Instagram launches free Edits video app for Mac

Instagram launched a free desktop version of its Edits video-editing app for Mac on November 5, adding multitrack editing, direct publishing and watermark-free 4K exports. The company said the app is designed for creators working on more complex projects and is available only on Mac for now. Edits gives users a timeline with multiple video and audio tracks, keyframes for transitions and audio waveforms for precise cuts. It also includes color-grading tools, automatic captions in multiple languages, and support for importing custom fonts. Creators can edit videos in horizontal or vertical formats and use licensed music and other audio from Instagram’s library. Users can publish videos directly from the desktop app to Instagram, including with native features such as tagging and location. Instagram says that removes the need to move a finished file from a computer to a phone before posting. Exports are available in 4K without watermarks, allowing creators to use the videos on other platforms as well. The desktop app also supports connected AI agents that can help assemble rough cuts, according to Matthew Simari, Edits’ head of product management. He described a workflow in which...