Descript
AI-powered no-code video & audio editing for creators and teams
What is Descript?
Try DescriptDescript is an AI-powered video and audio editor designed to make professional-quality content feel like editing a document. Edit video by editing the automatically transcribed text, and use 20+ AI tools to record, caption, generate clips, and publish. It’s also built for collaboration, with an AI co-editor (Underlord) to help polish edits from rough cuts to final output.
What does Descript do for video and podcast creation?
Descript helps you create and edit video and audio using text-based editing powered by AI. You can transcribe audio or video, edit the transcript to make corresponding cuts, and use tools for captioning, clip generation, and publishing for content like podcasts, tutorials, demos, and marketing videos.
How does Descript’s “edit video by editing text” workflow work?
Descript transcribes your audio or video and lets you refine the cut by editing the transcript. When you delete or change words in the text, the related parts of the video are cut or updated automatically, so you can focus on wording instead of manual timeline trimming.
Is Descript no-code friendly for beginners and teams?
Descript is designed to be approachable by centering editing around a transcript and AI-assisted tools for recording, transcription, and captioning. That text-first workflow can make common video editing tasks faster for individuals and teams creating content at scale.
What can Underlord help you with in Descript?
Underlord is Descript’s AI co-editor that can help with editing tasks from rough cuts through final polish. It’s positioned to support workflows like removing filler words and generating more polished edits.
Can Descript add captions and generate short clips automatically?
Yes. Descript can add captions and subtitles automatically in one click, and it can generate short clips from long-form video using AI to make sharing easier.
What AI tools are available for recording and improving audio?
Descript includes Studio Sound to remove background noise and echo from audio with one click. It also supports screen and camera recording for demos and presentations, plus 4K remote recording in Rooms for podcasts and video interviews with guests.