Instagram Edits upgrade

Instagram’s Edits app is getting a broad new round of creator tools one year after launch, including bilingual captions, advanced color controls and an in-app teleprompter. (about.fb.com) Meta said April 22 that Edits launched a year earlier, on April 22, 2025, as a phone-first video creation app tied to Instagram accounts. The company said the latest update adds upgrades to captions, speed curves, color adjustments and more customization across the app’s core tools. (about.fb.com 1) (about.fb.com 2) The teleprompter was built after creators said it was hard to read scripts from notes while filming, according to Brett Westervelt, Meta’s head of Edits. Meta also said users will be able to adjust teleprompter text size and scrolling speed while recording. (about.fb.com) Edits is Meta’s attempt to keep more of the short-video workflow inside its own tools instead of sending creators to separate editing apps. At launch, Meta pitched the app as an all-in-one place for recording, clip-level editing, analytics and exporting videos without a watermark. (about.fb.com) (play.google.com) That matters for teams making Reels and other short videos on tight deadlines, because scripting, recording, captioning and finishing can now happen on a phone in one app. Meta said Edits is meant to work not just for Instagram and Facebook, but for videos shared on any platform. (about.fb.com 1) (about.fb.com 2) Meta has been layering features into Edits since launch. In December 2025, it added artificial-intelligence video effects, title cards, storyboards, expanded text styles and templates that creators can share with each other. (about.fb.com) The company is also pushing Edits beyond basic cutting and trimming into a creator workspace. Meta said the app’s Ideas tab mixes saved Reels and audio with sticky notes, while templates can be opened as project files so users can see how a video was built. (about.fb.com 1) (about.fb.com 2) Edits remains free on iPhone and Android, according to Apple’s App Store listing and Google Play. On Google Play, the app shows more than 50 million downloads, a sign that Meta’s video editor has already reached a large mobile creator base. (apps.apple.com) (play.google.com) Meta said the next year of Edits will focus on more customization, follower insights and more advanced templates with overlays, keyframes and video effects. The company is betting that faster phone editing will keep creators filming, finishing and publishing in the same ecosystem. (about.fb.com)