Although the fight between TikTok and Instagram is an everyday debate across much of the planet, there is something no one doubts: the best video editor to create content publishing on both platforms is CapCut. The reason? The ByteDance app has tons of features that are not present in other mobile applications. Furthermore, it is very well designed and its interface is very easy to understand.
The competition is always limping on one leg, but a truly worthy rival could be close to landing on the market. Furthermore, it would do so at the most appropriate time. What are we talking about? Good of ‘Edits’, the free Instagram video editor in CapCut style.
Edits are everything CapCut once was: Instagram finally has a video editor to match
Through your Discussions accountthe director of Instagram (Adam Mosseri), revealed that his company will launch an app to compete with CapCut. The new video editor will be called “Edits” and will be available in February.
According to Mosseri, Edits will change many things, being an editing suite developed specifically for users who edit from their smartphones. Furthermore, he pointed out that Edits has gone further since then It will be a whole set of creative tools.
There isn’t much information at the moment, as the app can’t be downloaded yet. However, himself Mosseri advanced some details:
- There will be a tab dedicated to find inspiration for your videos.
- You will have another tab for Track trends.
- You will have access to all editing tools What are you waiting for?
- He will let you share drafts with your friends and other creators.
- I am connection with Instagram will enable additional features and recommendations.
Furthermore, he reported it The changes will have a much better quality camera for content acquisition. We love this, as it’s one of the most criticized things on Instagram, especially for Android. Will we finally see the highest quality videos on Instagram regardless of operating system? It seems so.
When will the “Changes” be available and why will they arrive at the best possible time?
At the time of writing this article Adam Mosseri had said only this The changes will arrive next month (February 2025). So there is no specific date, just a release window.
Even so, the changes will come at one of the best possible times. Why? First of all because although CapCut and TikTok are already back in operation in the United States, more than one user will start taking precautions and looking for alternatives; and secondly, why CapCut increasingly limits its free featuresforcing users to pay for CapCut Pro if they want to use tools that previously did not require payment.
Edtis will be available on both iOS and AndroidWhile For now it can only be booked in the Apple App Store. It will soon be available for subscription on Android (not for download).
As the official launch arrives, Instagram will work with a select group of content creators improve the app, identify problems and get feedback.
