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Instagram Launches Edits for Mac With Multi-Track Video Editing and 4K Exports
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In Short: Instagram has released Edits for Mac, offering multi-track video editing, advanced color grading tools, and 4K exports.
Instagram has launched Edits for Mac, a free video editing app that offers a larger workspace and more precise editing controls.
The new desktop app allows users to publish videos directly to Instagram, complete with native features such as tagging, location, and trial reels.
Users can import their own LUTs and fonts, customize keyboard shortcuts, and access Instagram’s licensed audio library.
Instagram’s Edits for Mac supports multi-track editing, advanced color grading tools, and 4K watermark-free export.
Matthew Simari, who leads Edits, said users can connect their preferred agent, including Meta's Muse, and move between agent-driven and manual editing.
Instagram says it will continue to grow the mobile Edits app for the more than 50 million creators who use it.
Instagram’s Edits for Mac is designed to receive weekly updates and is asking users for feedback to help shape future improvements.
The app’s multi-track editing capabilities allow users to set keyframes for dynamic transitions, monitor audio waveforms for accurate cuts, and adjust color wheels and curves for precise color grading.
Instagram’s expansion into desktop editing is part of its strategy to compete in longer-form, episodic content and capitalize on the growing popularity of microdramas.
Instagram’s Edits for Mac is now available for download.
Instagram is also rolling out Instagram for TV, extending its video experience to the television.
What this adds
Instagram’s Edits for Mac offers a more extensive feature set compared to its mobile counterpart, including support for multiple aspect ratios and advanced text customization options.
What's confirmed
- Instagram has just launched its Edits app for Mac.
- Instagram announced on Thursday that it’s bringing Edits, its short-form video editing app, to desktop on Mac.
What's still developing
- In December last year, Edits landed pre-built templates, more advanced text customization options, storyboards, and the ability to pull public Reels directly into the app so that users can remix them easily.
- By switching on the Model Context Protocol, a standard that lets AI assistants use other software, creators can ask an agent to handle parts of the editing for them.
- Reddit is introducing a “For You” feed, bringing its home page closer to the recommendation-driven experience used by platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
- The introduction of a dedicated “For You” feed puts Reddit alongside platforms including TikTok, Instagram, X, Threads and Facebook, all of which use recommendation systems to help users discover content.
- In an emotional promotional video shared on Instagram, Karan reflected on the show’s origins, recalling how he first pitched the concept to his late father, Yash Johar, before the series launched in August 2004.
- That’s a milestone it took Instagram some 15 years to reach, despite constant user demand.
- The new model currently powers the Meta AI app and website and will roll out to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and AI glasses in the coming weeks.
- The short-form video clips follow an ongoing trend among streamers aiming to compete against social video platforms such as TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
- Instagram is now available on the Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows via the platform to Apple's streaming device for the first time.
- The release follows Instagram's dedicated iPad app, which arrived in September 2025 after years of requests for an interface designed for Apple's tablets.
- Instagram first began testing its TV app on Amazon Fire TV devices in the United States in December 2025, before expanding to Google TV in February 2026 and Samsung smart TVs in June.
- We’re expanding Edits to take on your most ambitious projects on desktop.