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Barely launched, Instagram's video editing app Edits is already proving its ambition to compete with established players. Meta is rolling out a significant update, enriching the tool with new creative options for users. A strategy that suggests a frantic pace of evolution.
TL;DR
🎯 Edits, Instagram's video editing app, positions itself as a serious alternative to CapCut.
✅ Its first major update adds 125 fonts, 15 voice effects and an Apply All option to apply a setting to every clip.
💡 For creators and brands: a free tool, designed for Reels, that is evolving fast.
01Edits gets 125 fonts, 15 voice effects and an "Apply All" option
Recently released and positioned as a serious alternative to CapCut, Edits is already receiving its first major update (version 378.2.0). Announced by Adam Mosseri, Instagram's CEO, on Threads, this release brings notable additions to polish your video creations.
- More style with 125 new fonts: the Text section grows considerably with 125 brand-new typefaces. The goal? To let creators "style their text and reflect their personality", offering much greater typographic richness to dress up videos.
- Original voice-overs with 15 voice effects: to liven up narrations and commentary, 15 new sound effects appear in the Voice FX section. Options such as Echo, Crunchy or Alien open the door to sound experiments that give your content a unique character.
- Simplify your workflow with the "Apply All" option: a practical addition to save editing time. "Apply All" now lets you apply a filter, effect or transition to every clip in a project in a single action. A considerable time saver for keeping visual or sound consistency.
These features are already available through the latest update of the app on the App Store and Google Play Store. Version 378.2.0 also fixes some bugs, notably related to music volume and export failures.
02Weekly updates on the horizon?
With more than 7 million downloads in its first week according to TechCrunch, Edits seems to have found its audience. And Meta does not intend to stop there. Adam Mosseri clearly stated that updates could be rolled out every week, suggesting a very ambitious roadmap for the app.
For now, all features remain free. However, Meta does not rule out introducing paid options in the future, particularly those powered by artificial intelligence. An approach Adam Mosseri had already mentioned before launch, while reaffirming the intention to offer as many features as possible for free.
This fast first update confirms Instagram's aggressive strategy to make Edits an essential video editing tool, able to compete with existing solutions and meet the ever-growing needs of content creators.
