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Descript
Descript records, transcribes, and edits audio and video by letting users edit media through its transcript.
Descript is an audio and video editor for podcasts, screen recordings, interviews, tutorials, webinars, and social clips. It includes transcription, text-based editing, captions, remote recording, AI voice tools, video enhancement, and collaboration.
It runs in a browser and as a desktop app for macOS and Windows. A free plan is available, while paid plans add more transcription, export, AI, stock-media, and recording allowances. Extra transcription costs $2 per hour for a permanent limit increase or $2.50 per hour for a one-time boost.
Features
- Edit audio and video by changing the transcript
- Transcribe recordings automatically
- Record screens, cameras, podcasts, and remote Rooms
- Generate captions, clips, show notes, and translations
- Remove filler words, retakes, and background noise
- Create AI voice clones and regenerate speech
- Use AI eye contact, green screen, multicam, and video regeneration
- Edit video through the API and MCP
Use cases
- Edit podcast episodes by revising the transcript
- Record and produce interviews with remote guests
- Create tutorials and product demos from screen recordings
- Repurpose long videos into clips for social platforms
- Generate captions, translations, and show notes
- Improve recorded audio, lighting, framing, and speech
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Starting price
- $12 / editor / month
- Pricing checked
- 2026-09-19
Pro
$24 / editor / month; $288 billed annually
- Up to 4K video
- 30 hr of transcription per month
- Unlimited Overdub AI voice cloning
- Watermark-free video export
- Unlimited Studio Sound
Creator
$12 / editor / month; $144 billed annually
- Up to 4K video
- 10 hr of transcription per month
- 1,000 word vocabulary for AI voice cloning
- Watermark-free video export
- Automatically remove ‘uh’ and ‘um’
Free
$0
- Up to 720p video quality
- 1 hr of transcription a month
- Screen recording, captions, templates, and text-based editing
Enterprise
Custom
- Dedicated account representative
- Single sign on (SSO)
- Overdub Enterprise
- Invoicing
- Onboarding & training