Vids

VIDS is a template-based video editing app aimed squarely at Instagram Reels. The proposition is speed rather than depth: pick a template, drop in your clips, and publish. The site puts it plainly - "spend less time on editing. Choose from more than 200 templates.

Make your reel in just under a minute. " The template library is the product. Rather than building an edit from an empty timeline, you start from a pre-built structure that already has its cuts, timing and effects arranged, and swap your own footage in. The vendor also advertises AI video styles for applying artistic treatments, alongside trend-following effects and inspiration tools intended to keep the template set current with whatever is circulating on the platform.

It is distributed as an app download rather than a web editor - the "try for free" button routes to a mobile app installer - so this is a phone-first workflow, editing on the device where the footage was shot and the Reel will be posted. That suits solo creators posting frequently; it is a poor fit for anyone needing desktop-grade control or working with long-form footage. The app is free to try with no upfront payment, but no pricing is published anywhere on the site and the /pricing URL returns a 404, so the cost of any paid tier cannot be verified before installing.