Instagram Edits ships 130 updates
- Meta said on April 22 that Instagram’s Edits app marked its first year with more than 130 feature updates, framing the mobile video editor as a product built directly with creator feedback. - Brett Westervelt, Meta’s head of Edits, said the app now spans filming, editing, inspiration and post-share insights, with bilingual captions, speed curves and customizable tools next on the roadmap. - Edits launched on April 22, 2025 as Meta’s answer to creators juggling multiple apps, and the company is still pitching it for use beyond Instagram and Facebook. (about.fb.com)
Meta says Instagram’s Edits app shipped more than 130 updates in its first year. (about.fb.com) The milestone came in a post published April 22 by Brett Westervelt, Meta’s head of Edits, one year after the company launched the mobile video editor on April 22, 2025. (about.fb.com 1) (about.fb.com 2) Meta said Edits was built with creators from the start and kept changing through direct feedback, including an in-app teleprompter after users said reading notes while filming was awkward. (about.fb.com) Edits is Meta’s attempt to keep more of the video-making process inside its own software. At launch, the company described the app as a place for longer camera capture, editing tools and performance insights in one workflow. (about.fb.com) That pitch goes beyond Instagram itself. Meta said in 2025 that it wanted creators to use Edits for videos destined for “any platform out there,” not just Instagram and Facebook. (about.fb.com) The company spent the year adding features in batches. A December 17, 2025 update added AI-powered video effects using Meta’s SAM 3 model, public Reels remixing inside Edits, title cards, storyboards and expanded text tools. (about.fb.com) Meta’s new roadmap is still centered on creator utility, not a single flagship feature. Westervelt said upcoming additions include bilingual captions, advanced color adjustments, speed curves, pinned favorite tools and more follower insights. (about.fb.com) Edits also now doubles as an idea board. Meta said the app’s Ideas tab combines saved Reels, saved audio, sticky notes, comment summaries and weekly ideas generated for each user. (about.fb.com) Templates are part of that strategy too. Westervelt said creators can open a template’s project file, inspect how it was made and soon build more complex versions with overlays, keyframes and video effects. (about.fb.com) After a year and 130-plus updates, Meta is presenting Edits less as a finished app than as a fast-moving workspace it expects creators to keep shaping. (about.fb.com)
