When you share a live broadcast, the content usually disappears after the broadcast ends. However, you can set Twitch to save old live content and display it as content/video on demand ("Video On Demand" or VOD). Once the setting is activated, you can bookmark content or live videos to keep forever on the channel. This wikiHow teaches you how to save Twitch live content as on-demand content, as well as mark content as featured videos (highlights).
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Method 1 of 3: Saving Live Video
Step 1. Visit https://www.twitch.tv/ via a web browser
The Twitch mobile app doesn't have access to the feature so you'll need to use the desktop site.
Sign in to your account if prompted
Step 2. Click the profile icon
It's in the top-right corner of the page.
Step 3. Click Creator Dashboard
You can see this option in the first group of menu options, along with the “Video Producer” and “Channel” options.
Step 4. Click the Channels tab
This tab is below the menu, on the left side of the page. You can see it under the "Settings" heading.
Step 5. Click the switch to the active position or “On”
next to "Store past broadcasts".
The settings you change will be saved automatically so you can exit the settings dashboard right away.
Your live video will be stored for up to 14 days if you are a regular Twitch user. If you are an affiliated, partner, Prime or Turbo user, live videos can be stored for up to 60 days
Method 2 of 3: Saving Live as Featured Content (Highlights)
Step 1. Visit https://www.twitch.tv/ via a web browser
You'll need to set Twitch to save old live videos before you can complete this step. If not, follow the previous method to save old live videos. When you bookmark an old live broadcast, the video will be kept in the “Highlights” segment forever. You can tag the video in its entirety if you don't want to remove it from Twitch.
Sign in to your account if prompted
Step 2. Click the profile icon
It's in the top-right corner of the page.
Step 3. Click Channels
Your Twitch channel will be opened.
Step 4. Click the Videos tab
This tab is above the channel's center pane, along with the “Clips” and “Events” options. A list of all your videos will load.
Step 5. Click the All Videos box
A drop-down menu will open afterwards.
Step 6. Click on Past Broadcasts
The box will be closed and the video list will be filtered to show only old live content.
Step 7. Click the video to bookmark it
The video will load on the page.
Step 8. Click
It's in the lower-right corner of the video, next to the “Share” option.
Step 9. Click Highlights
The video will be loaded in the “Highlight” interface.
Step 10. Drag and drop the ends of the yellow bars to create a featured scene or section
You can preview the section in the video box above.
Step 11. Click Create Highlight
It's a purple button above the yellow bar and timeline. You will be redirected to another page while the video is processing. At this point, you can change the name of the featured video and its description.
Step 12. Click Save Changes
You'll see this option in the lower-right corner of the video processor window. This process may take some time, but the selected live videos will become featured content and appear permanently on your Twitch profile.
Method 3 of 3: Downloading Twitch Videos
Step 1. Download and install the latest version of Twitch Leecher from
Twitch Leecher is a highly recommended third-party program for downloading videos from Twitch, but it is only available for Windows computers.
- To download your own videos, you can see the option “ Download ” below each video in the “Video Manager” section.
- Click the program's ".exe" file and select " Run ” when prompted. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Step 2. Open the Twitch video you want to download in a web browser
You can use any web browser for this stage as you only need to get the video link.
Step 3. Right-click the video
A pop-up menu will appear after that.
Step 4. Click Copy Link, Copy Link Location, or Copy link addresses.
Each browser uses a different label, but at this stage you need to select the option to copy the video link.
Step 5. Open Twitch Leecher
You can find this program in the “Start” menu.
Step 6. Click Search
It's at the top of the application window.
Step 7. Click the URLs tab
You can see a large white text field after that.
Step 8. Paste the copied video link into the white text field
You can use the shortcut Ctrl+V or right-click the box and select “ Paste ”.
Step 9. Click Search
This option is below the white text field. Videos will load as search results.
Step 10. Click Download
It's in the lower-right side of the video.
You can change the download settings such as quality, storage directory, file name, and the start and end points of the video
Step 11. Click Download
It's in the lower-left corner of the page. The video will be downloaded to the directory you specified in the previous step.
