Meta expands Edits: Clickable audio, Reels as reference

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You prefer shooting Reels directly on your smartphone and editing them there too? Then Meta has an update for you that's likely to noticeably change your workflow.

The Facebook parent company has given its standalone video app Edits a suite of new tools. As Social Media Today reports, creators now get clickable audio links, insights into their audience's trends, and the ability to save their own style kits. In parallel, Meta is introducing a feature that lets you create Reels using another clip as a reference.

What this means for you concretely

The most exciting new feature is probably clickable audio links. You embed audio with a link in your Edits project – so viewers tap directly on the sound used in the clip. What previously ran through captions or bio now moves into the Reel itself.

On top of that come audience trend insights: Edits shows you what's currently working best with your followers – topics, formats, sounds. If you post regularly, you'll plan your next Reel less by gut feeling.

The third new feature is Custom Kits. You save style combinations of fonts, colors, and effects as reusable templates – once you've found a look that fits your brand, you don't have to rebuild it every time.

Use Reels as a template – with credit to the original

In parallel, Meta is expanding Reels integration in Edits. As the company itself explains, you can now select a public Reel from the library and remix it in your Edits project, react to it, or use it as inspiration. If your own Reel is used in someone else's video, you'll be named in the remix video. That's a double-edged sword: you lose some control over distribution, but in exchange you get reach and a credit that makes you visible as the creator.

What Edits is – and what came before

Edits is Meta's free video app for iOS and Android. You log in with your Instagram account, which keeps audience insights, Reels drafts, and publishing workflow together. Over the past months, Meta has expanded the app piece by piece: sound effects, visual controls, AI-supported restyle options, royalty-free music, and a teleprompter are now part of the toolkit (Social Media Today, almcorp.com). The current update continues this course with a focus on creator workflow and audience orientation.

How much of this you'll actually use in everyday life depends on how much you already edit on mobile. The new insights are especially worthwhile if you post regularly and have been choosing your topics mostly by gut feeling.