Apple Clips has been discontinued. The video editor app wasn't particularly popular among users, which probably led to it being abandoned.
The thing is, not a lot of people actually used it, some people may not have even heard about it. Apple launched Clips in April 2017, for iOS 10.3. It was designed to create videos, add effects, text, graphics to the videos, etc. You could save your work as a project, and come back to it later. The app came out during the time when Snapchat, Instagram were gaining popularity, especially for Stories.
While Clips was a decent video editor, its features were nowhere near the tool set that was offered by iMovie. Speaking of which, iMovie is available for Mac, iPhone and iPad, and is the perfect replacement for Clips. You don't even need to look for an alternative.
Anyway, the news that Clips has been discontinued is official. Macrumors reports that a support page on Apple's website mentions that The Clips app is no longer being updated. I still have it on my iPhone, and you may also have it, as it comes pre-installed with iOS.
Apple says users can continue using Clips on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, and earlier versions of the operating systems. However, new users cannot download it, because Apple Clips is no longer available on the App Store, it was delisted on October 10, 2025. Users are advised to save their Clips to their photo library or another location. You can import your projects to iMovie or other apps, to edit them.
The advisory to save the Clips seems to suggest a possibility that the app may disappear in future versions of iOS. That said, Apple Clips is a pretty basic video editor, you're probably not going to miss it. Use iMovie, or if you want more and have an iPad, take a look at DaVinci Resolve, which is a professional video editing suite that is free to use with a single optional in-app purchase to upgrade to the Studio version.
A lot of AI video generators are available now, and even apps like Google Photos lets you create videos from photos using AI, so that's always an option.
Did you use Apple Clips?
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