Descript is a video and audio editor where you change a recording by editing its written transcript, with AI tools to help.
In plain words
When you add a recording, Descript transcribes the speech automatically. The transcript is linked to the media, so deleting a word from the text removes it from the audio or video, and moving a sentence moves that part of the clip. You can fix a line of narration without recording it again, make voiceovers from typed text, and ask Underlord, its AI co-editor, to do jobs such as adding captions or cutting clips.
A quick example
Imagine you record a 30-minute podcast and ramble in one section. In Descript you read the transcript, delete the rambling paragraph as you would in a document, and the audio is cut to match. Then you ask Underlord to split the episode into short clips for social media.
Where you'll meet it
- Podcasts and talking-head videos.
- Short social clips cut from longer recordings.
Related
Sources
- DocsGet started with Descript, Descript Help Center · read 29 Sept 2026
- DocsEdit like a doc, Descript Help Center · read 29 Sept 2026
- DocsUnderlord (Beta): Your AI co-editor in Descript, Descript Help Center · read 16 Oct 2026
- DocsDescript, Descript · read 29 Sept 2026
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