Descript
AI video and podcast editor that lets you edit recordings by editing the transcript like a text document
Freemium
About Descript
Descript is an AI video and podcast editor built around a simple idea, you edit your recording by editing its transcript like a word processor. Delete a sentence in the text and the matching video and audio disappear. It pairs that with Studio Sound cleanup, Overdub voice cloning, filler word removal, screen and remote recording, AI captions, and the Underlord AI co-editor. It suits podcasters and creators who want fast, document-style editing instead of a traditional timeline.
Key Features
- Transcript-based editing that removes audio and video when you delete text
- Overdub AI voice cloning and AI Speech to fix or add lines by typing
- Studio Sound for removing background noise, echo, and hiss
- Automatic filler word and silence removal
- Screen recording plus Rooms for multitrack remote recording
- Underlord AI co-editor, auto captions, multicam, eye contact, and green screen
Pros & Cons
What we like
- Editing by transcript is far faster than a traditional timeline for talking-head content
- One tool covers recording, editing, transcription, and publishing
- Studio Sound and filler removal clean up rough audio with little effort
- Generous free plan and web-based remote recording with no guest downloads
Room for improvement
- Transcript-first workflow is less suited to heavily VFX or motion-graphics video
- AI media minutes and AI speech hours are metered and can run out on lower tiers
- Voice cloning and dubbing quality varies and can sound off on complex audio
- Can get sluggish on long projects and large multitrack sessions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Descript?
Descript is an audio and video editor that lets you edit footage by editing a text transcript, so deleting a word removes it from the recording. It also offers AI features like filler-word removal, voice cloning with Overdub, and studio-quality sound cleanup.
Is Descript free?
Descript has a free plan with a limited number of media minutes and basic tools. Paid plans run roughly 16 to 24 dollars per user a month for the Hobbyist and Creator tiers on annual billing, and around 50 dollars a month for Business as of 2026, plus metered AI credits for heavier use. The structure changed recently, so confirm current limits.
What is Descript best for?
Descript is best for podcasters, YouTubers, and content teams who want to edit by transcript instead of fiddling with a timeline. It excels at talking-content workflows, quick clip creation, removing ums and pauses, and producing captioned social cuts without traditional editing skills.
What is Descript Overdub?
Overdub is Descript's AI voice cloning feature. You train a model on your own voice, then fix flubs or add new lines by typing text, and it generates audio in your voice to patch the recording. It saves re-recording small mistakes, though it works best for corrections rather than whole scripts.
Best For
Editing podcasts and interviews by cleaning up the transcriptProducing talking-head and tutorial videos without a steep editor learning curveFixing mistakes or recording voiceovers by typing instead of re-recordingRecording remote guests and repurposing long content into short social clips
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