Descript

Descript is an AI-powered video and podcast editor that replaces traditional timeline-based editing with a text-based workflow. Instead of scrubbing through footage frame by frame, you edit video by editing the transcript. Delete a word from the text, and the word disappears from the recording. Cut a paragraph, the audio and video cut too. This paradigm shift makes video editing as intuitive as editing a document and has made Descript the default tool for podcasters, educators, and content creators producing long-form spoken content.

Key Features

Transcript-Based Editing

Import a recording and Descript automatically transcribes it with industry-leading accuracy and multi-speaker separation. Edit the transcript text and the corresponding audio and video update instantly. You can rearrange sentences, delete filler content, or paste in text from another recording - timing, levels, and continuity are handled automatically.

Underlord AI Co-Editor

Underlord is Descript's built-in AI assistant that can write scripts, edit video, apply layouts, and generate visuals on command. You describe what you want in plain language and Underlord handles the technical work. It can read your script and suggest improvements, convert blog posts into videos, make bulk edits across an entire project, and design professional layouts with custom colors and fonts.

Studio Sound

Studio Sound uses regenerative AI to remove background noise, echo, and hiss while enhancing voice clarity. It makes any recording sound like it was captured in a professional studio. This feature is genuinely transformative for podcasters and video creators who do not have dedicated audio engineering setup.

Video Regenerate

Fix mistakes in your video without re-recording. Select the error in the transcript, type the correction, and Descript's AI clones your voice and matches your lip movements to make the edit seamless. This works for updating dates, names, numbers, or any short phrase.

AI Avatars and Voices

Choose from a gallery of AI avatars or create a custom one from a photo upload. Write a script and let the avatar deliver it, keeping you off camera while maintaining brand consistency. Custom voice clones let you generate AI speech in your own voice with explicit consent verification.

Additional AI Tools

Remove Filler Words eliminates ums, uhss, likes, and other verbal disfluencies with one click. Green Screen removes video backgrounds without a physical chroma key setup. Eye Contact subtly adjusts your gaze so it appears you are looking directly at the camera even while reading a script. Automatic captions are available in 25+ languages with customizable styles and word highlighting. Multi-language translation and dubbing support 30+ languages with lip-sync matching for video.

Pricing

Descript offers a Free plan with 1 media hour per month, 100 AI credits, and 720p watermark-free export - enough to evaluate the workflow on a real project. The Hobbyist plan at $24/month (billed annually) includes 10 media hours, 400 AI credits, 1080p export, and access to Underlord, Studio Sound, filler word removal, and AI Speech. The Creator plan at $35/month ($24/month annual) provides 30 media hours, 800 AI credits, 4K export, full access to Underlord and 20+ AI tools, video generation with the latest AI models, and unlimited royalty-free stock media. The Business plan at $65/month ($50/month annual) adds 40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits, team Brand Studio, multi-language dubbing, priority support, and SSO/SCIM for enterprise security.

Platform and Integrations

Descript is available on Mac, Windows, and web with cloud project storage for cross-device workflow. It supports direct publishing to YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms. Teams can collaborate in real time on shared projects with comments and version management. The platform also offers an API for programmatic video editing and MCP integration.

Who Is It For

Descript is designed for podcasters, YouTubers, marketers, educators, and enterprise teams who produce spoken-word video and audio content. It replaces a multi-tool workflow - separate transcription service, audio editor, video editor, and captioning tool - with a single integrated platform. Used by teams at Amazon, Salesforce, Figma, Apple, Spotify, and Microsoft, Descript is recognized as an industry standard in video editing and podcasting on G2 with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating.