Descript review

Best for

Podcasters, YouTubers and teams who edit talking-head video

Price

Freemium · from $16/month
Free: 60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p export with watermark

Platforms

Desktop app, Web, API

Made by

Descript, Inc., San Francisco, USA · since 2017

What it is

Descript turns your recording into a transcript you can edit like a document: delete words and the video is cut to match. Its Underlord agent takes plain-language requests, from cutting a webinar into promo clips to adding zooms over jump cuts, and tools like Studio Sound clean up audio.

What the AI does

• Text-based video editing
• Underlord AI co-editor
• Studio Sound audio clean-up
• Automatic captions
• Translation and dubbing (Business)
• AI voices to fix flubbed words

Pros and cons

How it scores

The best text-based editor with a capable AI agent; desktop and web only.

Feature checklist · 5 of 9

• ✓Automatic captions with styles (yes)
• ✓Turns long videos into short clips automatically (yes)
• ✓Edit video by editing the transcript (yes)
• –Removes silences and filler words automatically (no)
• ✓AI translation and dubbing into other languages (yes)
• –Adds AI-generated or stock B-roll automatically (no)
• ✓AI audio clean-up and noise removal (yes)
• –Editing apps for iPhone and Android (no)
• –Free plan exports without a watermark (no)

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Alternatives

See all Descript alternatives, ranked →

• CapCut 8.3/10Social creators who want a free, full-featured editor on every device
• Kapwing 7.9/10Social and marketing teams who want a fast, collaborative editor in the browser
• Wondershare Filmora 7.8/10Hobbyists who want a full desktop editor with AI help at a low yearly price
• OpusClip 7.7/10Podcasters and streamers who want lots of short clips from long videos

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Sources

• Descript pricing
• Underlord AI video editor
• The best AI video generators and editors in 2026 (Zapier, Feb 2026)