Step 1
Upload your footage from any device
Upload from desktop — no phone transfer required. Editly handles full-length recordings that would be tedious to work with on InShot's mobile timeline.
Editly AI
Best InShot Alternative
Is Editly available on mobile like InShot?
Editly runs in mobile browsers but is optimized for desktop use. InShot's mobile app has a more polished phone editing experience. Editly's advantage is the AI editing layer and desktop workflow — not mobile UX.
InShot vs Editly: Mobile vs Browser-Based AI Editing
Both produce social-ready video content. The difference is the platform, the editing model, and the AI depth.
| Decision | InShot | Editly |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | InShot: iOS and Android app — best on mobile; desktop web version available but limited | Editly: any browser on any device — desktop-optimized with mobile browser support |
| Silence removal | InShot: no automatic silence removal — requires manual scrubbing on a mobile timeline | Editly: 'remove silences' in the prompt — AI applies it automatically across the full recording |
| Captions | InShot: text overlays are manual; auto-caption feature available but requires per-line review on mobile | Editly: captions specified in the prompt — generated from spoken content and applied without mobile review |
| Long-form footage editing | InShot: mobile interface becomes unwieldy for editing recordings over 10-15 minutes | Editly: handles full-length interviews and webinar recordings through cloud processing |
Go Beyond InShot With Editly for Desktop and Long-Form Edits
Step 2
Write an edit prompt
Describe what you need: 'Cut the best 90 seconds for Instagram Reels, add captions, reframe 9:16, remove dead air.' One instruction does what would take 20 minutes in InShot.
Step 3
Get the AI-edited video
Editly processes the footage in the cloud and returns a finished cut. No mobile timeline to navigate.
Step 4
Request changes with text
Need a tighter intro or different clip selection? Write a follow-up prompt. No hunting through InShot's mobile menus.
Try Editly Free — For When InShot Isn't Enough
InShot is great for quick mobile clips. For anything that needs AI editing, silence removal, or desktop-level control, test Editly free with 3 exports.
- 3 free AI-edited exports — desktop and browser-based
- No mobile app required — works in any browser
- Pro $28/month for 100 exports per month