Generally, live broadcasts shared on Twitch are deleted at the end of the stream. However, you can configure Twitch to save past broadcasts by placing them in the "Video On Demand" or VOD list. After activating this feature, you will be able to highlight live broadcast content to save it indefinitely on your channel. This article explains how to save Twitch streams as a VOD and how to highlight them to keep them longer.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Save Live Broadcasts
Step 1. Visit https://www.twitch.tv/ using a browser
The application does not allow access to this feature, so you will have to use the website.
Log in if prompted
Step 2. Click on your profile icon
You will see it in the upper right corner of the page.
Step 3. Click Author Dashboard
It's in the first group of menu options, along with Video Producer and Channel.
Step 4. Click on the Channel tab
It is located at the bottom of the menu on the left side of the page, in the section titled "Preferences".
Step 5. Click on the toggle next to the "Archive previous broadcasts" option to activate it
Any changes you make to settings are automatically saved, so you can exit the preferences area.
If you are a normal user, the broadcasts you make in the future will be saved for up to 14 days. If you are an Affiliate, Partner, Prime or Turbo user, broadcasts will be saved for up to 60 days
Method 2 of 3: Save Live Broadcasts by Highlighting Them
Step 1. Visit the website https://www.twitch.tv/ using a browser
Before continuing with this method, you will need to configure Twitch to save past broadcasts. If you haven't already, you can follow the previous method to turn on archiving of past broadcasts. When an already finished broadcast is added to the Highlights section, it will be saved indefinitely in this area. You can highlight an entire video if you don't want it to be deleted from Twitch.
Log in if prompted
Step 2. Click on your profile icon
It is located in the upper right corner of the page.
Step 3. Click on Channel
Your Twitch channel will open.
Step 4. Click on the Video tab
You'll see it above your channel's center panel, along with the Clip and Events options. The list of all your videos will be loaded.
Step 5. Click on the All Videos box
A drop-down menu will open.
Step 6. Click on Previous Transmissions
The box will close and the videos will be filtered to show only past broadcasts.
Step 7. Click on a video to highlight it
The video will load on the page.
Step 8. Click on ⋮
This button is located below the video, on the right, next to the Share option.
Step 9. Click on Highlights
The title will be uploaded to the featured content interface.
Step 10. Drag and drop the ends of the yellow bar to create the highlight content
You will be able to see the preview in the video box at the top.
Step 11. Click Create Featured Content
This purple button is located above the yellow bar and the timeline. As the video is being processed, you will be redirected to another page and have the option to edit the title and description of the featured content.
Step 12. Click Save Changes
This option is located in the lower right corner of the processing window. This process may take a few seconds, but eventually the video will be highlighted and permanently remain on your Twitch profile.
Method 3 of 3: Download Videos from Twitch
Step 1. Download and install the current version of Twitch Leecher from
Twitch Leecher is a highly recommended third-party software for downloading videos from Twitch, but it is only available for computers running Windows.
- To download your content, look for the button Download, found under each video in the Video Producer section.
- Click on the ".exe" file and then on Run when asked. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Step 2. Go to the Twitch video you want to download using a browser
You can use any browser for this step, as you just need to copy the video link.
Step 3. Click on the video with the right mouse button
A menu will appear.
Step 4. Click Copy, Copy link or Copy link address.
Each browser has a different expression, but in any case what you have to do is copy the link of the video.
Step 5. Open Twitch Leecher
This program is found in the "Start" menu.
Step 6. Click Search
This option is located at the top of the application window.
Step 7. Click on the URLs tab
A white text box will appear.
Step 8. Paste the link of the copied video into the box
You can press Ctrl + V or click on the box with the right mouse button and then click on Paste.
Step 9. Click Search
This option is located below the text box. The video will be loaded into the search results.
Step 10. Click Download
This button is located below the video, on the right.
You can change the default download options for quality, folder where the file will be downloaded, file name, start and end of the video
Step 11. Click Download
This button is located in the lower left corner of the page. The video will be downloaded to the folder specified in the previous step.
