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Garmin VIRB Edit alternative: what to use in 2026

By Bart, who makes Telemetry Studio · Facts last checked

VIRB Edit still downloads, but it hasn't been updated since version 5.4.3 in 2018, it's Intel-only on the Mac, and users report its map and sync view no longer loads on many Windows PCs. Garmin lists the VIRB cameras as discontinued.

If you used it to put Garmin data on GoPro or other action-cam footage, Telemetry Studio does the same job on a current Mac or PC with the same FIT files: open the video, add the FIT file, Auto Sync, export. It costs $79 once after a 14-day free trial. Free alternatives exist too; they're listed below.

Garmin FIT data on GoPro footage, made in Telemetry Studio.

What happened to VIRB Edit

Garmin made VIRB Edit for its VIRB action cameras, and it was the free, obvious way to put Garmin data on any video. The last version, 5.4.3, came out in 2018. Garmin hasn't announced an end date for the software, but the cameras are listed as discontinued and the Garmin forum threads asking about updates go unanswered.

Three problems come up again and again:

  • The map and G-Metrix sync view breaks with "You are using an incompatible browser", because it relies on Internet Explorer. The registry workaround stopped working for some people on Windows 11.
  • It's Intel-only on the Mac, so it runs through Rosetta on Apple Silicon, and some M1 users report exports failing.
  • No support for newer cameras, including Insta360 360 footage.

VIRB Edit vs Telemetry Studio

VIRB EditTelemetry Studio
Last updateVersion 5.4.3, 2018Several releases a month (see the changelog)
PriceFree$79 once, 14-day free trial
MacIntel-only; runs through Rosetta on Apple SiliconNative Apple Silicon
WindowsYes; users report the map and sync view fails on many PCsYes
Garmin FIT filesYesYes
GPXYesYes
TCXYesNo (export FIT or GPX instead)
StravaNoConnects to your account, with segments and PR ghosts
GoPro's own GPSNot documentedYes, Hero 5 Black and later
360 videoGarmin VIRB 360 onlyInsta360 .insv, opened directly
Custom gauge builderYesNo (restyle and arrange about 70 overlay types)
Built-in video editor (music, titles)YesNo, overlays and export only
ExportUp to 4K (5.7K for VIRB 360)Up to 4K, 9:16 vertical, transparent overlay-only

Where VIRB Edit is still better: it's free, it has a Gauge Builder for drawing your own gauges, and it has a basic video editor with music and titles. If you own a VIRB 360, it's also the only app that stitches its footage.

Switching from VIRB Edit

Your Garmin data works as-is. The FIT files VIRB Edit used are the same files Telemetry Studio reads.

  • Get the FIT file from Garmin Connect (gear icon › Export Original), or copy it from the watch or bike computer over USB.
  • Open your video, add the FIT file, right-click the clip and choose Auto Sync.
  • If the camera's clock was wrong, click a landmark in the video and the same spot on the map (Sync to Map).

The full walkthrough with screenshots: how to add Garmin data to GoPro video.

Other VIRB Edit alternatives

  • Telemetry Overlay: $199, Mac, Windows and Linux, reads about 60 data formats and has hundreds of gauges. How it compares.
  • gopro-dashboard-overlay: free and open source, run from the command line. Good if you're comfortable with Python.
  • Insta360 Studio's Stats Dashboard: free if you film on an Insta360, and it imports GPX and FIT files. Fewer metrics and fixed templates.
  • DashWare: often suggested, but it hasn't been updated since 2017 and the official download is gone. More on DashWare.

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