When you pull off an ace or a 1v3 clutch in VALORANT, the first thing you want is to show a friend. This guide covers one method only: record the moment with DOR, trim it to just what matters, and send it as a single dor.gg link. There is no need to pass large video files around or film your monitor with a phone. You can see what DOR supports for this game on the VALORANT hub, and if you first want to make sure an ace never slips by, read how to save VALORANT ace clips before this.
Decide what to send, and how much of it
Length matters more than anything when sharing. A one-tap headshot or a single final kill needs about 10 seconds, and padding it with extra footage leaves your friend unsure where to look. On the other hand, if you want to talk with your duo or five-stack about why a retake fell apart, you need the whole round from start to finish so the context survives. Decide first whether it is for bragging or for reviewing together, then set the start and end; the general approach to choosing a segment is covered in how to trim game clips.
Steps to send a VALORANT moment to a friend
- 1Install DOR and start VALORANT as usualDOR is a free Windows desktop app. After installing it, launch VALORANT and DOR detects the game and records automatically, so you do not have to hunt for a record button before the match. If you prefer to keep footage split by round, a round recording option is also available.
- 2Check the highlight clips in the library after the matchWhen the match ends, the full-match recording is saved as an mp4, and the app library also shows highlight clips built from events such as kills and deaths. Follow the kill clips to quickly find the round where the ace or clutch happened. Play the clip once to confirm the moment was captured properly.
- 3Choose between a 10-second clip and a full roundA one-tap or final kill you want to show off works best as a short clip, while talking through defensive positions or entry timing with teammates needs the whole round. Also think about whether your friend will watch on a phone or at a PC. That decision sets the start point, end point and ratio in the next step.
- 4Trim the segment in the library and pick a ratioIn the trim tool in the app library, set a start and an end. For an ace, start 1 to 2 seconds before the first kill and stop right after the fifth. Choose an output ratio of 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1; a one-tap that centers on the crosshair still keeps what matters when cut vertically.
- 5Share it as a dor.gg linkOnce trimmed, the video can be shared as a dor.gg link. Paste the link into the messenger or Discord chat you use with your friend and you are done; your friend plays it in a browser without installing DOR. Nobody has to upload or download a video file.
- 6Review the retake with your duo or five-stack through the same linkIf you sent the full round, every teammate can open the same link and talk while watching the same footage. Pointing to timestamps, such as who held which angle and when the team entered the site, keeps the conversation moving. Watching it together once before the next match makes the same mistake easier to spot.
- 7Use DOR Studio to bundle several moments into oneTo send a one-tap and a clutch from the same match as a single video, open DOR Studio in a browser with no install. Merge the videos, add text with the round numbers, balance background music and volume, then download an mp4 or share a link.
How to send each kind of moment
| Moment | What to send | Suggested ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Ace (five kills in one round) | A clip running from just before the first kill to the fifth kill | 16:9 for friends on PC, 9:16 for friends on a phone |
| 1vX clutch | From the moment the last fight starts until the round win is locked in | 16:9 (to keep information at the edges of the screen) |
| One-tap headshot | A short clip from 1 to 2 seconds before the shot to just after the kill | 9:16 or 1:1 |
| Retake, won or lost | The full round from round start to round end | 16:9 |
| Funny moment or mistake | From where the situation starts to where the reaction ends | 9:16 |
| Flow of the whole match | Cut only the rounds you want to talk about from the full-match recording | 16:9 |
Check before you send
- The kills I want to show are inside the clip from start to finish.
- The crosshair and HUD showing on screen are fine; they actually help my friend understand the situation.
- I listened once to the balance between game sound and my microphone.
- If a teammate's voice is in the recording, I asked that teammate whether sharing it is okay.
- I checked that no part shows other players' names or personal messages in chat.
- I chose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 to fit the screen my friend will watch on.
What DOR does for VALORANT
DOR is a free Windows desktop app: launch VALORANT and it detects the game and records the whole match as an mp4. It has a round recording option, and because it detects events such as kills and deaths to create automatic highlight clips, you spend less time digging through a long recording for your ace. With an NVIDIA graphics card, NVENC hardware encoding is the default, and game sound and microphone are recorded together. Set a 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 ratio in the library trim tool and share a dor.gg link, and the person who gets it plays the video in a browser with no app. When you want to merge clips or add text and background music, continue in DOR Studio, introduced in the DOR browser clip editor article.
