Founded by Andrew Mason in 2017
Edit audio and video by directly changing text in an automatic transcript
Pricing model
Free Tier, Paid
Rating
★ Very positive
Time to value
Immediate
You can use Descript to record, transcribe, edit, and publish video and audio projects in a single workspace. Instead of scrubbing through a complex timeline, you edit media just like a text document by cutting words or rearranging sentences. The tool automatically removes filler words and bad takes, cleans up background audio, corrects eye contact, and generates captions. You can also reformat content into short clips for social platforms, translate spoken dialogue into multiple languages, and collaborate with your team.
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Pricing model: Free tier, Paid
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