CapCut is the better all-in-one editor with advanced tools, multi-platform support, and powerful AI—great for serious creators. Instagram Edits is simpler, faster, and perfect for Reels beginners.

Edits is initially more approachable as an app, but picky creators may find CapCut’s additional options for video editing gives them a more fine-tuned level of control over the final product.

It’s also worth noting that CapCut has a more extensive music library compared to Edits. Another difference is the fact that Edits currently doesn’t have a subscription offering (for now), but ...

TikTok and CapCut, a video editing software, were legally banned in the U.S. on Sunday. The first version of Instagram's Edits will be available for download and use in February or March.

While Edits is launching months after CapCut came back online in the US, Meta is adding some Instagram-specific features to lure Reels creators. This includes in-app post analytics, as well as the ...

And with the fate of TikTok – and by extension CapCut – currently hanging in the balance, Meta over the weekend swooped in and announced a new video editing app dubbed Edits.

Yet even without the ban, Edits' features may tempt creators. While CapCut also has generated captions and the ability to reduce noise, both previously free features now require a paid subscription.

As of Thursday, Edits had grown to 1.2 million iOS downloads and 5.9 million downloads on Android, for a total of 7.1 million. By comparison, CapCut was downloaded only 83,500 times in its first ...

Google Photos is testing a CapCut button to help users edit Memories in the popular ByteDance-owned video editing app.

Instagram has launched Edits, a video editing app that’s intended to rival the TikTok-linked equivalent CapCut. First announced in January, Edits is available for free from today on iOS and Android.

And the free online video editing tool CapCut fell off the web too, leaving a gap that Meta-owned Instagram was quick to drive into with a new app called Edits. Announcing the new app in (what else) ...

Since Instagram Edits is a clone of CapCut, it is beginner-friendly, and there’s no issue if you begin with it. Both have very similar interfaces, so you dont need to worry about the learning curve.