Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Free planAccessible in China
Overview
- Purpose
- Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
- Category
- Video
- Pricing
- Free plan: 1 hour of media per month, export up to 720p with watermark; removing the watermark requires payment Official pricing (opens in a new tab)
- China access
- Directly accessible in mainland ChinaChecked 2026-10-27
- Chinese interface
- Homepage in English
- Developer
- Descript
- Official site
- https://www.descript.com (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Text-based editing: cut video and audio by deleting words, like editing a document
- Automatic transcription and subtitles
- Removal of filler words and repeated takes, plus Studio Sound voice enhancement
- AI voiceover and voice cloning, eye contact correction and green screen
- Screen recording, remote recording and the AI assistant Underlord
Best for
Suited to post-production for podcasts, interviews, tutorials and talking-head videos: reviewing the script before cutting footage is noticeably faster than timeline editing. Teams can review cuts together.
Things to know
- Directly accessible in mainland China, with an English interface
- The free plan includes 1 hour of media per month, with exports up to 720p and a watermark
FAQ
- Can the free plan export HD?
- No. The free plan exports up to 720p with a watermark.
- Can it be driven by code or an AI assistant?
- It offers an API and MCP for editing video through code or an AI assistant.