Audio & Voice · Video Generation

Descript

Descript is an audio and video workspace built around transcript editing, with captions, AI speech and automation workflows alongside text-based cuts.

Primary purpose

Shorten a podcast interview by deleting an unnecessary sentence from its transcript, or move sections of a training video through text edits. An authorised AI Speaker offers an alternative for a narration line that needs rerecording; listen and review before publication. Turkish, English and Spanish appear in transcription and TTS help lists; coverage is not identical across AI functions or the interface. Voice cloning requires explicit recorded speaker authorisation. Paid users can access the API without an additional access fee, but usage consumes plan media minutes and AI credits rather than providing unlimited processing.

Editorial strengths

Keeping the transcript and media linked makes speech-heavy editing resemble document editing. This is an editorial assessment of the documented tools, not a personal performance test.

Limitations

Each file supports one transcription language, and some text functions are English-only. The web editor is not designed for small mobile screens and does not support every browser.

Who it is for

Consider it for podcast editors, training-video creators and teams repurposing recordings into social content. Budget API automation against the plan’s usage allowances.

Commercial use

You retain rights to user content and remain responsible for upload and usage permissions. Stock-media licences vary by source and require separate checks for commercial use.

Privacy and data handling

Voice cloning requires the speaker’s explicit recorded authorisation. Review cloud-project sharing and the data policy; provisions for a specific integration do not apply automatically to all uploads.

Use case

Key features

  • Transcript-based audio/video editing · Not verified
  • Captions and transcript export · Not verified
  • Authorised AI Speaker · Not verified
  • Underlord workflows through the API · Not verified

Pricing model

  • Free — USD/month; 60 media minutes/month · $0.00 · Not verified
  • Hobbyist — per editor; 10 media hours + 400 AI credits/month; billing term varies · Not verified · Not verified
  • Creator — per editor; 30 media hours + 800 AI credits/month; billing term varies · Not verified · Not verified
  • Business — per editor; 40 media hours + 1,500 AI credits/month; billing term varies · Not verified · Not verified
  • Enterprise — custom contract; price and quota on request · Not verified · Not verified

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