Instagram Edits App: Every New Feature You Need to Know

We’re big fans of Instagram’s Edits app at Avocado Social, and this month brought some welcome updates. You can now export a project directly to Instagram Stories, Reels or Facebook, without the extra step of downloading and re-uploading. (For TikTok or YouTube Shorts, you’ll still need to download and upload manually.)

Other useful additions: you can filter audio searches by vibe or interest to find the right track faster, apply one effect across your entire timeline using adjustment layers instead of editing clip by clip, and all your audio tools, volume, enhance, fade, are now grouped together in one place.

Edits is still free, though we wouldn’t be surprised if that changes at some point. Worth getting familiar with it while it is.

Watch the short video below, taken from our August 2026 social media marketing update, for a full walkthrough.

Not sure what your signature series should be? Our Growth Strategy Sprint gives you a focused session and a clear set of actions to take away.