Meta today launched a new standalone app called “Forum” that aggregates Facebook groups into a dedicated feed separate from the main Facebook experience.
The app was spotted by Matt Navarra without any official announcement from the company. Its App Store listing describes Forum as “a space dedicated to the conversations that matter most to you,” designed for groups users already belong to and those they haven’t yet discovered.
The forum feed surfaces conversations from a user’s existing groups instead of mixing them with friends’ posts, pages, and algorithmically recommended content. When they first log in, users are asked what they would like to see more of, suggesting that the app will also show posts from other groups that match their interests. Any post made through the forum is synced to the main Facebook app, and vice versa.
Users will need an existing Facebook account to log in. The app supports anonymized usernames for public interactions, similar to the option already available on Facebook, although group administrators can still see the real identities behind these accounts.
Two AI features are available in Forum. The first, called “Ask,” is supposed to pull responses from a user’s groups so they don’t have to search for each community individually. The second is an AI-powered assistant for group moderators to help them manage administrative tasks.
This isn’t Meta’s first attempt at creating a standalone group product. The company launched an app dedicated to Facebook groups years ago before abandoning it in 2017.
A comparison to Reddit has been drawn given the app’s emphasis on niche community discussions, recommendations from real people, and Q&A style content. The forum is now available on the App Store.
