Apple discontinues Clips app for videos

Apple is burying its app Clips, which was first released in 2017. With the tool, it was possible to record short video clips on iPhone and iPad, add overlays and animations, edit them with filters and shorten them with simple means. Over the years, there have been repeated improvements, such as the integration of Memojis and Animojs as well as the use of the LIDAR scanner of current iPhones for augmented reality recordings. The app thus picked up on the trend towards short videos like those on TikTok even before they had caught on.

New users are out

Recently, however, Apple hasn’t updated Clips with new features for years, only added bug fixes every now and then. This culminated in Apple now officially releasing the application removed from the App Store has. Although there are still Notes on the app, Apple’s US site, however, redirects to a user manual that will no longer be able to be used in the future.

In an English-speaking Support document the setting is then also communicated concretely: Apple mentions last Friday (October 10) as the date of deletion of the app from the App Store. Clips has not been specifically adapted for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, but will remain runnable for the time being. Since Apple quickly pre-installed the app on all iPhones, many users still have access. A new download from the App Store is also possible if you had previously installed the application.

Export tips – App recommendations

In the support document, Apple further writes how users should proceed to export their videos. You can export them with or without effects to the media library of iPhone or iPad or to other apps as well as files, and also determine the aspect ratio. However, projects cannot be exported.

Apple recommends that you then do further processing with iMovie or other competing tools such as InShot VN Video Editor or GoPro Quik. Apple has not yet provided any information on when Clips will no longer be supported at all – i.e. no longer for existing users. This should be the case at the latest when incompatibilities with iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 occur. Because there will be no more updates.