X Adds Video Editor to iOS App to Encourage Original Content

X is trying to nudge its users to post more original videos on the app rather than repost popular clips from elsewhere.

In service of that, the platform has added a video editor to its iOS app.

Nikita Bier, X's head of product, noted that the editor and recorder tool includes an option to add overlay captions in multiple languages with a customized look.

There's a green screen feature as well.

"One of our biggest priorities is to give creators the tools to create original content & reward those creators," Bier wrote in a post on X.

"We have plenty more updates coming to the video editor in the coming weeks."

TechCrunch pointed out that X is currency rebuilding its Android app, but it seems likely the video editor will be available there too.

The video editor follows on other updates that indicate X is trying to chase the tails of TikTok and other video-focused apps.

Last month, it added a video reaction function and it just set aside $1 million in payouts for live video streamers.

Back in April, Bier said X reduces the visibility of reposts and content from other platforms.

"I recommend recording original videos with your own voice over," Bier wrote in a reply to one user.

"We want net new content on the app."

While X is certainly hoping to better compete with video-centric platforms, there's another side to this.

Having more original video content on the platform will help fuel the likes of Grok, which trains itself on public content on X.