The 6-second looping video app 'Vine' has returned to the app store as 'Divine,' funded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
The official version of ' Divine ,' an app that allows users to share 6-second looping videos, which debuted as a beta at the end of 2025 with the vision of 'returning creativity to human hands,' has now appeared on the App Store and Google Play. The concept of a '6-second looping video app' is a continuation of 'Vine,' which ceased operations in 2017, and funding from Twitter co-founder
Divine Launches in App Stores Expanding Its Vision for Human-First, AI-Free Social Media - Divine
https://about.divine.video/blog/divine-launches-in-app-stores/
Divine Video App - App Store
diVine - Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.openvine.app
'Vine,' the predecessor to 'Divine,' was an app founded in 2012 that allowed users to share 6-second looping videos. It was acquired by Twitter before its official launch, but the service was shut down in January 2017.
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'Divine' is a non-profit organization that was founded in May 2025 with the support of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and others.
Vine shut down its service in 2017, but more than 500,000 uploaded videos were archived, so former employee Evan Henshaw Plass led a restoration project. Divine has inherited these restored videos.
Furthermore, they have contacted popular Vine creators such as Lele Pons , JimmyHere , Mightyduck , and Jack and Jack , reactivated their accounts, and are already getting new content posted.
Pons, who posted on Vine during high school, contacted Plus when the beta version launched in November 2025, saying, 'Many of us came from Vine, and Vine was where it all began. It's a very iconic app. It was an extremely important turning point for me and for internet culture. I'm really happy that some of the early masterpieces are getting attention again, and that we have the opportunity to create new works.'
Jimmy Heer also commented, 'For me, Vine was the golden age of short-form content. There was no AI, no partnerships with ridiculous brands. Even if the video quality was terrible, there were people who were just trying their best to entertain people. With 'Divine,' we are aiming to go back to the basics. I have always thought that the 6-second limit is not just a constraint, but a form of art.'
MightyDuck said, 'I wouldn't be where I am today without Vine... I'm so excited that my videos will be available again on Divine... And I can't wait to create new 6-second content... It feels like coming home to my hometown!'
As Jimmy Heer has commented, Divine prohibits AI-generated, mass-produced, low-quality content, also known as AI slop. In addition, it adheres to the following principles:
- Creator ownership : Creators can retain control over their content and, consequently, their means of livelihood.
Human-first content : Create a media platform that is not AI-generated.
• Meticulous design : The advertising algorithm prioritizes creativity and constraints over engagement.
• Open and transparent : Built on the open protocol 'Nostr' and open-source code.
Dorsey stated, 'By reviving Vine on a decentralized network, we are finally trying to correct all the mistakes.'
Incidentally, Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter and renamed it X, is also a proponent of reviving Vine, and in July 2025 he posted on X, 'We will revive Vine, in the form of AI.' This is quite different from Dorsey's philosophy, and it's interesting to wonder what Musk's feelings are towards Divine.
We're bringing back Vine, but in AI form
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 24, 2025
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