Instagram’s new ‘Restyle’ tool makes editing Stories easier than ever
Meta AI is coming straight to Instagram Stories, giving creators new ways to edit photos and videos with simple text prompts.
Instagram rolls out ‘Restyle’
Instagram has just made editing stories a whole lot easier. The platform is rolling out Restyle, a new AI-powered tool that lets users transform their Stories. It utilizes Meta AI directly within the app to easily edit both photos and videos, without requiring outside editing apps.
What Restyle can do
Restyle combines preset effects with text-based AI prompts, giving users plenty of creative freedom. The preset styles let you easily change how your videos are looking, with both big or small edits. For example, the ‘remove’ feature lets you remove unwanted objects in the background, with the ‘add’ feature letting you add smaller details. Meanwhile, you can completely transform the look and feel of your image by changing your outfit, image style, or even the background in videos.
Instagram notes that you can include an ‘Add yours’ sticker to let friends easily tap and apply the same edits to their own Stories.
How to use Restyle
Getting started with Restyle is easy. Simply select the photo or video you want to share as an Instagram Story, and find Restyle under the paintbrush icon in the Stories editor. From there, Restyle lets users enter a quick text prompt to add, remove, or change elements in a photo or video.
Instagram also shared a few tips for writing strong prompts: be specific about the subject, style, lighting, and even the location. The more details, the more likely Meta AI can ‘match your vision’.
Meta’s growing set of AI tools
Restyle is the latest in a string of AI updates from Meta. The company recently launched Vibes, a fun AI-generated video feed direct in the Meta AI app. Earlier this year, the company introduced AI-powered video editing tools for its app, website, and Edits. This tool lets users apply presets and tweak details like outfits in a very similar manner to what Restyle now brings directly to Instagram Stories.
For Meta, bringing these features straight into Instagram, where creators and audience already live, feels like the next logical step.
What this means for artists and creators
For musicians and creators, Restyle is a nice addition to Instagram’s editing tools. Editing Stories just got faster, with AI now handling the heavy lifting directly within Instagram Stories.
Whether it’s teasing a new release, designing eye-catching promo visuals, or adding flair to everyday updates, these kinds of tools make it easier to stand out on social media. That’s important in today’s world where visuals play a huge role in engaging with fans.
Final thoughts
With Restyle, Meta is integrating AI where creators can easily use it. For artists and creators, Restyle marks another step toward more accessible, creative, and quicker content production. It could just be the tool that helps your next post reach more viewers.