How to record Kick streams

Two honest ways to save a Kick broadcast as an MP4 — one in your browser with nothing to install, one with a free desktop app for automatic recording. Neither films your screen, so you keep the original quality.

Method 1 — record in the cloud (no install)

The fastest route, and the one most people want: paste a link and let our servers do the recording. Nothing runs on your device, so it works the same on a phone or a laptop and keeps going after you close the tab.

  1. 1

    Open the Kick channel and copy its link

    Go to kick.com and open the channel you want to record. Copy the URL from the address bar — it looks like kick.com/channelname. You can copy it before the streamer is live.

  2. 2

    Paste the link into the recorder

    Paste it into the recorder box below (or on the Kick live recorder page). Kick is detected instantly. If you are not signed in yet, a quick free sign-in keeps your recordings tied to your account.

  3. 3

    Start recording — it runs in the cloud

    Start the recording and close the tab if you like; capture continues on our servers. When the stream is live we copy the original broadcast to an MP4.

  4. 4

    Download your MP4

    Open My Recordings when the stream ends (or while it runs) and download the finished file at the original quality — no watermark, no re-encode.

That is the whole flow. You can start straight from the Kick live recorder.

Method 2 — the free desktop app (for automatic recording)

If you keep missing streams that start without warning, the desktop app is the fix. You add the channels you care about to a watchlist, and it starts recording within seconds of any of them going live — even overnight. Files are written straight to your own drive, with no length cap.

  • • Add Kick channels (and TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, X) to one watchlist.
  • • The app checks for you and records the moment a stream starts.
  • • Record several channels at once; files land in a folder you choose.

macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) · Windows coming soon · Free to download

Recording live vs. downloading a VOD

Kick saves past broadcasts as VODs by default, so if a stream already ended and the streamer kept its VOD, you can simply rewatch it on their channel. The reason to record live is control: the streamer can disable VODs or delete a broadcast at any time, which happens a lot with gambling and reaction content. A recording you made while the stream was live is yours and stays exactly as it aired.

To capture someone else's Kick stream, use the Kick live recorder. If you broadcast yourself, record locally with OBS Studio instead — it is built for that.

Recording Kick — FAQ

What is the easiest way to record a Kick stream? ＋

Paste the channel link into the cloud recorder and let it run on our servers — no software, and it keeps recording after you close the tab. Install the desktop app instead when you want the file on your own drive or want a watchlist that records channels automatically.

How do I record a Kick stream on my phone? ＋

Use the cloud recorder from your phone browser: paste the kick.com channel link and start the recording — because it runs on our servers, your phone does not have to stay on the stream. Downloading a large MP4 to a phone afterwards is the only fiddly part, so many people record on the phone and download on a computer later.

Can I record a past Kick broadcast (a VOD)? ＋

If the streamer still has the VOD enabled and has not deleted it, the past broadcast is on their channel and you can rewatch it there. This tool records broadcasts while they are live, which is the reliable way to keep one — Kick VODs are controlled by the streamer and are frequently turned off or removed.

Will the recording have the Kick chat in it? ＋

No. Because it captures the video stream itself rather than filming the page, you get a clean picture with no chat sidebar, no overlays and no browser UI — just the broadcast at its original resolution.