Descript is an online AI video editor that lets you transcribe, edit, collaborate, and publish in one place. The easy-to-use platform makes editing a video as intuitive as editing a Word document. It's the perfect editing software for creators, marketers, and teams who want the power of AI-assisting editing without losing creative control.
Edit a video
These companies use Descript. Not bad!
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Start a new project, and import your video file directly into your browser. Then, receive a transcription within seconds. Descript accepts the most common video formats.
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Your polished transcript is ready to put to work. Descript's AI video editor lets you cut and rearrange the text or change the footage within minutes. Improve flow with filler word removal, polish audio with Studio Sound, and adjust eye contact with AI — all in a few clicks.
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When you're finished, click Export within the browser platform. Adjust settings. Then, export a local file, publish to a shareable link, or use integrations to publish directly to any common platform, including YouTube and TikTok.
No more scrubbing through timelines. Descript's online video editor uses a text-based approach that shows you exactly what's being said, so you can cut and keep the words you want without the traditional task of searching through footage.
Tools like Remove Filler Words and Edit for Clarity help tighten your message before it ever hits a feed, making your content easier to watch on vertical platforms. From there, add captions, so it's ready for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, and beyond.
Your AI co-editor, Underlord, knows how to do everything in Descript and can give suggestions for editing decisions. Choose whether to accept these optimizations and ensure your video has perfect pacing and structure.
Automatically add subtitles to your videos with near-perfect accuracy, improving accessibility and global reach. Add animations, highlight words, and select from various subtitle styles.
No need for green screens. Descript enables multiple outputs from a single source edit. Create professional-looking videos, and collaborate across social marketing or internal communications teams. Replace backgrounds, clean up audio, and collaborate with your team — all in one place.
Descript is an AI-powered video editor and social media video maker that lets you edit video by editing text. Audio editing is built into the same workflow, so teams can clean up sound, remove filler words, and polish voice-overs without switching tools.
Tighten your team's workflow by providing stakeholders with a shareable link where they can easily review and add feedback or approvals. Or work together with colleagues in the same project, live.
Conveniently access screen recording right in the Descript editor for engaging demos, tutorials, video messages, and more.
Record yourself, or use AI avatars to maintain brand consistency, cover gaps when talent isn't available, or make content more accessible.
Reach a wider global audience by translating your captions or voiceover into more than 20 languages.
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
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“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
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Start your journey with text-based editing
1 media hour / month
100 AI credits / month
Export 720p, watermark-free
Limited use of Underlord, our agentic video co-editor and AI tools
Limited trial of AI Speech
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$16
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1 person included
Elevate your projects, watermark-free
10 media hours / month
400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate
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30 media hours / month
+5 bonus hours
800 AI credits / month
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Export 4k, watermark-free
Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
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