Instagram launches Edits video editing app for Mac desktops
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 15:14 · Archive
Instagram has launched a desktop version of its video editing app Edits on macOS, supporting AI-assisted editing and larger-scale projects.
Instagram has released a desktop version of its Edits video editing app on macOS. The new version is designed for more complex projects that benefit from a larger screen, mouse and keyboard, the company said.
The desktop app includes licensed and royalty-free music, sound effects, and automatic captions in multiple languages. It features a full multi-track timeline, keyframes for transitions, audio waveforms for accurate cuts, and support for custom fonts. Users can publish directly to Instagram with native features like tagging and location built in, and audio and text styles saved on the mobile app sync over to the desktop version.
According to The Verge, the desktop version includes a new capability: an open AI interface that lets creators use any AI agent to assemble videos. Matthew Simari, head of product management for Edits at Instagram, said users can 'go back and forth from agentic to manual editing'. Meta's Muse agent can, for example, create a rough cut of a video from a creator's downloads folder, which can then be opened in Edits for further editing.
The move puts Edits in direct competition with CapCut, the video-editing app operated by ByteDance, which has been available on Mac and Windows desktop since 2021. Instagram launched Edits last year on mobile platforms, later adding an AI creative assistant in September.
How it is being reported
- Instagram's Edits is now on desktop as a Mac appMeta's CapCut competitor already has more than 50 million users.Engadget · 5 Nov, 16:00
- You can edit your videos with AI on Instagram’s new desktop Edits appInstagram's standalone video editing app is now available on macOS, where you can plug in your AI agent of choice to assemble your videos. Instagram's Matthew Simari, head of product management for Edits, said in an interview with The Verge, "One of the things we're releasing with Edits Desktop is a MCP for all the […]The Verge · 5 Nov, 15:00
- Instagram brings Edits to desktop to take on CapCutThe move puts Edits in more direct competition with ByteDance's CapCut, the video-editing app Meta sought to challenge when it launched Edits last year.TechCrunch · 5 Nov, 15:00
In this story: Instagram · Meta · ByteDance · CapCut · Muse · macOS
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