Instagram Video Editor

Create scroll-stopping videos for Instagram with Kapwing's online video maker. Subtitles, filters, effects, and more—get started for free.
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Edit Instagram videos and grow your following

Growing your Instagram following? You'll need videos that stand out and capture attention. Kapwing's video editor for Instagram can help. Our tool is packed with features for making unique, scroll-stopping Instagram Reels, Stories, and longer-form videos. Access unique and super-polished Instagram templates, video filters, automatic subtitles, stickers and emoji, and even custom animations. All these features are available right in your browser—there's no software to download! You can edit everything online.

Are you building your social media presence across multiple platforms? Our Instagram video maker helps you quickly cross-post any video to and from popular social media platforms: Instagram to TikTok, Instagram to YouTube, YouTube to Instagram, and so much more. Kapwing's automatic video resizer also makes it easy to tailor-fit your videos to the correct dimensions in just two clicks, and it's free to use.

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How to edit videos for Instagram

How to edit videos for Instagram
  1. Upload a video for Instagram
    Select the video you'd like to edit for Instagram and upload it to the Kapwing editor.
  2. Edit your Instagram video online
    Apply filters, effects, subtitles, stickers, or even add subtitles to ensure your video is ready for Instagram. Automatically resize or crop your video to square, landscape, or vertical formats for Instagram posts, Reels, and Stories. Customize every detail of your video until it's perfect.
  3. Download and post to Instagram
    Click on the 'Export Project' button in the top right of the editor once you're finished to download and share your new video on Instagram.

The all-in-one video editor for Instagram

Make Instagram videos that stand out

Most video editors aren't built with Instagram and social media in mind. Kapwing is different—we're a web-based editor used by content creators and marketing teams who need to succeed on Instagram. That's why our Instagram video maker includes must-have features like magic subtitles, trending templates, one-click resize and repurposing, brand kits, and unique tools like our Instagram Reels safe zones overlay. With Kapwing, you can create engaging content for Instagram faster than ever before.

Repurpose Instagram content to any platform

The secret to social media? Smart repurposing that takes winning posts from one platform and shares them to another. With Kapwing, content repurposing is made easy. Use our AI-powered tools to automatically resize and format your existing Instagram content to republish on other social media channels. Or, take successful videos from YouTube and TikTok and reformat them to work perfectly as Instagram videos, Reels, and Stories. Create once and publish everywhere with Kapwing.

Try our built-in Instagram video templates to start

There's nothing more intimidating than a blank page—or an empty video editor. With Kapwing, you can start with any of our dozens of video templates for Instagram and customize them to fit your style and brand. Or, try out Kapwing's one-click editing options for video details like subtitles, in-video images, emoji, progress bars, voice over and "storytime" tools, and much more. Beginner content creators love Kapwing, but advanced Instagram users can take our pro features even further.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How do I edit a video for my Instagram?

Upload your video to Kapwing in any dimensions, click on the 'Resize Canvas' tool in the right sidebar, then select Instagram. Edit your video with effects, filters, and more. Then click 'Export Project' to download and share. It's that easy!

What's the best size for Instagram video?

The aspect ratio for Instagram videos is 9:16. Instagram also recommends 1080 pixels wide and 1920 pixels tall for Instagram Stories. Kapwing will automatically resize any video to the Instagram dimensions after you click on 'Crop' and then select the 9:16 aspect ratio.

How can I resize a video for Instagram?

Upload or drag-and-drop a video file into Kapwing. Then click on 'Crop' in the right sidebar. Now select the 9:16, which are the dimensions used by Instagram Reels, Stories, and videos. Your video will automatically resize to the correct dimensions for Instagram. Now you can continue editing, or download and share!

How can I repost videos to Instagram?

Upload any video file to Kapwing. Now, click on the 'Resize Canvas' button on the right side of the Kapwing editor. Select the 9:16 aspect ratio for Instagram. Kapwing will now reformat your video for Instagram's dimensions. Click on 'Export Project' when you're ready to download your video and post it to your Instagram account.

How can I make Instagram videos with music?

Upload your video into Kapwing. Click on the 'Audio' button in the left side of the editor. Now, upload a separate music or audio track, or choose from hundreds of royalty-free songs available right inside Kapwing.

What's different about Kapwing?

Easy
Easy
Start creating immediately with thousands of templates and copyright free videos, images, music, and GIFs. Repurpose content from the internet by pasting a link.
Free
Free
Kapwing is completely free to start. Just upload a video and start editing. Supercharge your editing workflow with our powerful online tools.
Accessible
Accessible
Automatically subtitle and translate videos with our AI-powered Subtitler tool. Caption your videos in seconds, so that no viewers get left behind.
Online
Online
Kapwing is cloud based, which means your videos are wherever you are. Use it on any device and access your content anywhere in the world.
No spam or ads
No spam or ads
We don't serve ads: we're committed to building a quality, trustworthy website. And we will never spam you nor sell your information to anyone.
Powerful
Powerful
Kapwing works hard to help make the content you want, when you want it. Get started on your project today.
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Best online video service ever. And a miracle for deaf people.
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