Download a Twitch VOD

Step by step

Three steps, and no Twitch account at any point:

• Paste the Twitch VOD URL into NoSub and wait for the stream to resolve.
• Open the download panel and copy the M3U8 link.
• Save the file — pass it to VLC (Media > Open Network Stream > Convert) or to FFmpeg with a stream copy.

Watch out for muted segments

This is the Twitch-specific trap. When a rights holder flags music in a stream, Twitch mutes the affected range and publishes those segments under a different name. Counter-intuitively it is the `-unmuted` suffix that marks a muted passage — a segment named `123-unmuted.ts` is the silenced one, and the original audio is not recoverable by any tool.

A download that stops mid-file is usually this: the playlist references a segment your tool cannot fetch. Retrying does not help; the file is simply incomplete on Twitch’s side.

How long a VOD stays available

Twitch keeps past broadcasts for 7 days on most channels, 14 days for Affiliates and Partners, and up to 60 days with Turbo or Prime. Once that window closes the recording is deleted and nothing brings it back. If a VOD matters to you, download it while it is still served rather than bookmarking it for later.

Known limits

Highlights and uploads behave like normal VODs. Live streams cannot be downloaded until they end and the replay is published. And a broadcast that was never published as a replay has no VOD to download at all — that is a different case, covered on the private VODs page.

Very long VODs produce very large files: a twelve-hour source-quality stream can exceed 30 GB. Pick a lower rendition in the player first if disk space matters.