Instagram has released Edits, a video editing app that is designed to provide some of the same features as the ByteDance-owned CapCut app that was removed from the App Store earlier this year. Edits is intended for use by creators, and it can be used with Instagram, as well as other social media apps like TikTok.
The CapCut app was removed from the App Store alongside the TikTok app and other ByteDance-owned apps, and while TikTOk has returned to the store, CapCut has not.
Instagram announced that it was working on Edits soon after CapCuts was removed from the App Store, but has taken quite a few months to get the app ready for prime time.
Edits offers a full suite of video creation tools, allowing creators to film videos, edit them, and add effects, including AI-powered animations and cutouts. The app also allows users to keep track of content ideas, manage projects, and export content.
Make videos you’re proud to share with Edits, the new video creation app from Instagram.
Edits is a free video editor that makes it easy for creators to turn their ideas into videos, right on their phone. It has all the tools you need to support your creation process, all in one place.
Simplify your creative process
• Export your videos with no watermark and share to any platform.
• Keep track of all your drafts and videos in one place.
• Capture high-quality clips up to 10 minutes long and start editing right away.
• Easily share to Instagram in 1080p.
Create and edit with powerful tools
• Edit videos with single-frame precision.
• Get the look you want with camera settings for resolution, framerate and dynamic range, plus upgraded flash and zoom controls.
• Bring images to life with AI animation.
• Change up your background with green screen or add a video overlay.
• Choose from a variety of fonts, sound and voice effects, video filters, stickers and more.
• Enhance audio to make voices clearer and remove background noise.
• Generate captions automatically and customize how they appear in your video.
Inform your next creative decisions
• Track how your reels are performing with a live insights dashboard.
• Get a breakdown of engagement for followers and non-followers.
• Understand what factors affect your engagement.
• Plan your next videos based on what’s working for your audience.
Instagram says that during the last year, it has collaborated with a number of creators to test different concepts and incorporate their feedback along the way.
Future updates are on the way that will offer support for keyframes, AI modifications, collaboration tools, and more fonts, text animations, voice effects, and filters.
Edits is a free download for the iPhone from the App Store, as well as for Android handsets from the Google Play Store. You’ll need to sign in with your Instagram account.
