A plan for whatever you create
Save up to 35% with annual billing
Saving up to 35% over monthly plan
20 uses / month of Basic AI Actions suite including Filler word removal, Studio sound, Draft show notes, Create clips, and more
per person / month
Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
Unlimited Basic and Advanced AI Actions suite including Eye contact, and 20+ more AI features
30 minutes / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
5 hours / month of AI speech
2 hours / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin. 1 person included.
More than 6 million creators & teams use Descript, including:
What’s the difference?
Number of hours of automated transcription included on your plan per editor. These hours pool together for all editors on the drive.
Automatically transcribe your recordings into text in 25 languages, including Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (US), Finnish, French (FR), German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (BR), Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (US), Swedish, and Turkish.
25 languages
25 languages
25 languages
25 languages
Automatically identify and label multiple speakers in a recording. Speaker Detective assists you by playing a clip of each speaker to name.
Automatically transcribe multiple synchronized recordings with speakers on separate tracks and get precise speaker labeling and transcription accuracy. You can also export sessions while retaining separate tracks for editing workflows.
Automatically create animated captions for your videos. Choose from our stock caption styles or customize the font, colors, word highlighting, and positioning, to make your videos accessible and engaging.
Animate layers using a variety of stock animations or create your own custom animations
Instantly improve audio quality of any recording with one click – remove background noise, enhance speech, and get studio-quality sound without a professional setup.
Instantly remove the background from any video without the need for a physical green screen or complicated chroma key editing.
Use AI to instantly highlight and remove "um," "ah," "like", repeated words, and more from your audio and video recordings.
Shrink or cut silences & lapses in conversation
Underlord picks your most viral-worthy moments & makes clips that pop
Remove filler words, digressions, blather — all the obvious cuts
Cut all but your best takes
Automatically pick layouts & cameras to show active conversations
Keep the active speaker smack-dab in the center
Describe any image you can imagine; Underlord will create it for you
Generate engaging social media text posts, video descriptions, podcast summaries with timestamps, and more to promote your content.
Hone your ideas by asking Underlord questions and get a first draft, fast.
AI video maker: Generate a video with ChatGPT
Transform your ideas into videos in minutes using GPT-generated scripts and visuals, plus Descript's text-to-speech narration.
We use AI to subtly adjust your gaze so it appears that you are looking directly into the camera. Read off your script, screen, or teleprompter without worrying about memorizing or endless retakes.
Automatically translate your transcript and captions in any of 23 languages
Review and edit the translated script vs. the original for accuracy and tone in our editor.
Easily turn text into speech with ultra-realistic AI voice generation. Create your own custom voice or choose from a range of stock voices to bring your content to life.
Repair audio & regenerate voices to match the surrounding tone and smooth over awkward cuts. After reaching the specified limit, you will hear “jibber” “jabber” in your generated speech.
Limited
25+
25+
The number of minutes of an avatar generation
Avatar gallery
Access to over 35 avatars in a range of styles for out-of-the box use
Text prompt to avatar
Generate an avatar from a text prompt
An avatar uploaded to Descript as an image
Available in 28 languages: Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
Available in 24 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish, Greek, Danish, Malay, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak, Croatian, Swedish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
Review and edit the translated script vs. the original for accuracy and tone in our editor.
Native-sounding AI speakers
Custom-trained AI voices that sound like native speakers are available in 14 languages: English, Spanish (ES), Spanish (LatAm), French, Italian, German, Portuguese (BR), Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Hindi, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
Remote recording
Number of total recording hours included per drive per month.
Maximum participants that can join and be recorded in a room at one time.
Add producers who can control recording start/stop and use push-to-talk to speak to hosts/guest without being recorded.
Backup cloud recordings will be captured and automatically uploaded to the project for every recording, in addition to the high fidelity primary recordings.
Up to 2 screens can be shared and recorded simultaneously.
Each Rooms recording session will automatically be imported into Rooms, transcribed (without spending your Tx minutes), and configured in a sequence.
If a guest’s recording stalls for whatever reason, they will be able to resume uploading their primary recording for up to 7 days after the session.
Editor comments
Add timestamped comments during recordings that sync with your project.
Layouts
Use stock layout packs
Choose from a gallery of layouts, including titles, captions, intros, and slides, to quickly make your videos shine.
Create & share custom layout packs
Save your own custom layouts for easy reuse on your next project and share them with your coworkers to stay on-brand.
Remix gallery layout packs
Keep your brand colors and fonts consistent in every video by remixing one of Descript’s professionally-crafted layout packs.
Brand studio
Customize the branding on your published pages by using your own Drive name and logo, giving your content a more professional and personalized touch.
Create a custom dictionary of words or phrases you regularly use to improve the accuracy of transcription.
Make sure important brand names and terms don’t get translated when you’re talking to a global audience.
Stock library
Access to built-in libraries of royalty-free videos, images, GIFs, music, and sound effects for use in your projects. Limitation is on the number of results you can use per search.
Collaboration
Each plan includes a set number of seats. Upgrade to add more teammates as your needs grow.
1-3
Customizable
Basic memberships allow you to add team members who can view Descript projects, add comments, and use the Quick recorder for free — but can’t edit projects created by others, which requires an editor membership.
Export & publish
Export a standalone web page with a shareable link and an embeddable web player to showcase your video content. Easily customize the access, resolution, transcript, comments, custom branding, and more.
Export a standalone web page with a shareable link and an embeddable web player to showcase your video content. Easily customize the access, resolution, transcript, comments, custom branding, and more.
Publish a standalone web page with a shareable link and an embeddable web player to showcase your video content. Easily customize the access, resolution, transcript, comments, custom branding, and more.
Export audio into discrete chunks divided by line breaks or markers, or every composition in a project in one go.
Timeline export
Media file uploads
Upload media formats such as Apple ProRes and QuickTime RLE.
Storage
Support
Live chat support inside the Descript app with our customer support team is available Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Get support with guaranteed response times. Our Service Level Agreement (SLA) ensures questions addressed promptly by our dedicated customer support team.
Frequently asked questions
Can I purchase additional transcription hours?
By default, the Descript Hobbyist plan has a monthly transcription limit of 10 hours per editor. The Descript Creator plan has a monthly transcription limit of 30 hours per user. This helps us moderate demand and ensure a fast turnaround for everyone
If you’re looking for a permanent change to your monthly hours, you can increase your transcription limit at $2 per hour here.
What if we want our full team to collaborate and provide feedback in Descript, but they don't need to edit?
Descript's Basic Seats are what you need. The Business plan includes free Basic members.
Basic members can view and comment on projects, use our screen recorder, and have limited editing permissions in a private workspace. It's ideal for those who need to be involved in the creative process but don't need full editing access.
Plus, you can easily upgrade Basic Seat members to Editors, giving them full editing capabilities as your project or team evolves.
Learn more about Basic Seats and how they make it easy to involve your entire team without adding cost.
The Hobbyist and Creator plans include Viewer members. They can view and comment on shared projects. They cannot create or edit projects on their own.
I’m interested in setting up an Enterprise plan for my business. Where can I learn more?
Learn more about our Enterprise plans.
Do I need to enter a credit card to try Descript?
No, Descript's Free plan includes everything you need to record, transcribe, edit and mix audio and video content. If you'd like to continue transcribing after using your monthly 1 hour, you can upgrade to a paid plan and receive up to 30 hours of automatic transcription each month.
How are subscription payments processed?
Descript Hobbyist, Creator, and Business plan subscriptions are processed automatically to the credit card you provide, according to your selected billing cycle. Users requiring custom invoicing options (such as ACH transfer) can reach out to our Enterprise team to learn more.
Do you offer special rates for students, educators, and non-profits?
Yes, fill out this form
How does Descript protect my privacy?
Your Project Information is confidential, even from Descript. We are SOC 2 Type II compliant. Read more about Descript Security.
How do I cancel my subscription?
You can easily cancel your subscription from your Descript subscription page. You can also delete your account and permanently wipe your data from our servers.
