Descript
Descript is a video and audio editor that works from an automatic transcript, so cuts are made by editing words. It also records remote guests, cleans up audio and generates clips, captions and translations.
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Who it's for
Best for
Podcasters who cut long interview recordings and want to edit by transcript
Small content teams producing tutorials and social clips in-house
Not for
Editors who need glitch-free frame-accurate control and no AI in the way
Budget buyers wanting cheap transcription and 1080p export without credits
Free plan$0
Hobbyist$24/seat/mo
Creator$35/seat/mo
Business$65/seat/mo
Features
Text-based editing
Every recording is transcribed automatically, and trimming the transcript trims the video. A full timeline is available when precise frame work is needed.
Studio Sound
A single click removes background noise and enhances voices, producing clearer dialogue from recordings made outside a studio.
Underlord AI editor
An AI co-editor takes a written instruction and turns a raw recording into a tight cut, or asks what the project needs next.
Remote recording and templates
Remote guests, screen recordings, media imports and video templates can all be captured and assembled inside the same project.
Clips and translation
Long recordings can be reformatted into short clips and translated into dozens of languages for YouTube, TikTok and LinkedIn.
What users say
Pros
- Editing video through its transcript replaces timeline scrubbing and finishes work projects roughly eight times faster.
- Overdub patches a flubbed word or number into an existing take, so the recording does not need a reshoot.
- Screen-recorded walkthroughs come out looking moderately professional, and audio scripts for podcasts are edited in the same app.
Cons
- A month's AI credits can disappear in a few hours on one short clip, forcing paid top-ups.
- High-resolution exports are locked to higher tiers, so 1080p or 4K footage cannot be exported on cheaper plans.
- AI edits cut words mid-syllable, swap in the wrong scenes and add problems that take manual work to undo.
- Crashes, glitches and failed renders interrupt projects, and long exports can finish corrupted.
- Cancelling takes a confusing account maze, and payments continue after a subscription is ended.
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Global Traffic Rank
Top 100k
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