Meta announces Edit, a new video editing app that competes with CapCut

Meta will finally have an editing app to rival CapCut: Edit. The new app will be aimed at creating videos on mobile phones, but will only be available in February.

The announcement was made by Instagram director Adam Mosseri in a video post published on Instagram this Sunday (19). Considering the manager’s report, the program will compete directly with CapCut even in terms of features.

“Edits is more than a video editing app; it’s a full suite of creative tools,” Mosseri explains. “Here you’ll get a dedicated tab for inspiration, another tab for tracking your ideas, an even better quality camera, all the editing tools you’ve come to expect, the ability to share drafts with friends and other creators, and—if you want to share videos on Instagram—those videos “strong analysis of its performance,” he continued.

Just like CapCut, Edit allows you to share templates Use videos and formats prepared by other users. Also, a Close integration with Instagram To facilitate the uploading of videos to the social network.

At this first moment, The editing app is available for pre-order only on the App Storebut according to the manager it will “come to Android soon”. In advertising, Nothing stated about availability on PC.

Instagram surfs the TikTok crisis

Instagram’s announcement couldn’t have come at a better time: On Sunday (19), ByteDance apps and services were suspended in the United States. The ban was short-lived, but the fear of unavailability caused alarm among users who searched for alternatives online, aware of what was to come.

CapCut is among the blocked servicesIt is also controlled by the Chinese company ByteDance. The editing tool is one of the most popular tools today and offers a wide set of tools for creating videos.

With the Edit option in the Portfolio, Meta intensifies dispute with ByteDance. For now, it remains to be seen whether the app will be more intuitive and powerful than its Chinese counterpart.