Musical.ly: The best editing apps

Whether stickers or filters, time-lapse or slow-motion - many editing effects can be inserted in the Musical.ly app itself. Third-party editor apps give you more options. We show you the four best editing apps for Musical.ly.

Free editing apps for Musical.ly

Musical.ly is an app for iOS and Android, in which so-called “Muser” record themselves singing their favorite songs in sync with their lips.

• The 15-second videos can either be published or saved privately.
• If you want to edit a video recorded in Musical.ly in an external app, you must first save the video. To do this, open the desired video and click on the three white dots in the lower right corner.
• In the menu select "Save in Camera Roll". The video can then be uploaded and edited in one of the following external apps.

1. Funimate

"Funimate" is a video editing app for iOS and Android.

• With the app you can equip your video with animated hearts or glitter, filters, text in different fonts, sound effects and much more.
• After the free download of the "Funimate" app, a large part of the editing effects are unlocked. Additional effects are only available after in-app purchases.

2. InShot

"InShot" is another popular and free image and video editing app for Android and iOS.

• With the app you can insert texts and emojis, you can cut and mirror videos.
• While the app also offers a large selection of editing effects in the free version, all features are only available for subscribers to the paid full version.

3. Alive Movie Maker

You can download the "Alive Movie Maker" app for free from the App Store and Play Store.

• With effects such as various video filters, light effects, animations and text effects, you can get creative while editing your Musical.ly videos.
• The app is currently not available in German. Nevertheless, operation with basic knowledge of English is easy to understand.

4. Trill

"Triller" is an app for iOS and Android that does the video editing for you.

• Simply select a song and record up to three videos. You can also upload videos from your gallery.
• With a click on "Triller!" The app creates a small music video.
• The app also offers 14 filters that you can put on top of the video.

Read how to use filters in Musical.ly in the next practical tip.