To remix a reel on Facebook, tap Options while watching it, then Remix this reel. Record your clips, tap Next, choose your audience and tap Share Now. Your reel plays alongside the original, which credits its creator. If the owner doesn't allow remixes, you won't see the option at all.
A remix lets you build on someone else's reel, with both playing together. It's one of the easiest ways to join a trend without starting from a blank screen. The steps are short; the rules about what happens to your remix later are where people get caught out.
Making your remix
- While watching the reel you want to remix, tap Options.
- Tap Remix this reel.
- Record your video clips and add any options you'd like.
- Tap Next when you're ready to publish.
- Select your audience, then tap Share Now.
While you're recording, the original reel shows on the left. Tap Layout to change how it's displayed next to yours. Your remix uses the original reel's audio unless you swap in your own original audio.
Myths and facts about remixing
| Myth | Fact |
|---|---|
| You can remix any reel you can watch. | Only reels shared as public can be remixed, and only if the owner allows it. |
| Your remix is yours to keep forever. | It depends on the original staying up and public. |
| People won't know whose reel you used. | The original creator is credited on your remix. |
| If remixing gets switched off, your remix vanishes. | Existing remixes stay; no new ones can be made. |
When the button won't appear
If you tap Options and there's no Remix this reel, the owner hasn't allowed remixes, or the reel isn't public. Owners can allow or disallow remixes and change their mind at any time, so a reel you remixed last week might not offer the option today.
When the creator changes things
- The owner deletes the reel or their account: every remix of that reel is deleted too.
- The owner switches the reel to a non-Public audience for more than 24 hours: its remixes are deleted.
- The owner turns remixing off: existing remixes stay, but nobody can make new ones.
- The owner blocks you: your remixes of their reel are removed, and they come back if you're unblocked.
One thing remixing settings don't touch is original audio. Turning remixing off doesn't stop anyone using that audio. If you'd rather start fresh than remix, here's how to make your own reel on Facebook. And if your remix isn't getting watched, the checklist on why a Facebook reel isn't getting views is a good next stop.
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My advice before you remix
Remix reels from creators whose content is likely to stay public, because your version lives or dies with theirs. Make sure your half stands on its own, since the original's credit sits on your remix anyway. If a remix matters to you for the long run, consider recording it as your own reel with original audio instead.
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