TwitchClipper

TwitchClipper is a .NET 5.0 cross platform compatible application, made to download https://twitch.tv clips. Downloading is done via youtube-dl, which will automatically be downloaded and saved in the project's folder.

Head over to the Wiki to find some documentation on various topics.

Features

Custom save path expressions
- Allows you to save a clip in the exact location you want AND in your own language
Save ALL clips (no limit)
- Many clip downloaders out there, can only download about 1000 clips before being throttled by Twitch. TwitchClipper has bypassed that limitation!
Skip download if a file with the same name exists

Installation

Head over to the Wiki to find the installation steps (IT'S REALLY EASY): https://github.com/mortenmoulder/TwitchClipper/wiki/Installation

Configuration

appsettings.json contains all the things you need to change, in order to start using TwitchClipper.

There's a section called TwitchConfiguration you need to modify:

"TwitchConfiguration": {
  "ClientID": "CLIENT_ID_GOES_HERE",
  "ClientSecret": "CLIENT_SECRET_GOES_HERE",
  "DownloadThreads": 5
}

Go to https://dev.twitch.tv/console and create your app
Go to your app and find the Client ID and generate a new secret
Replace CLIENT_ID_GOES_HERE and CLIENT_SECRET_GOES_HERE with your newly copied values

DownloadThreads spawns x amount of youtube-dl instances. The higher the number, the faster your download will be. I do not recommend going over 10, as you might get throttled by Twitch.

Optionally you can also modify the Download section, if you want to customize where your clips are saved:

"Download": {
  "SavePathExpression": "/{broadcaster_name}/{yyyy}-{MM}-{dd}/{id}.mp4",
  "Locale": "en-US"
}

Few minor things

This is my first published .NET app. I'm a web developer, so please bear 🐻 with me.

If you ever need to get the new version of this, you simply need to do git pull followed by the long dotnet publish ..... command.
Edit appsettings.json BEFORE you run the dotnet build/publish commands. The file will automatically get copied to the publish folder
When the authentication token has been generated, it will be stored in the new appsettings.json file in the publish folder (which will be overwritten next time you build)

TODO: