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Descript

Descript is a video and podcast editor from the company of the same name that works like a document: edit the transcript and the media changes with it. Underlord, its AI co-editor, makes cuts, clips and fixes from a prompt. Podcasters, YouTubers and marketing teams use it on macOS, Windows and the web.

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Quick facts

VendorDescript
CategoryVideo & avatars
PlatformsWebmacOSWindowsAPI
Free planYes
Pricing from$24/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Podcasters editing long interviews
  • YouTubers repurposing long videos
  • Marketing and content teams
  • Course and tutorial creators

Key features

Text-based editing

Descript transcribes your recording and edits the video whenever you cut, paste or rewrite words in the transcript.

Underlord co-editor

An agentic assistant that turns a raw recording into a tight cut, answers prompts and runs Descript's AI tools for you.

Studio Sound and filler-word removal

Cleans up noisy audio and strips ums and ahs, each capped at 30 AI credits per file so long recordings stay affordable.

Create Clips

Finds highlight moments in a long recording and cuts them into short vertical clips for social platforms.

Rooms recording

Records remote guests in the browser and bills the session length once, not per participant.

Translation and avatars

Business plans translate and dub video into 30+ languages with proofreading and generate custom avatars from a photo or text.

Use cases

  • Cut a 90-minute interview by deleting paragraphs of the transcript instead of scrubbing a timeline.
  • Ask Underlord for six short vertical clips from a webinar, then caption and publish them the same day.
  • Fix a guest's noisy hotel-room audio with Studio Sound before publishing the episode.
  • Record a remote podcast in Rooms, then edit both tracks as a single document.

Pricing

Pricing from
$24/month

Free includes 60 media minutes a month and 100 one-time AI credits. Hobbyist is $24/month, Creator $35/month and Business $65/month; annual billing cuts those to $16, $24 and $50.

Ways to save

  • Annual billing saves up to 35%: Hobbyist falls from $24 to $16 a month, Creator from $35 to $24 and Business from $65 to $50.
  • Schools and non-profits can apply for an Education/Non-profit plan at $12 per editor a month, or $8 billed annually, with all Hobbyist features.
  • Studio Sound and Remove Filler Words cost at most 30 AI credits per application, however long the file is.
  • No credit card is needed to record, edit and mix on the free plan.
Prices checked on Oct 12, 2026

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What is Descript?

Descript turns a recording into a transcript you can edit like a Word document. Deleting a sentence removes it from the video and audio, and moving a paragraph reorders the footage. On top of that sits Underlord, an AI co-editor that can make a first cut, pull clips, write captions and apply effects from a prompt.

What stands out

  • One tool for the whole show. Recording, transcription, multitrack editing, effects and publishing live in the same project.
  • Predictable AI costs on the basics. Studio Sound and filler-word removal are capped at 30 credits per use.
  • Team-ready. Creator scales to 3 people and Business to 5, with Brand Studio and priority support at the top.

Limitations

Usage is metered twice: media minutes for what you import or record, and AI credits for anything generative. Neither rolls over, and top-ups are only available from Creator upwards. Free exports are 720p with a watermark, and the free AI credit allowance is a single 100-credit grant that never refills. There is no native mobile app, so editing happens on a desktop or in the browser.

Descript FAQ

Yes, there is a permanent free plan with 60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p exports that carry a Descript watermark. Watermark-free 1080p export starts on the $24 Hobbyist plan.

Media minutes count what you upload or record, including Rooms sessions, with images counted as one second each. AI credits pay for Underlord, Studio Sound, avatars and generated media. Neither rolls over.

Creator and Business. Hobbyist exports at 1080p without a watermark, the free plan is limited to 720p with a watermark, and Creator adds unlimited royalty-free stock media plus generative video models.

Yes. Descript says every Underlord message spends a few AI credits, and when Underlord runs a tool you pay for both the agent's reasoning and the tool itself, so costs vary by task.

Yes. Descript runs at web.descript.com in a browser, and the desktop app needs macOS 14 Sonoma or Windows 11 or newer. Imports and edits can also be triggered through Descript's API and MCP server.

Alternatives to Descript

VEED

Online video editor with AI subtitles, avatars and clean audio.

CapCut

Video editor with AI captions, effects and text-to-video tools.

Riverside

Studio-quality remote recording for podcasts and video, with AI editing.

OpusClip

AI clipping tool that turns long videos into share-ready short clips.

Captions

AI video editor that turns raw footage into finished, captioned videos.

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Comparisons

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As of October 2026, Runway ($15/month), Kling ($10/month) and Google Flow, which gives 50 free credits a day for Veo 3.1, lead generative video. HeyGen and Synthesia make avatar videos from $29/month, and CapCut, Descript and OpusClip edit and repurpose footage. OpenAI discontinued the Sora app on April 26, 2026.

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Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026

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