What has actually changed in Edits since launch

Edits launched in April 2025 as a fairly focused app: a multi-track timeline, basic trimming tools, green screen, and direct publishing to Reels. It did the core job well but didn't have much beyond that. What's shipped since then has mostly been about depth, giving creators more control over the same core workflow, rather than turning the app into something completely different. Here's a plain rundown of what's actually changed, grouped by area rather than a raw date-by-date list.

At a glance: launch versus now

Organization got a lot more serious

Early on, managing more than a handful of projects meant scrolling through an undifferentiated list. Folders and Project Versions changed that, letting you group work and branch alternate cuts without duplicating an entire project by hand. If your library has grown past a dozen or so drafts, these two features alone are worth revisiting the app for. There's a full walkthrough of how to actually use them well in the folders and versions guide.

The AI tools expanded past captions and cutouts

Auto-captions and subject cutouts were there at launch. Since then, Edits added a teleprompter, AI restyling, and keyframes for animating position, rotation, and scale. None of these existed in the first version, and together they cover a meaningful chunk of what used to require exporting into a separate app to finish a video properly.

Audio got quieter attention, but real improvements

Loudness Match and the ability to import your own audio both arrived after launch. Neither is flashy, but both solve genuinely common frustrations, uneven volume between clips and being stuck with only the built-in sound library, that were minor annoyances in the early version of the app. Both are covered in the audio guide.

The Ideas tab is new territory entirely

Nothing at launch addressed the "what do I make next" problem. The weekly Ideas tab, pulling suggestions from your own post history, is a genuinely different kind of feature from everything else Edits has added, less about editing and more about the planning that happens before you even open the camera.

And the desktop version, still not here

The most requested addition since roughly the app's second month has been a proper desktop version. Meta demoed one publicly in June 2026 alongside an AI production assistant, but as of this page's last check it's still limited to a small group of testers. If that's the update you're waiting for, it hasn't shipped yet, and the full current status is tracked separately in the desktop version guide.

What hasn't changed

Worth noting alongside everything that's new: the core promise of the app is the same as it was on day one. It's still free, still exports without a watermark, and still publishes directly into Reels without needing a separate app in between. Whatever gets added next, that basic value hasn't shifted, which is part of why it's remained a solid pick for anyone doing quick mobile edits rather than one more overloaded app to keep track of.

What to expect going forward

Meta has generally rolled features out gradually rather than in large batches, testing with a smaller group before a wider release. That pattern is worth keeping in mind for anything still in a closed test today, the desktop app included. A slower rollout has meant fewer major bugs at launch for each feature, even if it means waiting a bit longer to actually get hold of something new.