Apple has officially discontinued its video editing app, Clips. The company quietly removed the app from the App Store, marking the end of one of its more playful creative tools designed for casual social media storytelling. A support document confirms that the app will no longer receive updates and is no longer available for new downloads as of October 10, 2025.
Launched in 2017, Clips was Apple’s attempt to create an easy, mobile-first alternative to professional editors like iMovie and Final Cut Pro. It allowed users to quickly combine short videos, photos, and live titles with filters, stickers, and background music. In its early years, Apple pushed several notable updates, including Memoji and Animoji integration, and later LiDAR-powered augmented reality effects that transformed environments with visual overlays such as confetti, rainbow light ribbons, and dynamic dance floors.
The app’s biggest leap came in 2021 with version 3.1, which introduced AR Spaces. This update was designed for iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Pro (2020) or later, taking advantage of the LiDAR scanner to create interactive AR experiences that responded to depth and movement. At the time, Clips gave users a glimpse of Apple’s growing interest in spatial creativity, preceding what would eventually evolve into the company’s broader mixed-reality ambitions.
Despite these innovations, Clips gradually faded from Apple’s marketing and product updates. Over the past few years, it received only minor stability improvements, signaling that it was no longer a priority. Its discontinuation aligns with Apple’s recent shift toward more integrated creative features across iOS, Photos, and VisionOS, suggesting that lightweight editing tools may now live directly within the system rather than as standalone apps.
Existing users who have already installed Clips can continue to use it, and the app can still be redownloaded from purchase history. Apple’s support note also explains how users can save their existing projects and clips to the Photos app before the service becomes obsolete.
The removal of Clips closes a chapter in Apple’s creative software lineup. What began as an experiment in short-form video editing ultimately paved the way for the company’s ongoing focus on immersive media, now extending into 3D video capture, spatial video playback, and AI-assisted content creation across devices.
