The announcement of YouTube Create is part of a suite of news from YouTube's Made on YouTube event. The company also unveiled new AI-powered features, including a "Dream Screen" tool for creating AI-generated backgrounds for Shorts and AI-powered suggested video topics. The app is set to be available on iOS next year.
Key takeaways:
- YouTube is launching a new app, YouTube Create, that allows users to edit videos directly on their phones.
- The app is designed to encourage more people to make Shorts, YouTube's version of TikTok-style videos.
- YouTube Create will offer video editing tools such as precision editing and trimming, automatic captioning, voiceover capabilities, and access to a library of filters, effects, transitions, and royalty-free music.
- The app will initially be available in beta on Android in select markets including the US, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, India, Korea, and Singapore, with plans to bring it to iOS next year.