We had Instagram Edits edited with artificial intelligence

Instagram's video editing application Edits is now available for free on computers. In this video, we installed the application and tried all its tools, then connected Edits to Claude Code and had a video edited entirely by artificial intelligence. We compared the result with our manual edit of the same video in CapCut.

The desktop version of Edits only works on Macs with Apple Silicon processors, namely M1 and later; MacBooks with Intel processors are not supported. When you first open the application, you scan the QR code, connect your Instagram account, and you can share the video you finished directly on Instagram.

What's in Instagram Edits?

The audio section features trending music on Instagram and searchable ready-made sound effects. On the text side, there are templates similar to CapCut, font, size and color settings, animations and the ability to voice the text. The automatic subtitle tool also supports Turkish.

Effects and transitions include those most used on social media; cinematic zoom and blur transition are a few of them. Filter diversity is not yet at CapCut level. However, unless you are doing very heavy editing, Edits' tools are largely sufficient.

How does Edits connect to Claude Code?

When you open the automation section in Edits' settings, the application opens a local port on your computer. Claude Code connects to this connection via MCP and does the editing not by seeing the screen, but by using the application's tools directly in the background. On the same screen, there are also connection options for Meta's own artificial intelligence and Codex.

Installation is quite easy: Just copy the access code generated by Edits and paste it into Claude Code. We had previously taught Claude our editing style by showing him our own videos; Then we asked him to edit our short video about the leaked interior images of the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e.

Artificial intelligence fiction and human fiction

Claude first centered the frame, divided the video into pieces, and deleted the gaps. Then, he transcribed the speech, cleared the repetitive parts, placed intermediate images appropriate to what was said, found the equivalent of the glow transition we used in CapCut in Edits, and equalized the color and sound levels. Since it does not display the screen constantly, it does not consume more than its usage quota.

The result isn't perfect: some transitions were missing, the background wasn't white as it should have been, and Edits used external files instead of its own sound effects. But it did most of the work correctly, such as subtitles, fonts and effects. Working together with a free application and artificial intelligence can seriously speed up the work of those who produce short videos. You can see the difference between the two fictions side by side in the video.