What Is Medal.tv and What Can You Do With It?

Medal.tv is a free game clip tool for PC and mobile that records what just happened, edits it, and gives you an instant shareable link. It fits you if you play on Windows, iOS, or Android and want a low-effort way to capture highlights without running a full recording setup. Console recording is not supported directly, though you can import console captures to edit and share.

What Medal actually does

Medal runs in the background while you play, so it is always holding recent gameplay in memory. When something worth keeping happens, you press a button and it saves that moment instead of recording everything from the start.

The site describes three core behaviors:

• Always ready — it runs in the background and saves whatever just happened.
• Minimal impact — optimized to run alongside your game, with the site claiming zero lag.
• Instant sharing — you get a link to your clip that can be posted anywhere.

Core things you can do with it

Capture the last few seconds (or minutes)

Clip length is adjustable. You can replay the last 15 seconds, 60 seconds, 10 minutes, or the whole session. This is the main reason people use it: you decide after the fact that a moment was worth keeping, rather than recording continuously.

Auto-clip specific games

Medal supports event detection in titles including Fortnite, Valorant, League of Legends, Apex Legends, and Counter-Strike, among others. That means the tool can flag moments for you instead of relying only on a manual button press.

Record any PC game

According to the site, Medal can capture any PC game you are running, and it regularly adds support for new games so you can browse and organize clips by game.

Separate your audio tracks

Game audio, microphone, and Discord can be balanced or muted as separate tracks. This matters if you want to keep commentary but drop game sound, or fix a mic that was too loud.

Edit and share

Clips can be edited and then shared via an instant link. The site also lets you tag friends in clips.

Watch and post on mobile

Medal is available on Windows, iOS, and Android, so you can watch and post clips away from your PC.

Quality and performance expectations

The RAM figure is the number to check against your own machine. If you are already close to your memory limit while gaming, 100–400MB is the range to plan around.

Is it free?

Yes. Medal is free on PC and mobile, with optional premium paid features. The free tier is the default; premium is an add-on rather than a requirement to record and share.

When Medal is a good fit — and when it isn't

Good fit:

• You play on Windows and want highlight capture without a heavy recording setup.
• You want a shareable link rather than a file you have to upload yourself.
• You play one of the auto-detection titles and want moments flagged automatically.
• You want to manage game, mic, and Discord audio separately.

Not a fit:

• You record on a console and want direct capture — Medal does not do that; you would import console captures instead.
• You are on macOS — the site lists Windows, iOS, and Android only.
• You need a full-length continuous recording as your primary workflow rather than short replays.

Getting started

1. Download Medal from the site for Windows, iOS, or Android.
2. Launch it and leave it running in the background while you game.
3. Set your clip length (15 seconds, 60 seconds, 10 minutes, or full session) and your resolution/frame rate target.
4. Play; when something happens, trigger a clip.
5. Edit the clip, adjust audio tracks if needed, then share the generated link.

The main thing to verify on your own machine is the performance impact during your heaviest game — the site's 100–400MB figure is the reference point to compare against.