How to Repurpose Your Twitch Streams on YouTube (Without Extra Work)

You're already streaming for hours every week. That's a lot of content. But here's the thing: on Twitch, your VODs disappear after 14 to 60 days (depending on your partner status). All that work, gone.

Meanwhile, YouTube keeps videos forever. And unlike Twitch, YouTube is actually searchable. People discover content on YouTube in a way they just don't on Twitch.

If you're not getting your streams onto YouTube somehow, you're leaving discoverability (and potential growth) on the table.

Why YouTube as a Second Platform?

There are a few reasons why getting your content on YouTube makes sense:

• VODs live forever. Twitch deletes them. YouTube doesn't. Your 4-hour stream from 6 months ago? Still there, still getting views.
• Searchable and discoverable. YouTube is the second largest search engine. People search for gameplay, tutorials, reactions. Twitch isn't built for discovery the same way.
• Different audience finds you. Not everyone hangs out on Twitch. YouTube exposes you to viewers who might never have found your stream otherwise.
• More monetization options. YouTube ads, memberships, Super Chats. It's another revenue stream (literally).

How to Get Your Streams on YouTube

You have a few options here:

Option 1: Multi-Stream with OBS

OBS has built-in support for streaming to multiple platforms at once. You set up multiple outputs and stream to Twitch and YouTube simultaneously. It's free and gives you full control, no third-party service needed.

The catch: you need decent upload bandwidth since you're essentially uploading your stream twice. Your CPU also works harder. And the setup is more technical than just clicking a button.

Option 2: Multi-Stream with Restream

Restream is a service that takes your single stream and broadcasts it to multiple platforms. You stream once to Restream, they handle distributing it everywhere else. Easy setup, works with any streaming software, and doesn't require extra bandwidth from your end.

The downside: the free tier only supports 2 platforms, so if you want to add TikTok Live on top of Twitch and YouTube, you'll need to pay. It can also be unstable at times, and the paid plans get expensive if you want more features.

Option 3: Upload VODs Manually

Download your Twitch VOD after the stream and upload it to YouTube. More work, but you have full control over titles, thumbnails, and timing.

You can even trim the start and end to cut out the "starting soon" screen and awkward endings, making the VOD more polished before it goes live. YouTube processes and hosts everything for free.

The downside: it takes 10-20 minutes per stream, and it's easy to forget or fall behind. But if you want maximum control over how your content appears, this is the way.

The Real Unlock: Clips

Here's the thing about full VODs on YouTube: they don't get many views. A 4-hour stream is a big ask for anyone who wasn't there live.

What actually drives discovery? Clips and Shorts.

Short, punchy clips from your streams get shared, recommended by the algorithm, and bring new viewers to your channel. They're the gateway drug to your longer content.

The problem: finding good moments in a 4-hour stream is painful. You end up scrubbing through footage for longer than the stream itself, trying to remember when that funny thing happened.

Most streamers either give up on clipping entirely, or only post clips when a viewer happens to make one for them.

Here's Where AI Helps

This is exactly the problem AI tools are built to solve.

Tools like ClipFinder can analyze your YouTube VOD and automatically find clip-worthy moments. Instead of scrubbing through hours of footage, you paste the YouTube URL and the AI identifies highlights based on what's actually happening in the video.

The workflow looks like this:

1. Stream to YouTube (or upload your VOD after)
2. Paste the YouTube URL into ClipFinder
3. AI analyzes the video and finds the best moments
4. Download the clips you want
5. Post as YouTube Shorts or on other platforms

You still need to do some editing afterwards (adding captions, cropping for vertical, etc.), but the hardest part is finding the moments in the first place. That's what takes hours when you do it manually.

The Bottom Line

You're already putting in the hours streaming. That content has value beyond the live moment.

Getting it on YouTube (where it lives forever and is actually discoverable) is step one. Turning it into clips that drive growth is step two.

The streamers who consistently post clips aren't spending hours scrubbing through footage. They've found ways to automate the tedious parts so they can focus on what they're actually good at: making content.