Vice

What Vice is

Vice is a free Linux game clipper for keeping recent gameplay, recording full sessions, and sharing clips. Its instant replay saves recent action, while double-tapping F9 starts a full recording session. Multi-mode recording gives players more than one way to capture gameplay, and GPU encoding uses NVENC or VAAPI. Vice says typical CPU use stays below one percent.

Clips can be edited in a built-in multi-track editor with video and audio tracks, transitions, and text overlays. Vice can recognize known games, name clips accordingly, and sort them into matching playlists. For recognized games, it also updates Discord Rich Presence to show what is being clipped. Shared clips receive public links that can play inline in Discord without an upload step; the service also describes clip links for Steam, Telegram, and Slack.

Vice requires no account or subscription, and its Free plan costs nothing with no Vice file-size limit. It says it has no telemetry and is licensed under GPL-3.0. Linux is its listed platform, making Vice a focused choice for Linux players who want replay capture, editing, and clip sharing in one tool.

Who it suits

Vice suits Linux players who want to save recent gameplay or start full-session recordings, then edit and share clips. It may also fit players who want game-aware clip organization and Discord Rich Presence, alongside public clip links for several services.

Getting started

1. Open the Vice website.
2. Use Vice on Linux.
3. Capture recent gameplay with instant replay or double-tap F9 to start a full recording session.
4. Edit clips with the multi-track editor, if needed.
5. Share a clip through its public link.

Verdict

Choose Vice if you play on Linux and want gameplay replay, full-session recording, built-in editing, and shareable clip links without an account or subscription. Look elsewhere if you need a platform other than Linux or rely on game recognition for titles Vice does not know.