Delete a word in the transcript and it leaves the video: podcast editing becomes document editing
Price checked 12.10.2026
About the company
Descript was built in 2017 by Andrew Mason, who had founded Groupon and taken it public before moving into audio tours — the project the editor grew out of. Its logic is simple and nobody else has pushed it as far: the recording becomes text, and editing the text edits the recording. For podcasts and training video that removes the real pain, which is hunting for the right second on a timeline. Everything since has been built around that one idea: screen capture, a voice clone for re-recording a single line, one-click removal of every "um". The free tier is a demo rather than a plan — sixty transcript minutes and a watermark on export.
Sources: descript.com
What it does
- Strip filler words in one click
- Voice clone to re-record a line
- Screen and call recording
- Free tier stamps a watermark
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0per month | 60 transcript minutes, watermarked 720p |
| Hobbyist | $24per month | 10 transcript hours, 4K |
| Creatormost picked | $35per month | 30 hours, voice clone |
| Business | $65per seat / month | brand templates, SSO |
- 4K export
- 1080p export
- No watermark on paid plans
- Clips over a minute
- Single sign-on
- Desktop app
- Watermark on the output