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Descript

By Descript

Descript is an AI-powered platform designed for creators, podcasters, and teams to record, transcribe, and edit audio and video in a single tool. It simplifies the editing process by allowing users to modify media files as easily as editing a text document, making it approachable for small teams like restaurant marketers. The tool is highly regarded as a game-changer for streamlining workflows, particularly for interviews and social media content creation.

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What you can do with it
  • Users can edit video and audio files by directly modifying the automatically generated text transcripts.
  • Creators can generate realistic audio of their own voice to add words to a transcript using the Overdub voice cloning feature.
  • Teams can instantly generate a video draft by describing a video idea within the prompt editor.
  • Marketing teams can quickly create highlight reels for social media from long-form recordings in under ten minutes.
  • Developers can integrate Descript's editing and workflow tools into other applications using the Open Beta API.
Standout features
Text-based video and audio editingOverdub voice cloningAutomatic transcriptionAI script generatorMulti-track editing and 4K exports
Pricing

Free tier + paid plans starting at $16/mo. While a free version is available, paid tiers range from approximately $16 to $24 per month, with a Business plan available for $40 monthly billed annually.

Background

Descript launched its major platform redesign in November 2022 following a $50 million Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund.

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