The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for editing an object. The method includes: displaying a navigation bar and a user interface of an application in a terminal device, where the navigation bar is a control for displaying n virtual buttons provided by an operating system of the terminal device, and n is a positive integer; when an editable object exists in the user interface, displaying an editing control interface corresponding to the editable object in the navigation bar; receiving a first signal, where the first signal is generated according to a first designated operation triggered by the editing control interface; and performing an editing operation corresponding to the first signal for the editable object.