Google Launches New Features For Google Vids And Expands Access To All Users

Google launched new AI-powered features for its Workspace app, Google Vids, and expanded access to the video-editing platform on Wednesday. The basic version is now available to all users for free.

According to Google’s announcement, Google Vids—introduced last year—now has over 1 million monthly active users. That number is expected to grow as the tool, once exclusive to paying subscribers, becomes available to all Workspace users.

“Today we’re bringing new features in Vids to general availability, expanding how you can create polished video content,” wrote Vishnu Sivaji, Product Director for Google Workspace at Google.

Among the new capabilities is an image-to-video feature powered by Veo, Google’s text-to-video AI tool, which allows users to transform photos into short video clips of up to eight seconds.

Other AI-powered enhancements include automatic audio editing to remove silences and filler words, and tools to reduce background noise. Google noted that some features will roll out progressively over the coming weeks.

“You can now access automatic transcript trim, removing filler words and awkward pauses with just a few clicks, eliminating tedious editing,” explained Sivaji. We’re also pre-announcing noise cancellation, as well as backgrounds, filters, and appearance options, just like you see in Google Meet.”

Google Vids also supports real-time collaboration, enabling teams to work simultaneously on video projects. The company suggested that businesses could leverage AI-powered tools—such as AI avatars—to deliver messages from scripts. Potential use cases include creating professional onboarding, training, and demo videos.

To showcase the new features, Google released a series of videos on YouTube. The company also announced that it will soon support multiple video formats, allowing users to share content across platforms in portrait, square, and landscape modes.