Apple is winding down Clips, its forgotten video-editing app

It appears to be the tip of the street for Apple’s Clips app. The corporate stated on a support page that it has stopped updating the video-editing app, and new customers can not obtain it from the App Retailer. Current customers on iOS and iPadOS will proceed to have entry in the meanwhile, however the firm hasn’t stated how lengthy that can final. “For those who beforehand downloaded the Clips app, you’ll be able to nonetheless redownload it out of your Apple account within the App Retailer,” the assist web page notes. 

Clips was introduced in 2017 and provides a bunch of modifying instruments geared towards creating movies for social media. However Clips by no means actually caught on, and lots of the options it boasts are just about commonplace fare on the social apps now. Apple has really useful that Clips customers save their  movies to their picture libraries or elsewhere, so if you’re one of many few customers hanging on, it’s best to in all probability go forward and try this earlier than it is too late.