{"slug": "edited-on-meta-hackathon", "title": "Edited on Meta Hackathon", "summary": "An open-source project called Edited!, built at a Meta Hackathon, runs locally on a user's own computer to turn long videos into vertical 9:16 shorts with word-timed subtitles, an opening zoom and an optional AI hook picker that requires a Meta Muse key. The app uses faster-whisper to transcribe speech locally with word timestamps, runs at localhost:8000 after installing Python and FFmpeg dependencies, and keeps footage on the user's machine; a separate paid service, Hive, posts finished shorts to TikTok and YouTube Shorts with the first video free.", "body_md": "[GitHub](https://github.com/leonidasrocky123-cell/edited-agent)\n\n# Long video in. Ready-to-post short out.\n\nDrop in a video and get back a vertical short with animated subtitles timed to every word, a clean 9:16 crop and an opening zoom. It runs free on your own computer, so your footage never leaves it. Add a Meta Muse key and the AI also picks your strongest hook. Open source.\n\nThe same app you'd run on your own computer · [source on GitHub](https://github.com/leonidasrocky123-cell/edited-agent)\n\n## Solutions\n\nEverything a raw clip needs before it's ready for a vertical feed.\n\n### Word-timed subtitles\n\nEvery word lands on screen exactly when it's said, in the style you pick.\n\n### Clean 9:16 crop\n\nWide footage becomes a vertical short, sized for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.\n\n### Opening zoom\n\nA subtle punch-in on the first seconds to stop the scroll. Turn it off anytime.\n\n### AI hook picking\n\nAdd a Meta Muse key and Edited! picks your strongest opening line.\n\n## Score your hook\n\nType the first line of your video. Edited! rates it out of 10 and tells you what to fix before you post. Free, and nothing leaves your browser.\n\n- Fix: Type the first thing you say or show in the video.\n\n## Use cases\n\n### Talking-head creators\n\nTurn a straight-to-camera take into a captioned short in minutes.\n\n### Podcasters\n\nMake clips readable with the sound off, the way most people watch.\n\n### Educators\n\nKeep every key word on screen so the lesson sticks.\n\n### Privacy-minded teams\n\nIt runs on your own computer, so footage never leaves it.\n\n## Style your short\n\nThis preview runs in your browser. The real app does the same to your own video.\n\nSubtitle style\n\nWords on screen\n\nWant to cut your own video?\n\nDownload the app, drop a file in, and it opens on your own computer at localhost:8000. Free, open source, nothing uploaded.\n\n## Edited it. Now post it everywhere.\n\nHive takes your finished short and posts it to TikTok and YouTube Shorts in one go, with captions written for each platform. Your first video is free.\n\n[Post my first video free](https://tryhivecontent.com/auth)\n\n## How the agent works\n\nagent.log\n\nfaster-whisper transcribes the speech locally with word timestamps. Free, on your laptop.\n\n## Run it on your own video\n\nThe preview above shows every style. To cut a real clip, download Edited! and run it on your computer. Your video never leaves your machine.\n\n## Run it free in 2 minutes\n\nOption 1 · Download and run\n\n```\nunzip Edited-agent.zip\ncd edited-agent\npip install -r requirements.txt\nrun.bat   # then open http://localhost:8000\n```\n\nOption 2 · Clone from GitHub\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/leonidasrocky123-cell/edited-agent\ncd edited-agent\npip install -r requirements.txt\nrun.bat   # then open http://localhost:8000\n```\n\nNeeds Python and FFmpeg. Subtitles run on your laptop at no cost.\n\nWant your shorts posted to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts automatically? [Try Hive](https://tryhivecontent.com/).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/edited-on-meta-hackathon", "canonical_source": "https://tryhivecontent.com/edited", "published_at": "2026-11-15 11:31:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-15 11:54:14.451597+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "generative-ai", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Edited!", "Meta", "Meta Muse", "Hive", "faster-whisper", "GitHub", "TikTok", "YouTube Shorts"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/edited-on-meta-hackathon", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/edited-on-meta-hackathon.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/edited-on-meta-hackathon.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/edited-on-meta-hackathon.jsonld"}}