InShot
Mobile video and photo editor aimed at quick social clips, with effects, music and auto captions.
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About InShot
InShot is a phone-first editor for trimming, stitching and dressing up short videos and photos, mostly for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. You work on a simple timeline with cuts, speed changes, transitions, stickers, text, picture-in-picture, chroma key and a built-in music and sound-effect library. Newer AI tools add automatic captions in several languages, voice enhancement, background cutout and stabilisation. It also makes photo collages, so many people use it as a single app for everyday social content. The free version covers most editing but adds a watermark and ads; a paid Pro upgrade removes them and unlocks the paid effects and materials. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Android phones, with no desktop version, so longer or multi-camera projects are better suited to a desktop editor. The same developer also makes YouCut and several AI photo apps.
Best for: Creators editing short social videos and collages on a phone with minimal learning.
Pros and cons
What works
- Very easy timeline for beginners
- Large library of transitions, effects, stickers and music
- Auto captions and voice enhancement built in
- Handles photo collages as well as video
Why people leave
- Free version adds a watermark and shows ads
- No desktop or web version
- Limited for long, multi-track projects
Top InShot alternatives
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CapCut68.8Free mobile and desktop editor with a bigger template and AI effects library for the same short-form crowd.
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VN Video Editor64.8Multi-track phone editor with keyframes and no watermark on the free version.
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KineMaster61.8Layer-based mobile editor with more precise control for creators outgrowing InShot.
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LumaFusion59.4Pro-grade multi-track editing on iPad and iPhone, paid once rather than by subscription.
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CyberLink PowerDirector57.5Mobile and desktop editor with stabilisation and motion tracking, if you also edit on a PC.
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InShot: common questions
Is InShot free?
InShot has a free plan and paid plans.
Is InShot open source?
No, InShot is not open source.
What platforms does InShot run on?
InShot is available for iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to InShot?
The highest-ranked InShot alternatives right now are CapCut, VN Video Editor and KineMaster. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.