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For anyone finishing a recording: a podcast, a product walkthrough, a Zoom, or a talking-head video. Descript transcribes what you drop in, then deleting a word deletes that moment and moving a sentence moves the picture. Underlord can make a first cut, strip filler, or draft clips, and you can still edit by hand. Skip it if you need keyframe motion or a Lottie file. The free plan is for trying the editor; AI credit pools start on paid plans.

Video & Motion Design
$Freemium
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Use it when

You have a recording and the job is to make it shorter, clearer, and ready to publish. Use it when editing the transcript is faster than scrubbing a timeline, and you still want a timeline for fine control.

What it does well

  • Edit video and audio by editing the transcript, including multi-speaker recordings
  • Transcribe in 25 languages
  • Ask Underlord for a tighter cut, clips, or a script draft, then change the result yourself
  • Clean footage you already shot with Studio Sound, filler-word removal, eye contact, and green screen
  • Generate B-roll, voice, music, or images to fill gaps inside the same project
  • Record in the app, including screen recording, or import video, audio, and a Zoom recording

Skip it when

  • You need keyframe animation, a Lottie, or an interactive runtime graphic
  • You want a prompt-only video and have no recording to edit
  • One media hour a month and 720p export are too tight — those are the free-plan limits
  • Watermark-free 1080p, Underlord, 10 media hours, and 400 AI credits a month start on Hobbyist
  • 4K export, 30 media hours, 800 AI credits, and generative video models start on Creator
  • Brand Studio, dubbing in 30+ languages, and custom avatars start on Business (40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits)
  • Unused media minutes and AI credits do not roll over, and Underlord has no flat credit price per action

Fits your workflow

Record or drop in footage, edit the transcript, then export a video or publish a shareable page. Timeline export reaches editors such as Premiere and Final Cut when you need to finish elsewhere. Paid plans bill per person. Students, educators, and nonprofits can ask about a special rate through Descript's form.

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