Descript
Edit audio and video by editing the transcript.
Best for
Podcasters and creators who edit by feel and want transcript-first editing plus AI voice cleanup in one app.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $12/mo
- Setup time
- 15 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/18/2026
What we love
- ✓Transcript editing is genuinely faster than timeline editing
- ✓Studio Sound rescues lousy room audio
- ✓Overdub voice cloning sounds startlingly close to real
Where it falls short
- −Heavy projects get sluggish on lower-end machines
- −Pricing tiers ration AI features by minutes per month
- −Color grading and effects are weak vs. Premiere or Final Cut
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20264 tiers
Free
forever
- ✓1 hr transcription/month
- ✓720p export
- ✓Watermark on stock
Hobbyist
per month, $12 annual
- ✓10 hrs transcription
- ✓4K export
- ✓Studio Sound limited
Creator
per month, $24 annual
- ✓30 hrs transcription
- ✓Overdub
- ✓Unlimited Studio Sound
Business
per seat / month, $50 annual
- ✓40 hrs transcription
- ✓Brand kit
- ✓SSO
Why we picked it
If you make any audio or video content, this is the editor. Editing-by-transcript is unreasonably faster than timeline editing.
Overview
Imports your audio/video, transcribes it, lets you edit by deleting text. Plus AI voice cloning, filler-word removal ("ums" gone in one click), and a full multitrack editor.
Key features
- ●Edit video by editing the transcript — delete words, delete clip
- ●Studio Sound removes background noise from any recording
- ●Overdub clones your voice for word-level replacement
- ●Multi-track timeline with screen recording built in
- ●AI Speaker Labels and filler-word removal in one click
- ●Publishing tools for podcasts and short-form video
- ●Real-time collaboration with comments and version history
Best use cases
Podcast production
Record remote interviews, clean audio, and edit by transcript without ever touching a waveform.
Talking-head video
Cut ums and uhs in a click, fix flubs with Overdub, and publish to YouTube or LinkedIn.
Course and training content
Rewrite narration in your own cloned voice when scripts change, no re-recording.
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