Descript

Descript is an AI-powered video and audio editing platform that lets users edit media almost like a document. It automatically transcribes recordings and connects the transcript to the video, so deleting, moving, or rewriting text can edit the underlying footage. Descript also combines AI editing, audio enhancement, captions, voice generation, screen recording, collaboration, and publishing in one workspace.

Uses of Descript

Descript can be used to edit videos and podcasts by working directly with their transcripts. Users can remove filler words, delete unwanted sections, rearrange dialogue, create captions, improve audio quality, adjust eye contact, and make other edits without relying entirely on a traditional timeline-based editing workflow. It supports transcription in 25 languages and can translate transcripts and captions into 30+ languages.

The platform is also useful for creating social media clips, video podcasts, tutorials, screen recordings, marketing videos, presentations, interviews, webinars, and educational content. AI tools can generate images and video, create clips and highlights, write scripts and social posts, generate voiceovers, remove backgrounds, and help repurpose a longer recording into multiple pieces of content.

Descript Models & Sub-Models

Underlord — Descript's agentic AI video co-editor. Users can tell Underlord what they want to change, and it can handle editing tasks such as tightening a recording, improving pacing, creating clips, generating content, and applying other AI-powered edits.

AI Transcription — Descript automatically converts audio and video into editable text. Its current transcription system supports 25 languages and can identify multiple speakers, making it useful for interviews, podcasts, meetings, and multi-person recordings.

Studio Sound — An AI audio-enhancement tool that removes background noise and improves speech quality, helping recordings sound cleaner without requiring professional audio equipment.

AI Speech — Descript's text-to-speech and voice-generation system can turn written scripts into spoken audio. It also supports custom voice clones and can regenerate sections of dialogue when users need to fix a line without recording the entire section again.

Eye Contact — An AI feature that subtly adjusts a speaker's gaze so they appear to be looking toward the camera. It can be useful when someone is reading from a script, screen, or teleprompter while recording.

Remove Filler Words — AI automatically detects common filler words such as “um” and “uh” and removes them from the recording, helping creators produce tighter and cleaner videos.

AI Video Maker — Descript can create videos from ideas using AI-generated scripts, visuals, and text-to-speech narration. This allows users to move from an idea to a basic video without creating every production element manually.

Generate Video & Image — Descript includes AI-powered generation tools for creating visual assets and filling gaps in existing video projects. The platform can generate video, images, voice audio, and music, with access to different generation models.

AI Avatars — Descript supports AI avatars that can be used in video production when creators need a digital presenter, want to maintain brand consistency, or need content without recording a person for every video.

Pricing

Free: $0/month. The Free plan includes 1 media hour per month, 100 AI credits per month, 720p watermark-free export, limited Underlord and AI-tool access, and a limited AI Speech trial.

Hobbyist: $16/month when billed annually, or $24/month on monthly billing. It includes 10 media hours per month, 400 AI credits, 1080p watermark-free export, Underlord, AI editing tools, and AI Speech with custom voice clones.

Creator: $24/month when billed annually, or $35/month monthly. It includes 30 media hours, 800 AI credits, 4K export, full Underlord access, 20+ AI tools, AI video generation, and unlimited royalty-free stock media.

Business: $50/month when billed annually, or $65/month monthly. It includes 40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits, Brand Studio, video translation and dubbing in 30+ languages, custom avatars, and priority support.

Enterprise: Custom pricing with advanced security, SSO/SCIM, shared brand controls, custom AI credits and media hours, custom AI controls, flexible licensing, and dedicated support.

Free Trial: Descript's Free plan functions as the main way to try the platform, with limited media hours and AI credits available without a paid subscription.

Best Use Cases

Descript is useful for YouTubers, podcasters, marketers, educators, video teams, social media creators, businesses, agencies, and content producers who need to create and edit video or audio quickly. Its text-based editing makes it particularly useful for talking-head videos, podcasts, interviews, webinars, tutorials, and screen recordings, while Underlord can automate many editing tasks. The platform is also valuable for repurposing long-form content into short clips, creating captions and multilingual versions, improving audio, generating voiceovers, and producing AI-assisted video content from a single workspace.