clippy // retro game clipper _☐X

clippy

the friendly little clip buddy that records your gameplay — 80s heart, XP soul.

v1.4.0 · ~106 MB · per-user install (no admin) · auto-updates from this site · how it works →

SmartScreen warning? Windows may show "protected your PC" because clippy isn't code-signed (an EV code-signing cert runs ~$300/yr). It's safe — click More info → Run anyway. The installer is delivered over HTTPS from here and checks for updates from this same site.

GPU-encoded · works with War Thunder, DayZ, Valorant, The Finals, Hunt

Clip says: It looks like you're trying to save a clip! Press your hotkey and I'll rewind the tape for you.

▶ Replay buffer

Always recording the last 30s. Hit your hotkey (or let auto-clip do it) and it saves instantly — GPU-encoded H.264.

🧠 Auto-detect

Senses which game is running and switches method: 8111 polling for War Thunder, log-tailing for DayZ, local API for Valorant, OCR for the rest.

🔗 P2P share

Share a clip → get a temporary link → your friend downloads it straight from your PC. No uploads, no account.

♻️ Delta updates

clippy patches itself — new releases download only the changed bytes (often <1 MB).