Verified September 26, 2026
Powder shut down. The best Powder alternatives in 2026
Powder (powder.gg) has shut down. Its site now points to a farewell note saying the app "will no longer be updated or maintained" and that active subscriptions are cancelled so they won't renew. The best replacement depends on what you used it for. Free, with nothing to install and live clipping on Kick, Twitch and YouTube: ClipMe (Starter $0, 1 stream a month, with a ClipMe watermark; Pro $29/mo for 5 streams a month, up to 13 hours each). Automatic gameplay detection: Eklipse (paid to clip). A free manual editor: StreamLadder. As of 2026-09-26.
Powder was a free Windows app that watched your games and saved the highlights. Its team closed it for money reasons: the farewell note says they "can no longer sustain the app". If you relied on it, you need a replacement for one of four things it did, and each has a different best answer.
Every Powder fact below is quoted from Powder's own farewell note (powder.gg redirects to it) or from the Powder pages Eklipse and StreamLadder publish, all read 2026-09-26. We build ClipMe; where it is the answer we say why, and where another tool fits better we say that.
What Powder did, and what replaces each part
The middle column is how Powder's own note and its rivals' pages describe it.
| What you used Powder for | Powder (as described) | Best replacement | What you give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| It was free | "free, on-device Windows app" (Eklipse's Powder page) | ClipMe Starter: $0, 1 stream a month | Starter clips carry a ClipMe watermark |
| It ran on my gaming PC | "Windows-only", "limited to the computers it runs on" (Eklipse, StreamLadder) | ClipMe: nothing to install, paste your channel link | Clips aren't made on your own PC |
| It caught game highlights | "detects in-game highlights using game data" (StreamLadder); "audio and emotion-based detection" (Eklipse) | Eklipse: game-event detection, post-stream | Eklipse is "paid to clip" |
| I stream on Kick | "limited Kick support" (StreamLadder's Powder page) | ClipMe: live on Kick, Twitch and YouTube | Eklipse lists Kick support as a premium feature |
| I want to edit clips myself | Automatic highlights | StreamLadder: "Basic editing is completely free, unlimited, and without watermarks" | StreamLadder's free plan has no AI clipping |
Powder column quoted from powder.gg's farewell note and the Eklipse and StreamLadder Powder pages, read 2026-09-26. Rivals' terms from their own pages. Prices change; check each site before you buy.
Verdict
If you used Powder because it was free and automatic, ClipMe's Starter is the closest: $0, nothing to install, and it clips live on Kick, Twitch and YouTube. The trade is a ClipMe watermark and one stream a month; Pro takes the watermark off.
If what you miss is game-event detection on pure gameplay, Eklipse is built for that, but it is paid to clip. If you mostly edited your own clips, StreamLadder's free editor is the pick.
The tools, one by one
- 01
cl!pme
Best free Powder alternative, and for Kick
Nothing to install: paste your channel link and ClipMe clips the stream live on Kick, Twitch and YouTube. Starter is $0, 1 stream a month, with a ClipMe watermark. Pro $29/mo for 5 streams a month, up to 13 hours each, no watermark.
Starter $0 · Pro $29/moStart clipping free → - 02
Eklipse
Best Powder alternative for gameplay detection
Captures game highlights automatically after the stream. Its own Powder page says it is "free to sign up" but "paid to clip", and lists Kick support as a premium feature.
From ~$12.50/mo billed annually, $24.99/mo monthly (its Powder page)ClipMe vs Eklipse → - 03
StreamLadder
Best Powder alternative for editing your own clips
A browser editor for Twitch, Kick and YouTube sources. Basic editing is free and unwatermarked; AI clipping (ClipGPT) is a paid add-on.
Free editor · paid tiersClipMe vs StreamLadder →
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Sources read 2026-09-26
Every competitor cell above traces to one of these vendor pages, read on the date shown. We have not tested competitors’ products end to end and do not assert that any claim above is false.
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FAQ
Did Powder.gg shut down?
Yes. powder.gg now redirects to a farewell note from the Powder team saying the app "will no longer be updated or maintained". The note gives no calendar date; Eklipse's comparison page says Powder shut down in July 2026. Checked 2026-09-26.
What happened to Powder subscriptions?
Powder's farewell note says all active subscriptions are being cancelled so they won't renew, and that yearly subscribers get refunds for the unused part wherever possible.
What is the best free Powder alternative?
ClipMe's Starter plan is $0: 1 stream a month, with a ClipMe watermark, and nothing to install. StreamLadder's free plan is a manual editor without AI clipping. Eklipse is free to sign up but paid to clip.
Is there a Powder alternative that works on Kick?
ClipMe clips live on Kick, Twitch and YouTube. StreamLadder takes Kick as a source for editing. Eklipse lists Kick support as a premium feature.
Do I need a Windows PC like Powder?
Not for ClipMe or StreamLadder: both work from your stream in the browser, with nothing to install. Powder was a Windows-only desktop app.
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