20 must-have apps for Instagram users

Basic photo editing applications

1. Snapseed

An app from Google that has over 20 photo manipulation tools and a bunch of pretty good filters. If you're looking for an advanced mobile photo editor where you can manually edit the smallest details, be sure to try Snapseed.

2. Adobe Lightroom CC

Another powerful editor that allows you to edit selected areas of images. Plus, Lightroom has tons of options for fine-tuning colors, light, perspective, and more. You can also create profiles with optimal settings and apply them to any pictures. True, most of the features of Adobe Lightroom CC are only available as a paid subscription for $ 5 per month.

3. VSCO

Stylish app with a simple photo editor, Discover mode for viewing other users' photos, and most importantly, gorgeous filters. Most of them are paid. But they are able to turn even the most ordinary picture into a work of art.

4. Adobe Photoshop Express

Mobile version of the legendary Photoshop. However, there are few similarities with the desktop program - both design and capabilities differ. As the name suggests, Photoshop Express is designed specifically for quick and easy editing on the go. It is very convenient to correct the photo: you just select templates and move the sliders, the program does the rest for you.

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Photoshop Express-Adobe Photo Editor

5. PicsArt

An editor that has not only tools for retouching pictures, but also convenient functions for creating slideshows and collages. Images can be decorated with various elements: stickers, text, masks, frames and all kinds of effects.

Picsart photo and video editor PicsArt, Inc.

Picsart: Photo & Video Editor by PicsArt, Inc.

Special photo editors

1. Enlight

Enlight is a program that allows you to create not just high-quality, but truly artistic images. In it, you can combine different photos and stylize them using original effects and filters.

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2. Union

Union also converts different snapshots into one and copes with this as well as the previous application. Multiple exposure effects let you take funny or truly mesmerizing photos.

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3. TouchRetouch

Use this app to get rid of unnecessary elements in your frame: debris, holes, scratches, wires or even pimples.

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TouchRetouch ADVA Soft

4. Facetune

A must-have app for selfie lovers. Facetune can help make your teeth whiter, your eyes brighter, and your skin clearer. Also here you can adjust the light, choose filters and work with the background.

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Facetune2, Photo by Lightricks Lightricks Ltd.

5. Canva

Canva offers many stylish templates for creating stories and posts. Choose any, edit to your needs and publish. You can also create posts in the built-in editor using images, fonts, icons and other assets from Canva's library.

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6. Pixaloop

This program will turn your photos into spectacular animations. With it, you can make water, clouds, smoke and other objects in the frame move. And various 3D-effects will give the pictures additional dynamics and volume.

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Video editing and editing applications

1. Clips

Apple's minimalist video editor designed for short clips. Allows you to quickly combine video fragments, pictures, titles, music and various cartoon stickers.

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2. InShot

InShot successfully combines photo editing and video editing functions. In addition, it is very convenient to save videos for Instagram in the program. To do this, there are special templates with the optimal aspect ratio for Posts and Stories - of your choice. So your exported video from InShot will look great in any post.

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Video Editor & Photo - InShot InShot Video Editor

3. Videoleap

The original editor, which stands out for the function of mixing visual elements. So, you can add multiple clips or snapshots on separate layers, and then overlay them on top of each other at the right time. You will get a stylish video collage.

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4. Quik

The app from GoPro is a simplified editor for quickly creating dynamic videos. You add pictures or videos, choose a editing template, and then, if necessary, make edits to the video already created by the program. The result can be sent to selected social networks directly from Quik.

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GoPro Quik: Video Editor with GoPro Music

5. Splice

A functional video editor for more complex editing. You can control the playback speed, crop and arrange video and photo fragments in any way, perform color correction, apply effects, and so on.

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Other useful programs

1. ReShare Story / Repost Story

A multifunctional application that allows you to download other people's videos and pictures from Instagram, repost and even view Stories anonymously.

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2. FolowMeter

FolowMeter helps you analyze your audience and can come in handy if you're promoting your profile. For example, using the program, it is easy to find out who has unsubscribed from you, which users most often comment on your posts, who did not follow in response, and so on.

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3. Preview

A feed of images decorated in the same style can qualitatively distinguish your account from the rest. The Preview program shows the planned posts next to the already published ones. This allows you to check in advance the compatibility of their compositions and colors. Use it if you want visual harmony.

4. Photo scanner

If you suddenly want to digitize your old analog images for Instagram, Google's Photo Scanner application will help you. It allows you to quickly create copies of photos by scanning them with a smartphone camera. The better it is, the higher the quality of the duplicates.

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Photo Scanner from Google Photos Google LLC