Death by installments: Microsoft is pulling the plug on Clipchamp for iOS
Microsoft apparently no longer likes the video editor Clipchamp as a local app. The manufacturer is pulling the plug on iOS in June.
The Clipchamp app is still available in the App Store for iOS.
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The video editor Clipchamp has replaced Microsoft's previous built-in tools for video editing and is usually included with Windows 11 by default. Microsoft is now gradually shutting down the locally executed software. After forcing cloud integration for the Windows version, the end for Clipchamp for iOS is now here.
The app can currently still be found in the iOS App Store. However, in an FAQ, Microsoft explains that the Clipchamp app on iOS will soon be history. Microsoft claims that most users prefer to edit video projects with Microsoft's web and desktop applications. They now want to focus on that. According to Microsoft, it will end on June 9, 2026, and the iOS Clipchamp app will apparently display a corresponding notice.
“After this date, all video projects that have not been exported to your mobile device will be deleted,” Microsoft explains. Furthermore, after this date, users will be asked to uninstall the app from their device as it will no longer be supported.
Prevent data loss
Anyone who does not want to lose their projects must export them as MP4 by then and thus save the finished clips on their mobile device. Interested parties should then switch to the Clipchamp web app. There will be no changes for the Clipchamp web and desktop applications; they “remain fully functional,” Microsoft states. Premium subscribers will continue to have access to the available features and 5 GB of OneDrive storage space for saving video projects. Projects stored there are accessible across devices as long as users log in with their Microsoft account.
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Here too, Microsoft's marketing department is once again extremely flexible with the interpretation of what “fully functional” means for the desktop app. In March, Microsoft crippled it so that it can only be used after logging in in combination with a OneDrive account.
Clipchamp was apparently very popular on iOS in the App Store, as the ratings show. Existing users must either submit to Microsoft's cloud mandate or seek alternatives.
(dmk)
