Instagram brings Edits video app to Mac, taking on CapCut

Meta's Edits, which already has more than 50 million users, now runs as a desktop app on Mac.

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6 Nov, 06:15 IST2 min read

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Instagram brings Edits video app to Mac, taking on CapCut — Image: Engadget

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Instagram's Edits video-editing app is now available on desktop as a Mac app.
The move sets Edits against ByteDance's CapCut, which Edits was built to challenge.
Meta's Edits already has more than 50 million users, according to the reports.

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Instagram has released Edits, its video-editing app, as a desktop application for Mac computers. The launch lets creators edit videos on a larger screen, rather than only on a phone.

The desktop version brings Edits closer to ByteDance's CapCut, a popular video editor. Meta launched Edits last year as a way to compete with CapCut, which is also owned by ByteDance, the company behind TikTok.

What the app offers

Edits is built for short-form video, the kind of clips people post on Instagram and other social apps. Meta says the app already has more than 50 million users. The reports do not say how many of those users are on the desktop version, or whether the Mac app is available for Windows computers.

The reports do not give a price, and they do not say whether the Mac app costs anything beyond the free download. Meta has not said when a Windows version might arrive.

Competition with CapCut

CapCut has become one of the most widely used video editors among mobile creators. By putting Edits on the Mac, Meta is trying to win over users who prefer editing on a computer. Meta had already tried to challenge CapCut when it launched Edits on phones last year.

For readers in India, the launch matters mainly for creators who make short videos for Instagram. A free desktop editor could make it easier to shoot on a phone and polish the clips on a laptop.

It is not yet known how the Mac app will perform against CapCut's desktop version, or how many people will switch. Further details on features and availability are expected from Meta.