5 Best Powder.gg Alternatives in 2026

You stream FPS games and want AI to find your best moments

FragCut is trained on FPS footage specifically — kills, aces, clutches, multi-kills. The Valorant model is the most tuned. Works from your Twitch VOD, no desktop app needed.

You want a cloud-based tool with no desktop client

Both FragCut and Eklipse are fully browser-based. FragCut is the better choice if your games are FPS or shooting-based; Eklipse if you need a free tier or stream non-FPS games.

You need 9:16 vertical clips for TikTok or YouTube Shorts

FragCut automatically crops and outputs 1080×1920 vertical clips. Medal and Outplayed save 16:9 recordings — you'd need to crop manually or with a separate editor.

You stream on Twitch and want clips from your existing VODs

You need a free Powder.gg replacement

Eklipse has a free tier (45 min/month). Outplayed and OBS are both completely free for local recording. FragCut starts at $19.99/mo — if budget is the priority, start with Eklipse or Outplayed.

You want automatic local recording while you play (not from a VOD)

If Powder's local recording is what you'll miss most, Outplayed is the closest free alternative. Medal is another option with more social features but has a watermark on the free plan.

You play non-FPS games (MOBA, strategy, RPG)

You already stream with OBS and just need clip detection

OBS handles your stream, then FragCut processes the Twitch VOD automatically after. You don't need to change your streaming setup at all.