Clippy vs OBS Studio replay buffer: an easier way to clip games
OBS Studio is free, open source and can do almost anything, including saving the last minutes of a game with its replay buffer. Clippy does only the clipping job, so there is nothing to set up: no scenes, no sources, no output settings.
What Clippy does
- Free, with no watermark.
- Recording starts when a game starts and stops when it closes. No scenes, sources or profiles to build first.
- One key (F8 by default) saves the last minute. The buffer goes up to three minutes.
- Records the game window rather than the whole screen.
- On Windows 11, game, desktop and microphone land on separate tracks you can rebalance before sharing.
- An editor and one link to share, with clean embeds on Discord and X.
- Imports your OBS replay buffer saves and recordings (beta), with MKV converted to MP4 without re-encoding.
Where OBS Studio is different
- Free and open source, with room for scenes, overlays and plugins.
- Streaming and long recordings as well as a replay buffer.
- Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Check obsproject.com for OBS Studio's current features.
Which one fits
Pick Clippy if you want to press a key and have the clip, without learning a program first. Pick OBS if you stream, want full control over the picture, or are not on Windows.
Switching from OBS Studio?
Clippy can copy the OBS Studio clips already on your PC into its library, sorted by game and with their original dates. How clip import works.
Last updated November 4, 2026. All comparisons.