February 4, 2026
Expanding access to select Google Vids features for all users
Google Vids is designed to help users share information and tell stories through video. To help more users create professional-quality content, we are making three features in Vids available to all users, regardless of what Workspace edition they use. These features include:
- Read-along teleprompter: Allows you to read from a script that automatically scrolls as you speak, helping you maintain eye contact with the camera and deliver a more natural performance.
- Transcript trim: Provides a simple way to edit your video by deleting words or silences directly from the video’s transcript.
- Styled captions: Lets you choose from a variety of visual styles to render captions directly on your video, making your content more accessible and engaging.
Previously, these features were primarily available to paid Workspace users. This change ensures that users on Workspace editions currently on a promotional period—including Business Starter, Enterprise Starter, Google for Nonprofits, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning add-on—will maintain access to these features even after their promotion ends in May 2026. Additionally, users on Workspace editions such as Frontline and Education Fundamentals now have access to these essential video editing features for the first time.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for these individual features. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to turn Vids on or off for your organization.
- End users: This feature will be available by default whenever you use the recording studio or editor in Google Vids. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using the teleprompter or trimming transcripts in Vids.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) started on February 2, 2026
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 20, 2026
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn Vids on or off for users
- Google Help: Record a video or audio clip
- Google Help: Trim video & audio transcripts in Google Vids