iMovie3.0.5

With a streamlined design and intuitive Multi-Touch gestures, iMovie lets you create Hollywood-style trailers and beautiful movies like never before.

Instantly create Magic Movies
. With just a few taps, you can create and share a beautiful, custom video
. Select an album or group of videos or images and iMovie will create a video for you-no video editing required-with titles, transitions, and music
. Easily rearrange or delete clips in the simplified shot list
. Apply a different style to change up the look and feel of the whole video

Learn storytelling with Storyboards
. Choose from 20 Storyboards that help you get started with popular video types
. Record video or take photos right into each placeholder clip, or add media from your Photos library
. Add, reorder, and delete clips as needed to organize and customize your story
. Apply a dynamic visual style that includes title layouts, fonts, filters, color palettes, and music

Make Hollywood-style trailers
. Choose from 14 trailer templates with stunning graphics and original scores by some of the world’s top film composers
. Customize movie studio logos, cast names, and credits
. Select videos and photos for your trailer or record video right in iMovie

Create beautiful movies
. Choose from 8 unique themes with matching titles, transitions, and music
. Give your movie the perfect look with 13 Apple-designed video filters
. Choose from 11 animated title styles like Split, Reveal or Pop-up
. Adjust any title by changing its font, color, size, location, and more
. Add solid, gradient, and patterned backgrounds to your movie
. Import and edit video captured in Cinematic mode on iPhone 13 or later
. Add, adjust, and delete focus points and modify the depth of field effect in video recorded in Cinematic mode*
. Easily add picture in picture, green screen, and split screen effects
. Select from more than 130 soundtracks that automatically adjust to the length of your movie
. Add sound effects, songs from your music library, and your own narration
. Connect a keyboard and use simple shortcuts to edit movies quickly
. Connect a trackpad or mouse to iPad for fast and accurate moviemaking

iMovie everywhere
. Transfer projects between your iPhone and iPad using AirDrop or iCloud Drive
. Send projects to your Mac via AirDrop or iCloud Drive to finish editing with iMovie or Final Cut Pro
. Connect an external display to your iPhone or iPad and choose to mirror the iMovie interface or display your video fullscreen while you edit**

Share with friends and family
. Send videos with Mail and Messages
. Save to your Photos library in resolutions up to 4K at 60 frames per second***
. Export videos optimized for Instagram, YouTube, and other popular video destinations

* Requires iPhone XS or later, iPad mini (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)

** External display support requires iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) or later

*** 4K at 60 frames per second support requires iPod touch (7th generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 7, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch or later

Version History • Fixes an issue where setting permissions for Photos library access could freeze iMovie. 3.0.5 12/16/2024 • A new onboarding experience guides users through setting appropriate permissions for music library and photo library access.
• Includes stability and performance improvements 3.0.4 12/05/2024 • Improved access to replacing and editing clips in Magic Movie and Storyboard projects
• Fixed an issue where tapping Edit Clip on a selected clip would open a different clip
• Includes stability and performance improvements 3.0.3 04/30/2024 iMovie 3.0.2 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
• Easily open your iMovie project in Final Cut Pro for iPad and take advantage of advanced editing and effects.
• Adds support for log-encoded video recorded with iPhone 15 Pro.
• Fixes an issue where selecting an iMovie project in the Files app would sometimes result in the project not opening.
• Fixes an issue where exporting a video would sometimes result in displaying an incorrect “Storage Almost Full” error. 3.0.2 09/28/2023 • Apply four new dynamic styles that include title layouts, fonts, filters, color palettes and music to Magic Movie or Storyboard movies
• Fixes an issue where media from a Photos album would be placed in non-chronological order in a Magic Movie project
• Fixes an issue in which Magic Movie and Storyboard movies in the viewer would not appear on external displays during playback
• Includes stability and performance improvements 3.0.1 10/24/2022 • Get started, learn, and be inspired by two brand-new types of video projects: Magic Movie and Storyboards
• Create a Magic Movie to instantly make and share custom videos with titles, transitions, and music in just a few taps
• Select an album of photos and videos, and Magic Movie will create a polished video using your media
• Start with a Storyboard project to improve your storytelling skills using a template that guides you through the video-making process
• Choose from 20 Storyboards for common video projects like Cooking, DIY, Q&A, Product Review, and Book Report
• Customize and organize your storyboard video by adding, reordering, and grouping shots within the flexible shot list
• Learn different types of video framing and storytelling techniques with the shot tips provided in each type of storyboard
• Record video or take photos right into each Storyboard placeholder clip, or add media from your Photos library
• Enhance your Magic Movie or Storyboard video with 20 dynamic styles that include title layouts, fonts, filters, color palettes, and music
• Go further by editing clips with tools like trim, split, and clip speed
• Apply title treatments, record voiceover narration, or adjust the depth-of-field effect in Cinematic mode video clips* to further customize your videos
• Import Magic Movie and Storyboard projects into a timeline in iMovie for Mac or Final Cut Pro** to take your project further
• Save Magic Movie and Storyboard videos to your Photos library, send to friends and family via Messages or Mail, or share with your followers on social media

* Requires iPhone 13, iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
** Requires iMovie for Mac version 10.3.2 or Final Cut Pro version 10.6.2 3.0 04/12/2022 • Import and edit video captured in Cinematic mode on iPhone 13
• Add, adjust, and delete focus points and modify the depth of field effect in video recorded in Cinematic mode*
• Import and edit ProRes video**
• Add ProRAW images to your movies and trailers
• Stability updates and improvements

* Requires iPhone XS or later, iPad mini (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
** Requires iPhone 13, iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later) 2.3.3 09/20/2021 • Fixes an issue in which text disappears after resetting a title or changing the font
• Fixes issues in which title text scales incorrectly or becomes uneditable after changing the title style
• Fixes an issue in which Undo becomes unavailable after changing the color of title text
• Fixes an issue in which some lines of title text cannot be deleted
• Fixes an issue in which the Expand title animation does not play 2.3.2 12/14/2020 • Fixes an issue which could cause titles created in prior versions of iMovie to appear with a different font
• Fixes an issue which could cause long titles created in prior versions of iMovie to change from one line to two lines
• Retains drop shadow and uppercase style of titles created in prior versions of iMovie 2.3.1 11/16/2020 • Customize any title by selecting from dozens of built-in fonts
• Adjust the color of any title by selecting from a grid or spectrum of presets, adjusting numerical sliders, or using the eyedropper in the viewer
• Quickly change a title’s default style, capitalization and duration
• Pinch and drag to adjust the size and location of any title
• Choose from three new animated titles: Slide, Split and dual-color Chromatic
• Add solid, gradient, and patterned backgrounds to your movie
• Use the color picker to customize the colors of any background
• Drag the slider to change the intensity of any filter applied to your photos and videos
• Import and share 4K videos at 60 frames per second*
• View, edit, and share High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos from your Photos library**
• Tap the new options button at the top of the Share sheet to share a project or video file and choose properties including resolution, frame rate, and HDR**

* 4K at 60 frames per second requires iPod touch (7th generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air 3 or later, 10.5-inch iPad Pro or later

** Editing and sharing HDR video requires iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad (7th generation) or later, iPad Air 3 or later, 10.5-inch iPad Pro or later 2.3 10/22/2020 • Give your videos a hand-drawn look with 3 new filters: Comic, Comic Mono and Ink
• Choose from 25 new soundtracks — in genres including action, chill, and sentimental — that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie
• Addresses an issue that could prevent the viewer from updating after duplicating a photo in the timeline
• Improves reliability of Redo when editing a trailer
• Includes performance and stability improvements 2.2.10 08/25/2020 • Use iMovie on iPad with Magic Keyboard, a mouse, or a trackpad for a new way to create movies and trailers (requires iPadOS 13.4)
• Use keyboard shortcuts to toggle between the five inspector modes when a clip is selected: Action, Speed adjustments, Volume, Titles, and Filters
• Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly rotate video 90-degrees clockwise or counterclockwise
• Tap the Download All button at the top of the soundtracks list to download all bundled soundtracks at once
• Add PNG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP files to your movie
• Performance and stability improvements 2.2.9 03/31/2020 • Access files from external hard drives, SD card readers, and USB drives
• Support for Dark Mode and new Share sheet in iOS 13
• When adding theme music in project settings, the soundtrack automatically adjusts to match the length of your movie
• Provides performance and stability improvements 2.2.8 09/24/2019 •Transform your video with the new green screen effect that lets you instantly remove the background of clips shot in front of a green or blue screen
• Adjust the green screen effect with a 4-point mask and strength slider
• Choose from 80 new soundtracks in genres including pop, chill, and sentimental that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie
•Drop in still images with transparent backgrounds to use as logos or custom graphics on top of your video
• Add photos as overlays to create picture-in-picture and split-screen effects
• Choose to hide the border that surrounds picture-in-picture and split-screen effects
• Instantly return to the edit screen of your project when switching back to iMovie from other applications
• ClassKit support lets students deliver video assignments to teachers using the Schoolwork app
• For users with videos in iMovie Theater, the Theater window is now accessible from the ••• menu at the bottom of the Projects screen
• Sharing to iMovie Theater is no longer supported; save your movies and trailers to iCloud Photos to watch them on other devices including Apple TV
• Resolves an issue that could lead to a black viewer when previewing your video fullscreen on an external display 2.2.7 06/11/2019 • Connect an external display to your iPad or iPhone and choose to mirror the iPad display or preview your video fullscreen while you edit* — with support for uncompressed 4K video output on iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
• Resolves issues which could cause video distortion when editing a vertical video clip with the iMovie edit extension in the Photos app
• Addresses an issue which could prevent sharing videos through a cellular connection on iPhone or iPad
• Improves stability including an issue which could occur after adding speed change effects to clips in your movie

* Fullscreen video preview while editing requires iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or iPad Pro (2017) or later 2.2.6 11/07/2018 • Updated for Super Retina display on iPhone X
• Adopts Metal for graphics processing
• Improves localization for Simplified Chinese
• Improves overall stability

This version of iMovie requires iOS 11.2 2.2.5 04/12/2018 • Improves compatibility when sharing to YouTube 2.2.4 09/05/2017 • Start projects quickly by selecting multiple photos and videos
• Share to Facebook and Vimeo using the standard iOS share interface
• Support for Shared iPad in iOS 9.3 or later
• Stability and performance improvements 2.2.3 07/28/2016 • Resolves a stability issue when using Display Zoom on iPad Pro
• Stability improvements 2.2.2 04/20/2016 • Create and share movies at 4K resolution on iPad Air 2 with iOS 9.1*
• Fixes an issue that could prevent users from creating new trailers in some languages
• Resolves issues importing and removing projects from iCloud Drive
• Addresses interface issues that could appear in some right-to-left languages
• Addresses interface issues that could appear in iMovie extension for Photos
• Performance and stability improvements

* iMovie supports 4K on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air 2, and iPad Pro 2.2.1 10/22/2015 • Create and share movies at stunning 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) on compatible iOS devices *
• Create and share movies with 1080p HD video at 60 frames per second for smoother, more true-to-life action
• Use 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to quickly start a new movie right from the Home Screen
• Desktop-class performance on iPad Pro with the ability to edit multiple streams of 4K video and use shortcuts with the Smart Keyboard
• Enhanced interface on iPad Pro with full-height Media Browser and pixel-for-pixel 1080 HD Viewer
• Connect a keyboard and use simple shortcuts to edit movies quickly
• Option to hide Media Browser while editing a movie
• Option to disable Ken Burns animation on a photo
• Redesigned Project Details view lets you watch movies and trailers before opening them
• Redesigned Video view lets you see more of your library while browsing videos and photos on iPad
• Improved Inspector controls with easy-to-read text labels on iPad
• Support for Slide Over and Split View when multitasking with the iMovie Extension for Photos
• Redesigned Audio browser in the iMovie Extension lets you easily browse and hear music
• Performance and stability improvements
• Support for Canadian French, Hindi, and Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)

* 4K support is available on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPad Pro 2.2 09/16/2015 • Addresses issue in which portrait photos may be cropped incorrectly when added to a project
• Updates compatibility with sharing to YouTube 2.1.2 04/30/2015 • Support for iCloud Photo Library
• Share videos with iCloud Photo Sharing
• Resolves issues that could occur when rotating a device while in the Video browser
• Performance and stability improvements

Introduced in Version 2.1
• Support for iOS 8 
• Enhance video clips in the Photos app using the iMovie extension
• Choose from 10 Apple-designed filters to stylize a video clip or an entire movie
• Slow down, freeze, or speed up a portion of a clip*
• Save videos and iMovie project files to iCloud Drive
• Send videos to other apps on your iOS device
• Create titles using bi-directional text
• Support for Arabic, Australian English, Hebrew, and Mexican Spanish

2x speed-up is available on iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, and later devices. 2.1.1 11/06/2014 What’s New in Version 2.1
• Support for iOS 8
• Enhance video clips in the Photos app using the iMovie extension
• Choose from 10 Apple-designed filters to stylize a video clip or an entire movie
• Slow down, freeze, or speed up a portion of a clip*
• Save videos and iMovie project files to iCloud Drive
• Send videos to other apps on your iOS device
• Create titles using bi-directional text
• Support for Arabic, Australian English, Hebrew, and Mexican Spanish

* 2x speed-up is available on iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, and later devices. 2.1 09/17/2014 • All-new, streamlined design 
• Share clips, movies, and trailers to iMovie Theater and watch them anywhere
• Full-screen Video browser with quick clip sharing
• Adjustments Bar for easy access to audio and video controls
• 16 new title styles
• Three new transitions — Slide, Wipe, and Fade through black or white
• Two new trailers — Indie and Family
• Slow motion
• Cutaway, picture-in-picture, and split-screen effects
• Add just the audio portion of video clips to a movie
• Detach audio from video in the timeline
• Duplicate audio or video clips
• Trim, split, and reposition music and sound effects
• Adjustable audio fade-in and fade-out
• High-frame-rate video recording
• Share via Mail and Messages
• Use AirDrop to send video clips and iMovie projects
• Import media via iTunes File Sharing
• 64-bit support 2.0 10/22/2013