Descript is an all-in-one video editing platform that's as easy as editing text. Transcribe, edit, and collaborate in one place, polish your creation with one-click AI tools, then publish right from the app. It's online video editing software that's perfect for creators, marketers, educators, and anyone else who needs to create good-looking video fast.
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Start a new project and import your video file. Descript will transcribe it in seconds.
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The transcript is where the magic happens. Just cut and rearrange the text to make changes to your footage. Improve the flow with filler word removal, polish up the audio with Studio Sound, and adjust your eye contact with AI—all in a few clicks.
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When you're finished, hit "Export" at the top right corner. Adjust the settings, then export a local file, publish to a shared link, or use one of our many integrations to publish directly to your platform of choice.
No more scrubbing through timelines. Descript's text-based approach shows you exactly what's being said, so you can cut—and keep—the words you want, without searching through footage. It makes editing video as easy as editing a doc.
Tools like Remove Filler Words and Edit for Clarity streamline your message in a click. Designer-curated layouts with silky smooth smart transitions add professional polish. Then, add captions and resize for social in seconds.
Your AI co-editor, Underlord, knows how to do everything in Descript—and knows what makes good video. Ask Underlord to improve the pacing, add a snazzy layout, choose B-roll, or even make a new video from scratch, and it'll get to work.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editing tool that helps you edit podcasts and videos like a doc.
Publish to a shareable link so stakeholders can comment right on the video. Or work together with colleagues in the same project, live.
Record your screen right in Descript for engaging demos, tutorials, video messages, and more.
Don't want to go on camera? Just choose from a selection of AI avatars with eerily realistic AI voices.
Expand your reach 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.
2025
“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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$0
per person / month
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
$24
$16
per person / month
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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$24
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Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
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30 media hours / month
+5 bonus hours
800 AI credits / month
+500 bonus credits
Export 4k, watermark-free
Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
Generate video with the latest AI models
Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library
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