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Meta unveils Edits, a video editing app coming in February on iOS and later on Android, after US app stores removed CapCut as part of the divest-or-ban law

Meta today announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance's video editing app CapCut was removed from Apple's App Store …

TechCrunch Ivan Mehta

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  • Smartprix Shikhar Mehrotra on x
    Meta Launches Edits, A New CapCut Rival Video Editing Apps Here: Check Features Here
  • @reckless Nilay Patel on bluesky
    lol Meta coming in hot with the concepts of an app www.theverge.com/2025/1/19/24...
  • @davelee.me Dave Lee on bluesky
    Photocopier goes whirrrrr [embedded post]
  • @chandrasteele Chandra Steele on bluesky
    Mark Zuckerberg on Apple: “They haven't invented anything great in a while.”  —  Mark Zuckerberg on Meta: “Anyway here's CapCut.”
  • @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
    Today we're announcing a new app called “Edits,” for those of you who are passionate about making videos on your phone.  There's a lot going on right now, but no matter what happens it's our job to provide the best possible tools for creators.
  • @reneeroaming Renee Hahnel on threads
    some people were questioning whether or not the new Edits app will be free. @mosseri slid into my comments confirming that it will indeed be free to use. whether or not there will be an additional paid option is another question. …
  • @chriswelch Chris Welch on threads
    Someone, anyone, please name a compelling original idea that Meta has had in the last five years.  I'll give you the Ray-Ban glasses.  But what else?  This announcement from Adam — and the fact that Edits won't be released until March — makes it seem like they started work on thi…
  • @wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on threads
    interesting timing lol
  • @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
    It's been months and I think it'll end up pretty different than CapCut.  Edits will have a much broader range of creative tools and probably a smaller addressable audience.  Think a place to track all your ideas instead of templates.  Think AI video editing tools on a per clip or…
  • @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
    Edits is more than a video editing app, it's a full suite of creative tools.  There will be a dedicated tab for inspiration, another to keep track of any early ideas you might have, a much higher quality camera which I used to record this video, all the editing tools you'd expect…
  • @reneeroaming Renee Hahnel on threads
    the ability to share drafts 👀 do they mean one person can edit a draft and then send it off to another person to make final tweaks, add text, music, etc?  and the draft & edits live on both individual apps simultaneously?  well that would be very helpful for so many small busines…
  • @lissettecalv Lissette Calveiro on threads
    a) I'm actually REALLY excited for this as a primary Instagram user but b) I can't keep up lmao
  • @austinnotduncan Austin Evans on threads
    No brainer move from Meta.  The fact that CapCut has been nearly unchallenged for this long is wild.
  • @mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
    You can preorder the app today in the iOS App Store, and it's coming to Android soon.  The app won't be available to download till next month, and in the meantime we're going to work with a handful of video creators to get their feedback and improve the experience.  More to come …
  • @tb_99999 Tom Bender on threads
    been building this with a great team :) more to come
  • @karissabe Karissa on threads
    never known Meta to announce a new app on a Sunday during a holiday weekend .. would guess they thought the “ban” would last a bit longer and they had a bigger window to roll out their ByteDance clones..
  • @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads
    Capcut.
  • @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
    Meta is launching a CapCut clone- awesome But not having it ready to go for today is a huge miss imo... They had 9 months to prep for Jan 19th [image]
  • @mikeisaac Rat King on x
    looks like capcut still banned so IG sees their window of opportunity [image]
  • @mikeisaac Rat King on x
    Instagram announces a new CapCut-clone app called Edits the day Tiktok gets (briefly) banned (CapCut owned by Bytedance and was also briefly banned today) timing!