Sometimes you may find yourself with the desire or need to recover some
broadcast you watched on Twitch to see it again or simply because you have missed it. Although the Twitch platform is primarily based on live content streaming, you may want to know
how to download videos from Twitch to be able to have them at your disposal, for the purpose that interests you. Therefore, in this article we are going to explain what you must do to enable the options in the Twitch settings, so that you can know how to download the videos to your computer, a process that is much simpler than you might think.
How to download your own Twitch streams
If you want to keep track of your streaming broadcasts, whether it is to make YouTube highlights complications or to share it on other platforms or with other people, it is recommended that you know how to store these broadcasts on your PC. To do this you must start by logging into Twitch on your computer and then go to the upper right corner of the screen, where you will find the option to
Configuration in the drop-down menu that appears, where you will have to select the tab
Channel and videos. Once you are in it you will only have to
activate the option «Store past transmissions». Just having carried out this action you can activate the platform to automatically save the transmissions you make on your channel during
14 days if you are a user who has signed up recently. On the other hand, if you are a Twitch Partner, Turbo or Prime user, you can enjoy automatic saving for up to
60 days. Once you have done this process you just have to go to your
profile picture on Twitch, which is in the upper right, which will bring up a menu where you will find the option
Video producer, where you will have to press to take you to your previously saved transmissions. In doing so you will have to
click on the three dots that appear next to the video to download and then you must click on
Download. It's that simple to be able to download your own Twitch broadcasts. You also have the possibility to
trim videos directly on Twitch, something very useful in case you only want to download a section or a fragment of the video instead of downloading all the content. To do this you must click on
Highlight and edit the desired segment to finally click on
Publish. Once you've uploaded it, you can download it directly to your computer and you can delete it from your channel if you don't want it to appear in the list of public videos you have on the platform. In the same way, you have the possibility of being able to save your past transmissions on a computer's hard drive. Keep in mind that streaming programs like
Viewer discretion, of which we have already spoken to you on other occasions, has a
recording button, which is located next to the broadcast button, so you can click on them when you are broadcasting live. One point to keep in mind is that, automatically,
OBS exports the videos to a MKV file, which is not compatible with all video editing software, so in some cases you will have to convert it in case it is a file that you intend to edit.
How to download other people's Twitch streams
At present you should know that
Twitch does not offer a native option to download other users' content. Therefore, if you want to download a person's videos, you will have to either ask that person to allow you to use their personal downloads or use third-party programs that allow you to use it for this purpose. In this aspect we recommend
Twitch leecher, a very popular and easy-to-use program that will allow you to download a video or a specific moment of your favorite streamer very quickly and easily. To do this you just have to download the program by pressing
HERE and install it on your computer. When you have it installed you will have to
start the application, which will allow you to enter the name of the channel and the date, enter the URL or directly the identification of the video that interests you. In this way you can proceed to download it. However, it is always recommended that you ask the streamer for permission before downloading any content and, above all, if your intention is to upload it to a platform. Keep in mind that all content of this type is protected by copyright and this, therefore, could have legal consequences for you if you decide to ignore it. In these two ways you will know
how to download videos from Twitch live broadcasts, whether they are your own or those of third parties. So you can have them at your disposal on your PC to be able to make compilations of the best moments and then upload them to other platforms or social networks or simply to save a copy for your private use or to share with other people through both offline and online means . It is recommended in any case that you know how each of them works, so that you can resort to one or the other depending on your case and occasion.
Twitch is the streaming platform of reference today, in which some of the most popular streamers and content creators in the world are present, with the use of this platform being a very interesting content option for users, being an alternative to the use of traditional television and other information and entertainment channels. For all this, there are many people who use this platform every time, and that allows them to carry out content creation that in different cases serves to earn good extra money and even a salary.
