Clips & VOD downloads
Find public clips or select a video, prepare a source and save it in the format that suits you.
Find it in: Toolkit/Clips / Player
Find or open a clip
Use Clips for discovery
Choose a channel, sort public clips by popularity or date and use Kick's time ranges. Local text and UTC-date filters apply to loaded results.
Load more when needed
Pagination loads a bounded set, up to 500 clips. A local filter cannot retrieve clips that have not been loaded.
Open Download
Use Download clip in a native clip popup, Download video in a VOD player, or open Player's download section on the video's page.
Prepare, then save
Select the source
Check that the source belongs to the clip or VOD you opened. Refresh sources if discovery is still waiting.
Choose quality, format and range
Use Saved video resolution or override Source quality. Set supported start/end times before preparation.
Prepare download
This checks the playlist and requests the relevant media host permission when needed. An additional host can require another explicit Prepare click.
Save video
Choose the local file and keep the page open during download and conversion. Changing the source, format or range requires preparation again.
Choose a file format
| Format | What it does | Choose it when |
|---|---|---|
| MP4 | Copies compatible H.264/AAC tracks or converts other supported codecs locally. | You want a broadly compatible video file. |
| WebM | Converts supported video/audio locally to VP8/Opus. | Your player supports WebM and the browser supports conversion. |
| Original source | Keeps available source media without conversion, usually TS or MP4. | You want the source format and plan to edit or play it with compatible tools. |
Ranges and connection interruptions
Supported completed HLS playlists allow segment-aligned ranges. The actual boundaries are shown before saving. Direct MP4 downloads save the full file; use recording for an unsupported excerpt. Separate audio playlists, encryption and incompatible format changes can prevent a download.
Interrupted segments or byte ranges can retry up to three times with 1, 2 and 4-second waits. Completed work stays in place; only the failed request repeats. Cancel stops retries. An exhausted or permanent failure aborts the incomplete output; there is no resume across page reloads.
Worked example
Why can conversion take longer than downloading?
Unsupported source codecs may need local re-encoding. Long videos can use substantial CPU. Original source avoids conversion when you can use its format.
Why is Source quality empty?
The current player may not expose a usable source yet. Refresh sources and confirm the video is available and belongs to the page you opened.
Written for version 1.1. Some controls may be unavailable in an earlier installed release. See release notes.