtitles Writes a speech SRT or VTT in the browser. The clipper caption is only the window title.
## FAQ
- How do I clip gameplay highlights automatically?
Drop an MP4, MOV, or WebM into Video Game Clipper, pick 15, 30, or 60 seconds, and click Find highlights. The page keeps the loudest windows and cuts them in the browser. Audio-only scoring is free.
- Can it auto clip gameplay for TikTok or YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Vertical 9:16 is on by default and exports 720 by 1280 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Uncheck it to keep the original frame. The cut does not post the clip for you.
- Does it find the best moment, or the loudest moment?
The free pass finds the loudest stretches. Impacts, engines, and voices raise the score. A quiet play is not promoted. Vision scoring, when a model is configured, can title those windows, and that spends credits.
- Does the gameplay video leave this device?
The recording stays in the browser and the MP4s are cut there. The score call sends the window times and the loudness numbers. A file of 80 MB or under can also attach a small JPEG from each window. The video file is not uploaded.
- What if the recording has no sound?
Loudness scoring needs an audio track. A silent or unreadable file stops with an explanation. A file shorter than the clip length is refused. Over 30 minutes or 400 MB is refused.
- Should I use Stream Clipper instead?
Use Stream Clipper for a livestream VOD, especially when you want a facecam stack or burned-in captions. Use Video Game Clipper for a gameplay recording. Neither page fetches a URL.
Files stay on this device.
Free tools never upload the file you open. Studio is the only paid part of the site, and the only place a prompt is sent to a video model.

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