Descript
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Video and audio editing by modifying the transcribed text, with voice cloning and silence removal.
The best tool for podcasts and talking-head videos: edit like you are correcting a document.
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What it does, concretely
Editing a video or podcast usually means scrubbing through a timeline frame by frame to find the right cuts. Descript solves this by automatically transcribing the audio and letting users edit the video as if they were correcting a text document.
In practice, you import a video, audio file, or Zoom recording, and Descript generates a transcript in seconds. Deleting a word in the text removes the corresponding moment in the video; moving a sentence moves the footage with it. An AI assistant called Underlord can also handle editing autonomously based on a simple instruction.
The tool also offers filler word removal, background noise reduction, eye contact correction, caption generation, translation into multiple languages, and the creation of short clips formatted for social media platforms.
Descript suits podcasters, content creators, marketing teams, and anyone who regularly produces talking-head videos without wanting to master professional editing software. It is less suited to complex cinematic editing projects where the timeline remains the central tool.
What it offers
- ·Video and audio editing by modifying the transcribed text: deleting a word removes the corresponding moment in the media.
- ·Automatic transcription of any imported video, audio file, or Zoom recording.
- ·One-click removal of filler words and retakes.
- ·AI-powered audio cleanup: background noise removal and voice enhancement.
- ·Underlord, the AI assistant, can produce a complete edit from a raw recording based on a user instruction.
- ·Automatic caption generation, YouTube thumbnails, and descriptions for publishing.
- ·Video translation into multiple languages and reformatting for different platforms (YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn).
- ·Built-in remote recording, without a third-party tool.
In practice
- Price
- Freemium · from 16 €
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: paid plan
- Available on
- web, windows, macos
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: one caveat, see the card
- Your data
- Data with the vendor
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 January 2017