Vice
Vice is a free Linux game clipper for saving recent gameplay, recording full sessions and sharing clips through public links.
What Vice is
Vice is a free Linux game clipper for saving recent gameplay, recording full sessions and sharing clips through public links. Its instant replay captures recent action, and double-tapping F9 starts a full recording session. Multiple recording modes are listed, and GPU encoding uses NVENC or VAAPI. Vice says typical CPU use is below one percent. A built-in multi-track editor supports video and audio tracks, transitions and text overlays. The software can identify known games, name clips for them and organize them into matching playlists. For known games, it also updates Discord Rich Presence with the game being clipped. Public clip links can play inline in Discord without an upload step; the maker also describes links for sharing through Steam, Telegram and Slack. Vice requires no account or subscription, says it has no telemetry and is licensed under GPL-3.0. Its listed Free plan costs nothing and has no Vice file-size limit. Linux is the only listed platform.
Good
- Instant replay saves recent gameplay.
- Full recording starts with a double-tap of F9.
- GPU encoding uses NVENC or VAAPI.
- Built-in editor supports tracks, transitions and text overlays.
- No account or subscription is required.
Watch out
- Linux is the only listed platform.
- Clip links are public.
- Discord Rich Presence applies to known games.
Who it suits
Vice suits Linux players who want instant replay, full-session recording, clip editing and public-link sharing. Its game recognition and Discord features may be useful to players who share clips with others.
Verdict
Vice combines gameplay capture, basic clip editing and sharing without requiring an account or subscription. It is limited to Linux, so players on other platforms will need a different option.
Plans and prices
From Vice's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No account or subscription · no Vice file-size limit |
The facts
Each one read from Vice's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Capture and performance
- Vice uses gpu-screen-recorder with NVENC or VAAPI and says typical CPU use is below one percent.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Clip organization
- Vice can identify known games, name clips for them, and file clips into matching playlists.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Discord integration
- Vice updates Discord Rich Presence with the game being clipped for known games.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The built-in multi-track editor supports video and audio tracks, transitions, and text overlays.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Full sessions
- Double-tapping F9 starts a full recording session.checked 7 Oct 2026
- GPU encoding
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Instant replay
- Vice keeps the last 20 seconds ready to save when you press F9.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker describes clip links for Discord, Steam, Telegram, and Slack, and lists Discord Rich Presence.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy and license
- Vice says it requires no account and has no telemetry, and is licensed under GPL-3.0.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Vice is a Linux game clipper that saves recent gameplay and shares clips through public links.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Recording modes
- multi-modechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Sharing
- Clips get public links that can play inline in Discord without an upload step.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker lists Arch, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Hyprland, Sway, KDE, GNOME, and X11; Bazzite and Fedora Atomic are not supported yet.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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