The best Powder.gg alternative for AI gaming highlights

Updated November 2026

Powder has shut down and its app is no longer updated. StreamLadder's ClipGPT works from your finished Twitch or Kick stream: paste the link and it returns the moments most likely to get views, ready to post. It doesn't record gameplay on your PC.

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StreamLadder vs Powder.gg

The short answer

Powder alternative

Powder (powder.gg) has shut down, and its app is no longer updated. If you used Powder to find the best moments in your streams, StreamLadder's ClipGPT does that from the finished stream: paste a Twitch or Kick link, or upload a file, and it returns up to 30 clips picked to get views on social media, edited and ready to post. If you used Powder to record gameplay on your PC, a desktop recorder such as Medal fits better, because StreamLadder doesn't record. Every StreamLadder feature is free to try for 7 days.

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What happened to Powder?

Powder has shut down. Its website, powder.gg, now leads to the team's farewell note: "After 7 incredible years together, our journey with Powder has reached its end." The note says the app will no longer be updated or maintained and that all active subscriptions are being cancelled so they won't renew. It gives no date.

Powder's farewell note: after 7 years, Powder has reached its end, signed by the Powder team. — Powder's farewell note (excerpt), where powder.gg now leads.

What did Powder do?

Powder was a Windows app for gamers and streamers. Its Steam page describes a screen recorder for your gameplay; clips made from long streams (Twitch, YouTube and Kick) or video files; AI that picked out the best in-stream moments, from laughter and rage to spikes in chat and game-winning plays; a searchable transcript of everything said on stream; automatic and manual montages; and short videos in vertical or horizontal format for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram.

Which tool does Powder's job now?

For streams, StreamLadder does. ClipGPT, on the Creator plan, takes a Twitch or Kick stream by link, or an upload up to 10 GB, and picks the moments most likely to get views: a funny reaction, chat going wild, a clutch that falls apart. You get up to 30 clips per stream, cropped to vertical with your facecam framed and captions added.

Powder's Steam page listed a searchable transcript and montages. StreamLadder has both: with Find clips you tell ClipGPT what you're looking for in your own words, such as "the funniest moments" or a phrase someone said, and it finds those moments in your stream and returns them as edited clips, and Montage Maker combines your clips into one horizontal video for YouTube. From the Starter plan you can post or schedule your clips to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, and to X on Pro. The clip editor itself is free.

StreamLadder doesn't record gameplay on your PC, and ClipGPT doesn't detect in-game events such as headshots and goals, which Powder's Steam page listed. If that's what you used Powder for, a desktop recorder is the closer fit: Medal, for example, says it records your PC games for free and can clip moments such as wins and headshots automatically in games like Fortnite and Valorant. Eklipse, which also works from your streams, says it detects in-game events in over 1,000 games. See how each compares: StreamLadder vs Medal and StreamLadder vs Eklipse.

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"StreamLadder's ClipGPT actually knows what clips will go viral. 48% of my sub growth from shorts was within just the last 2 weeks."
TanisAtTheDisco
"It has made it way easier for me to schedule posts across platforms in batches - tripling overall views on YT in the last 28 days."
Johan Vestman
"Since I started the creator accelerator program I've gained over 100% viewership on all my channels!"
Eggie Weggie
"StreamLadder has helped me TRIPLE my viewers across all platforms on all my short form videos!"
xUnguarded
"I have went from 0 views on YouTube to over 8k views in the past 28 days. I have content uploading 2x a day now."
heather shaw
"I have seen over a 50% viewership on TikTok and over 10k views on YouTube."
Dadbotgaming91
"Views went on YouTube being 200 normal to now 1k or higher in most situations thanks to scheduled posting on multiple platforms."
Dezorak
"I now have solid consistency over on my previously quiet Instagram, with some more eyes on my TikTok too!"
Voxy / Dylan
"I went from uploading maybe a couple clips a month, to several clips PER DAY. As a result, I have been getting more views than ever!"
MrPigtato
"I've started using StreamLadder more frequently and I've seen a huge increase in engagement and views especially on YouTube!"
Lunaeryx
"This has been such an amazing tool and it has helped me grow on all platforms."
Yonkowolf
"6 new shorts from one 2 hour stream. 30 shorts posted in 30 days. 100,000+ views. 500+ subs. Took less than 30 minutes."
NCR Flamey
"Since using streamladder - I've gotten over 3.5 million views across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok."
cantbelievableTwitch
"helped me grow my clipping channels from 5k to 200k viewers per month over this last month"
TheRealKh7nYouTube
"recently had my first reel with 1 million views and StreamLadder certainly played a part in that"
RandomKarlTwitch
"I've seen an increase of 652% more views in the past month on my YouTube Channel"
hydraxauYouTube
"Very first day I used StreamLadder, I created a clip that went viral on YouTube and TikTok"
Eternal_SpartanYouTube
"I just stream, and ClipGPT turns my mess into moments. Straight up magic."
Real_One3TikTok
"I've grown about 100 new subs and 1000 new followers/subscribers over the last week."
ItsJustFreshhInstagram

Get started

Clip your first stream in 3 steps

Paste your Twitch or Kick link, or upload a file up to 10 GB.
ClipGPT picks the moments most likely to get views and returns up to 30 clips, ready to post.
Post or schedule them to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Change the layout or captions first if you want.

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ClipGPT comes with the Creator plan, and the 7-day free trial lets you try it.

How we compared

Powder no longer exists, so what the team said and what the app did come from the farewell note powder.gg now leads to and Powder's Steam page. What Medal and Eklipse say they do comes from Medal's features page and Eklipse's help centre article on unsupported games, and StreamLadder's details from our own pricing and product pages.

Plans can change. If something here is out of date, tell us on our Discord or through the support chat in our user guides.

Frequently asked questions

What happened to Powder.gg?

Powder has shut down. powder.gg now leads to the team's farewell note, which says the app will no longer be updated or maintained and that all active subscriptions are being cancelled. Powder was a Windows app; its Steam page describes a gameplay recorder and AI that picked out the best moments in streams.

Is Powder.gg safe to use?

We can't vouch for an app we don't make. What Powder's team says is that the app will no longer be updated or maintained, so it won't get fixes of any kind, security fixes included. If you still have it installed, that's a reason to move your clips and stop relying on it.

What is the best alternative to Powder?

It depends on how you used it. For the best moments in your streams, StreamLadder's ClipGPT takes a Twitch or Kick link, or a file you upload, and returns up to 30 clips per stream. For recording gameplay on your PC, a desktop recorder such as Medal is the closer fit.

Is there a free Powder alternative?

StreamLadder's free plan is a clip editor: paste a Twitch or Kick clip link or upload a clip, pick a layout for your facecam and gameplay, and export it at 720p with no watermark on basic edits. ClipGPT needs the Creator plan, and the 7-day free trial covers it. Medal says it's completely free on PC and mobile, with optional paid features.

Does StreamLadder record gameplay like Powder did?

No. StreamLadder works from your finished stream, not your PC: ClipGPT takes a Twitch or Kick link or a file you upload, so the device you streamed from doesn't matter. It runs in your browser and in the mobile app.