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How to clip Fortnite on PC

Updated 5 November 2026

Fortnite highlights are fast: a box fight won with three edits, a snipe on a player mid-rotation, a Victory Royale squeezed out of the final circle. Clippy records in the background from the moment Fortnite opens, so you press one key when something happens and the clip is saved without breaking your game.

Clip Fortnite in four steps

  1. Download Clippy and open it once. It sits in the tray from then on.
  2. Start Fortnite. Clippy sees the game start and begins keeping the last minute in memory, with nothing to set up.
  3. When something happens worth keeping, press F8. That minute is saved as an MP4 named after the game and the time.
  4. Open the clip in Clippy to trim it, then press Share for a link, or export it vertical for TikTok, Shorts and Reels.

Fortnite moments worth clipping

  • A box fight won with quick wall and floor edits.
  • A long-range sniper hit on a player gliding or rotating.
  • The final circle and the elimination that wins the Victory Royale.
  • A 1v4 where you take out a whole squad on your own.
  • A trick shot off a launch pad or out of a vehicle.

Good Clippy settings for Fortnite

Replay length 60 seconds

Most Fortnite fights are over within a minute, and a shorter buffer keeps memory free for the game while you build.

Frame rate 120 fps

Fast edits and build battles look choppy at 60, and Settings tells you whether Fortnite is actually reaching 120 on your PC.

Vertical export 9:16 with blurred background

Fortnite clips do well on TikTok and YouTube Shorts, and a blurred background keeps the whole build fight in frame instead of cropping the edges off.

How Clippy records Fortnite

Fortnite is built on Unreal Engine, and Clippy recognises Unreal games by how they are built, so recording starts when the match loads without any profile to set up.

Clippy captures the Fortnite window only and does not inject anything into the game. Notifications and other windows stay out of your clips.

Sharing is up to you: clips stay on your disk until you press Share, and a link plays for anyone without an account. Too big for Discord? See sending clips under the size limit.

Questions

How do I record Fortnite on PC without OBS?

Install Clippy and launch Fortnite. It starts recording on its own, and pressing F8 saves the last minute as an MP4. There is no replay buffer to set up by hand.

How do I turn a Fortnite clip into a TikTok?

Open the clip in Clippy's editor, trim it and choose the vertical 9:16 export. Pick fill to crop to the middle or a blurred background to keep the full picture.

Can I show my edits and key presses in a Fortnite clip?

Yes. Turn on the input overlay in Settings and the keys and mouse buttons you pressed are drawn over the clip, or burned into the export.

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Clippy is free for Windows 10 and 11

Press one key and the last minute of your game is saved, ready to trim and share with a link.

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