Descript

Descript is an audio and video editor that lets you edit a recording by editing its transcript, much like a text document. Delete a sentence from the transcript and it disappears from the video. That makes it useful for podcasters, teachers, marketers and anyone who records talks or interviews, even without editing experience.

Its AI tools, listed on Descript's pricing page, include Studio Sound to clean up audio, Remove Filler Words to cut ums and repeated words, Eye Contact, Green Screen background removal, automatic clips for social posts, and Underlord, an AI co editor that can brainstorm, rewrite scripts and draft show notes. AI Speech can repair audio and create a clone of your own voice for corrections. Transcription works in 25 languages, captions can be translated into 61, and the Business plan adds audio dubbing in 30 languages.

Pricing, as listed on Descript's pricing page when we checked on October 21, 2026: there is a Free plan with 60 media minutes a month and 720p export. Hobbyist is $16 per person per month billed yearly or $24 monthly, with 10 media hours, 400 AI credits and watermark free 1080p export. Creator is $24 yearly or $35 monthly, with 30 media hours, 800 AI credits and 4K export. Business is $50 yearly or $65 monthly, with 40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits and Brand Studio. Media hours count everything you upload or record, and AI credits are spent on features like Underlord and Studio Sound. Descript says it offers special rates for students, educators and nonprofits through a form, and that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant.

Who it suits: people who make recordings and want to fix them quickly. If you only need meeting notes rather than a finished video, a meeting note taker is cheaper and simpler. For dictation, see our Wispr Flow alternatives guide.