Edit Twitch Clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts

Short answer: To edit Twitch clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, turn each clip into a vertical 9:16 video, add captions, and upload it. You can do it for free in Twitch, by hand in a video editor, or let Clipbot crop, caption, and upload your clips overnight.

Three ways to edit Twitch clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts

Twitch clips are wide (16:9). TikTok and YouTube Shorts are tall (9:16). So every clip needs a new layout, usually with your webcam on top and gameplay below.

1. Free: Twitch's Clips Manager

Twitch can make a portrait version of clips from your channel. Open your Creator Dashboard, then Content, then Clips. Pick a clip and click Edit (the scissors icon). Change the portrait layout and save. Then use Share to post it to YouTube or TikTok, or download the portrait file. See Twitch's clips help page for details.

This works well for a few clips. You still edit and post each one yourself.

2. By hand: a video editor

Download the clip from your Clips Manager
Open it in a video editor like DaVinci Resolve
Set the project to 9:16 and place your webcam and gameplay
Add captions, then export
Upload to TikTok and YouTube Shorts
Repeat for every clip

You get full control, but it takes the most time. If you want an editor made for clips, see our StreamLadder vs Clipbot guide.

3. Automatic: Clipbot

Sign up for Clipbot and connect TikTok and YouTube
Set your crop once for cam and gameplay
Approve the clips you want. Clipbot crops them, adds captions, and uploads them overnight

The rest of this guide shows how to edit with Clipbot.

How to Edit Twitch Clips with Clipbot

Clipbot is not only a Twitch Clip Editor, but also an uploader. It automates processing, YouTube uploads, and TikTok publishing without you pressing a button. There are two main ways to edit Twitch clips with Clipbot - automatically and manually.

Method 1: Automatically Edit And Upload Twitch Clips

Go to Clipbot.tv and click "Get started" to sign up.

Follow the setup instructions to login to TikTok and YouTube.
On the main screen, select Auto Crop

Auto Crop is Clipbot's tool for automatically editing twitch clips to TikTok + YouTube shorts format. While using Auto Crop, you'll only need to set crops once and Clipbot will crop all your clips like that automatically.

Turn on Auto Crop

Select "Change Default Crop Camera/Gameplay"

This means we're going to choose what our default clip will look like when it gets automatically edited.

Choose your preferred crop type (cam or no-cam)

The final product will look like the left or right image depending on what you pick, so choose carefully!

Select what regions of the screen you want to become your clips!

These segments will have defined ratios to make sure they look good on mobile, so be sure to grab as much of the screen as you can for higher quality twitch clip edits!

You're done!

From here, just pick what clips you want to get uploaded, and Clipbot automatically applies your default crop settings, uploads to YouTube, or publishes to TikTok overnight. Make sure to approve clips that will work with the auto crop settings you made, or add custom crops to any Twitch clips that don't fit the auto crop that you want to upload.

Method 2: Manually Edit Twitch Clips with Clipbot

Go to Clipbot.tv and click "Get started" to sign up.

Follow the setup instructions to login to TikTok and YouTube.
On the main screen, select Clips

The Clips menu is where you'll find all of your Twitch Clips to edit and upload. Approve a clip, and Clipbot handles the YouTube upload or TikTok publishing. You can also edit Twitch clips here to format them better for mobile platforms.

Find your favorite clip (use << and >> arrows to scroll)
Click "Change to Vertical"

This will take us through the process to make a mobile-ready video! Just two quick clicks and Clipbot will have our twitch clip ready to edit into a TikTok or YouTube short.

Click "Set Custom Crop"

If you have an auto crop set, you can choose to skip this if you'd like. But if you want each clip to be different, you should set this every time.

Choose your preferred crop type (cam or no-cam)

The final product will look like the left or right image depending on what you pick, so choose carefully!

Select what regions of the screen you want to become your clips!

These segments will have defined ratios to make sure they look good on mobile, so be sure to grab as much of the screen as you can for higher quality twitch clip edits!

Approve the clip!

From here, repeat the process! Edit any Twitch clip into TikTok or YouTube Shorts format, and Clipbot will upload the clip to YouTube and publish it to TikTok automatically overnight.

You can try Clipbot free for 7 days. After that, Clipbot Pro is $15 per month, or $9 per month billed yearly ($108). Automated captions are part of Pro.

Looking for more ways to work with Twitch clips? Learn how to clip on Twitch with chat commands and Stream Deck buttons, or set up a Nightbot clip command so viewers can create clips during your stream. Once your clips are edited and uploaded, discover why YouTube Shorts may be better than TikTok for growing your audience.

If you're comparing tools, check out Combo clip alternatives (Combo shut down), read Eklipse alternatives for AI highlight tools, or read about Powder alternatives (Powder shut down).

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I edit Twitch clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts?

Turn each clip into a vertical 9:16 video, add captions, and upload it. You can do this for free in Twitch's own Clips Manager, by hand in a video editor, or let Clipbot crop, caption, and upload your clips overnight.

What is the best Twitch clip editor for TikTok?

It depends on how much you want to do yourself. Twitch's Clips Manager is free and makes a portrait version of your own clips. Cross Clip is a free tool for making one vertical clip at a time. StreamLadder is a fuller editor. Clipbot is for streamers who want their approved clips cropped, captioned, and posted to TikTok and YouTube Shorts for them.

How do I turn Twitch clips into YouTube Shorts?

Make the clip vertical, then upload it to YouTube as a Short. In Twitch's Clips Manager you can edit the portrait layout of a clip from your channel and post it to YouTube or download it. With Clipbot, you connect YouTube once and approved clips upload as Shorts overnight.