Clippy is a free clip recorder for PC games. Press one key and the last few minutes of gameplay get saved instantly. Trim it, share the link. A lightweight Shadowplay and Medal alternative.
What's great
This simple app allows me to record clips and take screenshots of games I play on different launchers while just sitting silently in my system tray. It uses a "buffer" styled recording method that allows you to set the length and quality in the settings that it passively records, and once you clip your chosen hotkey, it will save a high-quality clip to where you set the app to save it.
This is great for FPS games, where you might want to show off your killstreak or use it for reporting bugs for games you play or snapping that screenshot you might have missed playing last time! This app is very low resource-hungry and works with AMD and Nvidia encoding with little to no issues.
They also offer a website to host your clips and pass around while also checking out others' clips in their community and even conversing with others! It's pretty streamlined! One thing I love about Clippy so far is that they don't rely on adverts that are pushy or features that make zero sense.
It's a solid little Clippy app!
What needs improvement
Currently, the team has been super on top of everything and any ideas and QoL ideas I shared usually get added and hotfixed on the same day, and an update is pushed forward in their Discord!
vs Alternatives
Medal Game Recorder
Open Broadcast
Nvidia ShadowplayI didn't want to stream live; I don't like the additional features of the software that it offers. I just want a simple app in my system tray that buffer records in the background, no matter what game I switch to, with a very easy-to-use UI.
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