Instagram's Edits video editor arrives on Mac: creator news, 6 Nov

Instagram's Edits app is no longer phone only: a free desktop version for Mac launched on 5 November. YouTube also opened its music tool for clearing copyright claims to most countries outside the European Economic Area, and LinkedIn started rolling out a table that compares all your posts in one view.

Instagram: Edits launches on Mac#

What changed: Edits announced its desktop editor for macOS on 5 November 2026. The post, by Edits lead Brett Westervelt, describes a free app with:

• A multi-track timeline, keyframes and audio waveforms for cutting on the beat.
• Colour wheels, log conversion and curves, plus import of your own LUTs and font files.
• Instagram's licensed and royalty-free audio libraries, and unlimited automatic captions in multiple languages.
• Horizontal and vertical formats, with 4K export and no watermark.
• Publishing straight to Instagram from the desktop, with tagging, location and trial reels.
• A way to connect AI agents to the editor.

Audio and text styles saved on mobile already appear on desktop. One project cannot yet move between phone and desktop: Edits says that is in progress. Edits also says 50 million people now use the app, and that the desktop version will update every week.

Who it affects: creators with a Mac. The announcement names macOS only and gives no date for Windows. Social Media Today's report says the app can be downloaded now.

What to do: if you edit on a Mac, download Edits from edits.com/desktop and try one real project before you change your workflow. This is the first version, so keep your current editor for anything on a deadline. Finish each project on one device for now.

YouTube: AI music for copyright claims leaves the US#

What changed: TeamYouTube said on 3 November 2026 that the music creation feature in the Replace song tool, which reached US creators earlier this year, is now open to creators in more countries. On a video with an audio claim, the Create button in the Suggestions tab generates four royalty-free instrumental tracks, each three minutes long. Once the copyrighted audio is fully replaced, the Content ID claim is removed automatically.

There are limits. The tracks are instrumental only, and the YouTube Help page says you cannot write your own prompt: to get different tracks, refresh the page and press Create again. YouTube says the music is "intended solely for use in videos and other content that you create on YouTube", so do not use it on other platforms.

Who it affects: creators in most countries outside the European Economic Area, which covers the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. YouTube's post does not list the countries. The tool is not in the YouTube Studio mobile app yet.

What to do: the next time you get an audio claim, open Replace song in YouTube Studio on a computer and look for Create. If you post the same video elsewhere, use music you hold the rights to everywhere instead, because these tracks are for YouTube only.

LinkedIn: all your posts in one analytics table#

What changed: LinkedIn product leader Sam Corrao Clanon said on 3 November 2026 that a Post Performance Table is rolling out globally on desktop, starting that week, with mobile to follow. The table lists your posts with their key metrics, such as impressions, followers gained, saves and sends, and you can export the data. Selecting followers gained on a post now also shows the profiles of the people who followed. Social Media Today has more detail.

Who it affects: people who post on LinkedIn. The post does not give eligibility rules.

What to do: on desktop, go to Content Analytics, then Post Impressions, then Most Recent Post Performance, and choose Show all posts. If the table is there, export it and compare your video posts by followers gained as well as impressions.

Sources#

• Edits, Edits on desktop is here, 5 November 2026.
• Social Media Today, Edits launches for MacOS, 5 November 2026.
• YouTube Community, New music creation tool to help resolve copyright claims, 3 November 2026.
• YouTube Help, Remove copyright-claimed content from videos, for current terms.
• LinkedIn, Understanding your new analytics, 3 November 2026.
• Social Media Today, LinkedIn details new creator insights options, 3 November 2026.