Descript

Descript is an audio and video editing platform built around a text-based editing paradigm in which the spoken content of a recording is first transcribed automatically, and all subsequent edits are made to the transcript rather than to a waveform or video timeline. When a user deletes a word, sentence, or section from the transcript, the corresponding audio and video are removed from the project automatically. This approach makes tasks like cutting mistakes, removing filler words, restructuring recorded content, or tightening pacing significantly faster than timeline-based editing, particularly for spoken-word formats such as interviews, podcasts, tutorials, and presentations. Automatic transcription supports multiple languages with high accuracy, and the resulting transcript serves as both the editing interface and a searchable record of the recording content. Filler word removal detects and batch-removes common spoken fillers such as 'um' and 'uh' across an entire recording in a single action. Silence trimming automatically shortens or removes long pauses to improve pacing without manual scrubbing. Overdub is Descript's AI voice cloning feature that allows creators to generate new speech in their own cloned voice by typing corrections directly into the transcript, enabling fixes to mispronounced words, missed lines, or content updates without re-recording the affected segment. Studio Sound enhances recorded audio quality by reducing background noise and improving vocal clarity, addressing recordings made in imperfect acoustic environments without access to professional studio equipment. Multi-speaker projects support productions with two or more speakers by assigning distinct speaker labels in the transcript and allowing separate editing and processing per speaker. Screen recording, video clip creation for social media sharing, and team collaboration with shared projects and brand templates are included across paid plans. Descript's free plan provides limited media hours per month with access to core transcription and text-based editing. The Hobbyist plan at $16 per person per month adds expanded media hours and Overdub voice cloning access. The Creator plan at $24 per person per month increases limits further and adds Studio Sound and additional AI features. The Business plan at $50 per person per month is suited to teams needing higher usage limits, collaboration features, and brand consistency controls. Custom Enterprise plans are available for organizations with advanced security, compliance, and usage requirements. Overdub voice cloning requires a clear, clean audio sample of sufficient length for accurate voice replication, and outputs should be reviewed before use in final published content.