Instagram Launches 'Edits' App to Replace CapCut

Instagram today launched Edits, a video editing app that fills the void left by the removal of the ByteDance-owned CapCut app earlier this year. CapCut was pulled from the App Store when TikTok was, but it has not returned.

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Just after CapCut was removed from the ‌App Store‌, Instagram announced that it was working on Edits, but it has taken several months for the app to be ready to debut. Edits is made for creators, and it can be used with Instagram or other social media apps like TikTok.

Edits is designed for video creation, and it has a full suite of tools for filming videos, editing, and adding effects like AI-powered animations and cutouts. There's a section for keeping track of ideas, managing projects, and exporting content, plus an inspiration feed of reels with performance insights.

Instagram says that it worked with creators to streamline the app's design and functionality so that it would meet the video editing needs of those who make content for social media.

In the future, Edits will get support for keyframes, AI modifications, collaboration tools, and more fonts, text animations, voice effects, and filters.

Edits is a free download from the ‌App Store‌. [Direct Link]

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Jasoneg1990 Avatar
19 weeks ago
it only took five seconds to do a search on the App Store to see that CapCut is available to download
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19 weeks ago
Meta seemingly has an endless supply of copy machines...
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19 weeks ago
Only if Apple didn't abandon the Clips app. It failed because Apple is so stubborn about what it believes consumers wants.
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19 weeks ago
If meta made a YouTube, they’d call it Watch.
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19 weeks ago
How much Meta/Facebook commercial surveillance does it come with? Key privacy journalism facts need to be shared in addition to marketing points.
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19 weeks ago
CapCut is back on the app store
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