When you play Roblox with friends, there is always a moment you want to show again right away. This guide covers one way to pull that moment out of a Roblox recording and send it to a friend: record with DOR, trim only the part you need, and share it as a dor.gg link. DOR is a free desktop app for Windows PCs, so it covers play on a PC; Roblox played on a phone or console is not recorded. The key point of this method is that you send one link instead of passing files around, so the person on the other end does not need to install an app.
The short answer
The simplest way to show a friend your Roblox gameplay is to play on PC, trim the moment from the video DOR recorded automatically, and send the link. Roblox is not one of the games that get DOR's automatic highlight clips, so no clips appear on their own. Instead, your play is saved as a full-match recording, and you set the start and end around the moment and keep it short. Tips for picking start and end points are in how to trim game clips.
Sending your PC Roblox gameplay as a link, step by step
- 1Install DOR on a Windows PCDOR is a free Windows desktop app. Install it on the computer you play Roblox on. DOR does not record Roblox played on a phone or console, so the gameplay you want to show friends has to happen on the PC.
- 2Play Roblox on your PC as usualWhen you launch a supported game, DOR detects it and records automatically, so there is no record button to hunt for. Join a friend's server and play an obby or a horror game the way you normally would. Your microphone is recorded along with the game sound, so keep the mic on if you want your reactions in the video.
- 3Find the recording in the libraryWhen you finish playing, the recording is saved as an mp4 and shows up in the app library. Roblox does not get automatic highlight clips, so open the recording and skim it to find roughly where the moment is.
- 4Trim just the moment, and keep it shortSet a start and an end with the trim tool in the library. The longer a video is, the less likely people are to watch it to the end on a phone, so keep only a few seconds before the moment through the end of the reaction. If there are several moments to show, trim each one separately rather than packing them into one video.
- 5Pick a ratio that suits the screen it will be watched onChoose an output ratio of 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. If the person will probably hold a phone upright, pick 9:16; if you want it to look like your PC screen, pick 16:9. After changing the ratio, check once how the chat window and name tags near the edges of the screen look.
- 6Check names and chat, then send the dor.gg linkOnce trimmed, the video can be shared as a dor.gg link. Before sending, play it from start to finish and make sure it is fine to show other players' names, the chat, and the experience name. If any part bothers you, trim again so it is left out. Then paste the link into a messenger or a text message.
How much to trim for each kind of Roblox moment, and what to check
| Moment to show | What to keep | Check before sending |
|---|---|---|
| Clearing an obby | From just before the last hard section to the moment you reach the finish | If you tried the same section many times, only the successful attempt is left |
| Failing an obby | From just before the jump until right before you respawn at the checkpoint | You did not include a long stretch of repeated fails |
| A funny moment with friends on the same server | From a few seconds before it starts until right after everyone reacts | Other players' names are not on screen for long |
| A horror game reaction | A little of the tense, quiet part through right after the scare | Screams or talk picked up by the mic are fine to share |
| A roleplay scene | From where one scene of the roleplay starts to where it ends | No personal conversation is left in the chat window |
| A video to show family | Just the one moment the child wants to show off, kept short | A parent checked together that the experience name and usernames are fine to show |
Checklist before sending a Roblox video
- The video was played on a Windows PC and plays in the app library.
- It is trimmed short so only the one moment remains.
- I left out parts where other players' names or chat stay on screen for long.
- Anything said on the mic is fine for the recipient to hear.
- If the recipient will watch on a phone, I chose 9:16.
- If a child is sending it, a parent watched it together before the link went out.
What to know when sharing Roblox videos with DOR
DOR is a free Windows desktop app: launch a supported game such as Roblox and it detects the game and records your play as an mp4. Roblox supports full-session automatic recording only and does not get event-based automatic highlight clips, so you pick the moment to share yourself with the trim tool in the library. A trimmed video can be sent as a dor.gg link, and the person who gets it plays it in any web browser, including a phone browser, without installing the app. To merge several moments into one or add text and background music, use DOR Studio, which opens in a browser with no install. If you are setting up Roblox recording for the first time, see how to record Roblox, and for turning it into a vertical video, see how to make a vertical (9:16) game video.
