Descript transcribes your recording, then lets you edit the video or podcast by editing the words. Delete a sentence in the text and it cuts the footage. A genuinely different, faster workflow.
Best for
Podcasts and talking-head video.
Pricing
Ongoing free tier available, no trial required. Paid plans start at $24/mo.
Pros
- Editing by deleting text is a genuinely faster workflow for talking-head video and podcasts than a traditional timeline
- Overdub and filler-word removal cut hours off cleanup work
- One tool covers both audio and video editing for the same recording
Cons
- That transcript-first workflow is a poor fit for heavily visual or multi-camera edits
- Pricing climbs quickly once you need longer transcription minutes or premium voices
Tags
transcript-editpodcastvideo
Frequently asked questions
Does Descript work for video, or just podcasts?
Both — it was originally podcast-focused but now handles talking-head video edits, screen recordings, and multi-track projects the same transcript-based way.
What is Overdub?
An AI voice clone of your own voice, so you can fix a flubbed word by typing the correction instead of re-recording the whole take.