Descript

Updated October 17, 2026

About Descript

Descript is an AI video and audio editor that lets you edit video and podcasts by editing text.

Descript suits creators, freelancers, and small teams who record video or audio and need to edit, caption, and publish it. It works for podcasting, screen recordings, marketing video, tutorials, product demos, and turning interviews into multiple clips.

Text-based video and audio editing
Multitrack podcast editing
Built-in screen recorder
Automatic transcription
AI voice cloning and stock AI voices

Good to know: Free to try, with recording, transcription, editing, and publishing in one tool.

Key features

Text-based editing: Edit video and audio by editing a text transcript instead of a timeline.
Automatic transcription: Transcribes recordings automatically with industry-leading accuracy and speed.
AI enhancement tools: Fixes look, sound, and mistakes, removes filler words and retakes, and adds captions.