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Instagram brings Edits to desktop to take on CapCut
TechCrunch • • general
Key Points:
- Instagram has launched a desktop version of its short-form video editing app, Edits, for Mac, targeting more complex projects that benefit from a larger screen, mouse, and keyboard.
- The desktop app competes directly with ByteDance’s CapCut, which has offered desktop editing for Windows and Mac since 2021.
- Features include licensed music, sound and video effects, automatic captions in multiple languages, multi-track timelines, keyframes, audio waveforms, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and the ability to import font files.
- Users can publish videos directly to Instagram from the desktop app with native tagging and location features, eliminating the need to transfer files between devices.
- Instagram plans weekly updates to enhance the desktop editor, including seamless project editing across desktop and mobile, while continuing to support the mobile Edits app used by over 50 million creators.
