What show is this from? Find the series and the episode
To find what TV show a clip is from, share the clip to Trace or paste its link on this page. Trace is free and works on clips from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, or a video you upload in the app. For a series it does not stop at the show name: it gives the season and the episode the clip comes from, and the moment inside the episode when it can find it. It also shows where the show is streaming in your country. You do not need to know an actor, a character or a line.
Free. Share a clip from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or X straight to Trace, or upload one saved on your phone. The box below takes links; uploads need the app.
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How to find a TV show from a clip
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Share or copy the clip
Tap Share on the clip in TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or X, then choose Trace or copy the link.
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Paste it or let the app take it
Paste the link in the box on this page, or let the app pick it up from the share sheet.
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Get the episode
Trace names the show, the season and the episode, and where it is streaming near you.
An example
A clip of two characters arguing in an office is doing the rounds, captioned "the best episode of this show". It does not say which show, let alone which episode, and the show ran for years.
Share it to Trace or paste the link above. You get the show, the season and episode number, the moment in the episode, and the services streaming it in your country. Open that episode and you are where the clip starts.
Why the episode matters more than the show
A film is one thing to find. A series can be ten seasons and well over a hundred episodes, so "it is from this show" still leaves you searching. That is why Trace answers TV clips down to the episode, and gives the moment inside it whenever it can.
Shows from anywhere, not only in English
About 1 in 3 titles Trace finds is not in English. So a clip from a drama, an anime or a series made outside the English speaking world, reposted with fan subtitles, is worth a try too.
Questions
Can Trace find the exact episode?
Yes. For a TV clip it gives the show, the season and the episode, and the moment in the episode when available.
Does it work on anime and shows in other languages?
Yes. About 1 in 3 titles Trace finds is not in English.
Does it show where to watch the series?
Yes. Each answer lists the services streaming the show in your country.
Is it free?
Yes. Trace is free on iOS and Android, and you can try it here by pasting a link.
Get Trace, free
With the app installed, Trace sits in the share sheet of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, and keeps everything you find in one library.
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