What is it

Descript is a revolutionary AI-powered media editor that treats video and audio as editable text documents. It automatically transcribes recordings with up to 95% accuracy, allowing users to cut, paste, and rearrange media simply by editing words. Underlord, its AI co-editor, automates tedious tasks while advanced tools handle voice cloning, background removal, and multilingual dubbing.

What it can do

Users edit video and audio by editing transcripts, remove filler words and background noise with one click, clone voices to fix mistakes without re-recording, and generate videos from text prompts. Underlord assists with clip creation, social post generation, and subtitle automation. The platform also supports remote multitrack recording, screen capture, real-time collaboration, and direct publishing to YouTube and podcast hosts.

Who is it for

It is a game-changer for podcasters, YouTubers, corporate communications teams, marketers, educators, and social media creators who want to drastically speed up editing and make content production as easy as editing a Google Doc.

Key Features

Text-Based Video & Audio Editing – Transcript-Driven Workflow

Edit your video and audio by simply editing the text transcript. Delete words to cut clips, rearrange sentences to reorder scenes, and paste text to insert new segments. Descript automatically applies every change to the underlying media—making video editing as intuitive as editing a document.

Underlord – AI Video Co-Editor

Direct your AI co-editor to handle tedious editing tasks with natural language prompts. Underlord generates viral clips, creates social media posts, adds subtitles, suggests cuts, and helps polish videos—freeing you to focus on creative decisions rather than manual labor.

AI Transcription – 95% Accuracy

Convert audio and video into editable text with industry-leading accuracy across 30+ languages. Dynamic speaker labels, automatic punctuation, and minimal manual fixes mean you get clean, ready-to-edit transcripts in moments—forming the foundation of Descript's entire editing workflow.

Studio Sound – AI Audio Cleanup

Transform basic home recordings into studio-quality audio with a single click. Studio Sound removes background noise, enhances speech clarity, and normalizes loudness—making expensive microphones and soundproofing unnecessary for professional-sounding content.

Use Cases

Editing Podcasts by Editing Transcripts

Podcasters drag recordings into Descript and edit episodes by deleting words and sentences from the transcript. Filler word removal and Studio Sound clean up audio automatically—compressing hours of traditional waveform editing into minutes.

Creating YouTube Videos with AI Assistance

YouTubers use Underlord to generate clip suggestions, add B-roll from the stock library, and create subtitles. Text-based editing makes restructuring videos effortless, while Eye Contact and Green Screen improve production value without extra equipment.

Producing Social Media Clips from Long-Form Content

Content creators use AI to identify the most engaging moments in long interviews or webinars and automatically generate short clips optimized for TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn—maximizing reach without manual scrubbing through footage.

Recording and Editing Remote Interviews

Podcast networks and journalists invite guests to record high-quality multitrack audio and video directly into Descript. Cloud-based collaboration allows producers to add comments and edits in real time—streamlining remote production workflows.

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