Medal
Screen and video capture software
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- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
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What is Medal
Medal is a desktop and mobile application for capturing, clipping, and sharing gameplay video. It targets gamers and content creators who want to record highlights, edit short clips, and publish them to a profile or social channels. The product combines capture tools with a hosted library for organizing clips and sharing via links.
Fast gameplay clipping workflow
Medal focuses on quick capture and clipping for gameplay highlights, including hotkey-based recording and trimming. This supports short-form content creation without requiring a full video editor. The workflow is optimized for frequent, lightweight clip creation rather than long-form production.
Hosted sharing and library
Medal provides an online profile and clip hosting so users can share via links and keep a centralized library. This reduces the need to manage large local video files for every share. It also supports discovery and rewatching across devices through an account-based library.
Creator-oriented editing features
Medal includes basic editing capabilities oriented around short clips (for example trimming and simple adjustments) and exporting for social platforms. For many highlight use cases, this can be sufficient without moving to a separate editor. The feature set aligns with quick turnaround content creation.
Not built for tutorials
Medal’s core design centers on gameplay highlights rather than step-by-step screen walkthroughs or instructional demos. Teams needing cursor emphasis, callouts, and structured narration workflows may find it less suitable. It is not positioned as a general-purpose business screen recording suite.
Limited long-form production
For longer recordings, multi-track editing, and advanced post-production, Medal is typically less capable than dedicated video editing tools. Users may need to export footage to other software for complex edits, branding, or audio mixing. This adds steps for professional production workflows.
Gaming-centric ecosystem dependence
Some value comes from Medal’s account, hosting, and community-style sharing, which may be unnecessary for organizations that require self-hosting or strict content controls. Teams with compliance, retention, or internal-only sharing requirements may need alternative storage and governance. Offline-only workflows can also be less convenient if the product expects cloud-linked sharing.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (completely free) | Core clipping, recording, editing, uploading and sharing across PC and mobile; upload limit up to 10 minutes; ads and watermark on free downloads. |
| Premium (Medal Premium / "Gold") | Not listed on official site (billing offered monthly or yearly; prices not displayed on public pricing pages) | Unlimited cloud storage, longer clip uploads (up to 30 minutes), higher-quality uploads (up to 1440p), removable watermarks, ad-free experience, custom hotkey sounds, animated GIF avatars and profile banners, ability to upload screen recordings. Includes a 14-day free trial for new Premium subscriptions (trial requires valid payment method). |
Seller details
Medal B.V.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015
Private
https://medal.tv/
https://x.com/medal_tv
https://www.linkedin.com/company/medal-tv/
