Edit video by editing text. Its own site says: “Descript is the AI video and audio editor that makes editing as easy as editing text.”
Paid from: Hobbyist $16/mo annual ($24 monthly)Free tier: yesLast verified 2026-10-13Site check: live
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Where Descript ranks
Ranked in 10 TaskRanking use cases.
Rank 1Async video updatesProductivity & AdminRank 1Edit videos and podcastsVideo, Voice & AudioRank 2Record a podcastMarketingRank 2Repurpose content for socialMarketingRank 2Transcription and captions for mediaMedia & PublishingRank 2Turn long videos into short clipsVideo, Voice & AudioRank 3Generate voiceoversVideo, Voice & AudioRank 3Make AI avatar videosVideo, Voice & AudioRank 3Make marketing videosMarketingRank 4Make music with AIVideo, Voice & Audio