Descript
Descript
Descript is an AI video and audio editor. Its own pages say you edit a video by editing its transcript, with an AI co-editor called Underlord, and a timeline when you need one.
What Descript does
- Transcribes what you record or import in seconds, then lets you edit the video by editing the text.
- Cuts filler words and retakes in a click.
- Removes background noise, corrects eye contact and fixes lighting.
- Adds captions and generates a thumbnail and YouTube description.
- Translates a video and creates clips for different platforms.
What people use it for
Edit a talking video
Delete a sentence in the transcript and watch it leave the video.
Clean up a recording
Remove filler words and background noise from a Zoom call or podcast.
Make clips
Cut a long recording into clips shaped for social platforms.
Who it suits
- Creators and teams who edit talking-head video, podcasts and recorded calls.
- People who find a timeline editor slow and prefer to work from words.
Plans and access
Descript says you can get started for free. Plans and limits change, so read Descript’s current terms. Regenerating someone’s voice or face needs their permission.
How to start
- 1Open Descript and get started for free. Open
- 2Import one short recording and let it transcribe.
- 3Delete a sentence in the transcript and play the result.
- 4Try removing filler words, then listen to the whole video before you export.
Watch and learn
Videos from Descript’s own channel, so you can learn it here. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. More on the Descript channel.
Descript · 2025
How to Use Descript: Beginner’s Guide to Video Editing with Text & AI
Descript · 2025
How to Edit a Video from Start to Finish (Beginner Friendly)
Descript · 2025
How to Make YouTube Shorts in Under 1 Minute (No Editing Needed)
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Common questions about Descript
- What is Descript?
- Descript is an AI video and audio editor where you edit the transcript to edit the recording.
- What is Underlord?
- Descript describes Underlord as its AI co-editor, which you can direct to do the editing for you.
- Can I still use a timeline?
- Yes. Descript says the timeline is there if you need it.
- Can it change my voice or eyes?
- Descript lists regenerating audio and video and correcting eye contact. Use them on your own recordings, or with the speaker’s permission.
Where this comes from
Written from the maker’s own pages, read on 2026-10-13. Plans, limits and features change, so the page you land on is the source.
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