No. 71 Video Editing Filmmaker Pick

Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript

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Descript flips video editing on its head — you edit the auto-transcribed text and the video cuts to match. Delete filler words, restructure pacing, and add AI voice clones in seconds.

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2017 first launched
Freemium pricing
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Latest from Descript

May 17 Organic Strategies for Increasing TikTok Engagement and Likes Descript releases a guide on building a genuine TikTok audience through content optimization and community interaction rather than paid shortcuts.
May 17 New Open Source Tool for Monorepo Dependency Governance Descript released Dependicus, an open-source tool designed to manage and restrict internal dependencies within complex software monorepos.
May 15 The secret pillar in our hearts (and now, in MUNI) Descript's Underlord AI now offers automated video translation, generating dubbed audio and translated captions while maintaining the speaker's original vocal tone.
May 15 CapCut captions aren't free anymore. Here's a better option. Descript offers a permanent alternative for automated captioning as CapCut moves its popular auto-captions feature behind a paid subscription wall.
May 15 The slop-free guide to AI content repurposing Descript has released a new framework for using AI to repurpose long-form video into social clips without sacrificing editorial intent or narrative quality.

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript

The Feature

About Descript

Descript is the default tool for voice-led long-form video and podcast editing. The transcript-as-timeline workflow makes it 10x faster to cut filler words, rearrange segments, or write callouts than a frame-based editor. Recent releases added Overdub (AI voice cloning of your own voice), Studio Sound (one-click audio cleanup), and Eye Contact (gaze correction). Best paired with Opus Clip for shorts and CapCut for platform-native styling.