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 that lets you create professional-quality content as easily as editing a document. With text-based video editing, you can edit videos by editing the transcript, supported by AI tools for transcription, captions, clip generation, and publishing. It also includes an AI co-editor, Underlord, to help take edits from rough cuts to polished final output.
What can I do with Descript for video and podcast production?
Descript helps you record, edit, and publish audio and video for creators, podcasters, and teams. You can use AI transcription to turn your audio or video into an editable transcript, then add captions and generate clips for sharing, including workflows for podcasts and more.
How does text-based editing in Descript work?
Descript transcribes your audio or video and shows the transcript for editing. When you delete or change words in the transcript, the corresponding part of the video is cut or updated, so timing adjustments happen by refining the text instead of manually trimming on a timeline.
Is Descript beginner-friendly if I want no-code video editing?
Descript is designed to feel approachable by focusing on common editing workflows through transcript text. With built-in AI for transcription, captions, and recording, you can speed up editing without needing to rely on traditional, timeline-heavy video editing.
What does Underlord do in Descript?
Underlord is Descript’s AI co-editor that can help with editing tasks from rough cuts to final polish. It’s positioned to support workflows like removing filler words and generating more polished edits.
Can Descript automatically add captions and generate shareable clips?
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 recording and audio tools are included?
Descript includes Studio Sound to remove background noise and echo from audio in one click. It also supports screen and camera recording for tutorials and demos, plus 4K remote recording for podcasts and video interviews in Rooms.