Convert video and audio files into different formats and sizes with Descript—a fully-featured editor and video converter in one. Go from MP4 to compressed GIF, MOV to MP3, WAV to MP4, square to portrait aspect ratios, and so much more.
As a content creator, it’s important to keep your audience as engaged as possible. By converting your video file before publishing you not only speed up playback but set yourself up with a converted video file format that will play pretty much anywhere online.
Convert video from avi, mov, webm, and even more to MP4 — the online video format of choice — in just a few simple steps.Descript's easy, reliable video converter was built with creators in mind. Its easy-to-use interface lets you quickly and easily convert your videos into MP4s that you can share anywhere.
Drag and drop your video file into the project area or use the upload button to select the file from your computer. Descript supports most popular file types, including MP4, MPEG, MOV, Apple ProRes, GIF, WAV, MP3, AAC, and M4A.
Edit your video as needed based on your desired output format, such as adding text for GIFs or applying the Studio Sound effect for AI-enhanced MP3s.
You can choose to convert and export your video as a video, audio, GIF, transcript, subtitle file, or timeline for supported video editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro. You can also publish your video as a shareable web link or directly to supported platforms like YouTube. Select an option, customize your settings, and export or publish your converted video.
As a content creator, it’s important to keep your audience as engaged as possible. By converting your video file before publishing you not only speed up playback but set yourself up with a converted video file format that will play pretty much anywhere online.
You came for the free video converter but you’ll stay for the simplicity and power of Descript’s video editing tool. Additionally, the audio converter for today’s audio formats is used by 1,000s of podcasters globally. You’ll love Descript as a complete video and audio editing solution.
Convert video and audio files into different formats and sizes with Descript—a fully-featured editor and video converter in one. Go from MP4 to compressed GIF, MOV to MP3, WAV to MP4, square to portrait aspect ratios, and so much more.
Drag and drop your video file into the project area or use the upload button to select the file from your computer. Descript supports most popular file types, including MP4, MPEG, MOV, Apple ProRes, GIF, WAV, MP3, AAC, and M4A.
Edit your video as needed based on your desired output format, such as adding text for GIFs or applying the Studio Sound effect for AI-enhanced MP3s.
You can choose to convert and export your video as a video, audio, GIF, transcript, subtitle file, or timeline for supported video editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro. You can also publish your video as a shareable web link or directly to supported platforms like YouTube. Select an option, customize your settings, and export or publish your converted video.
In a few clicks, convert MOV or MPEG videos into MP4 (480p up to 4K resolution), create audio files (AAC, WAV, MP3, etc.), turn clips into animated GIFs, transcribe videos into transcripts (RTF, TXT, DOCX, etc.) or subtitle files (SRT, VTT), or even export your Descript timeline to supported video editors (XML, EDL, etc.)
Simplify your video workflow by combining powerful conversion and editing tools in a single platform with Descript. Effortlessly switch between various video and audio formats, compress files to meet size specifications, or prepare your content for different platforms without juggling multiple apps.
Descript allows you to edit and convert videos freely while keeping the original video file intact. This way, you can go beyond file conversion and actually optimize your video for other formats, whether you want to add captions to a soundless GIF, or enhance speaker voices and add music to an audio-only version of a video podcast.
Descript supports a variety of file types for uploading, ensuring flexibility in handling audio and video projects. You can upload most common audio formats such as MP3, WAV, and AAC, as well as popular video formats including MP4 and MOV. This range of supported file types makes it easy to start editing and transcribing your media content right away in Descript. Check out our help center for a comprehensive list of all supported file formats.
Descript supports a variety of export formats to accommodate different needs. You can export your video projects as audio files in MP3, WAV, and AAC formats. For video, Descript allows exports in MP4 in up to 4K resolution. You can also export text transcripts in DOCX, TXT, SRT, VTT, and HTML formats. This range of options ensures that you can easily integrate your Descript projects with other tools and platforms.
The best video file type depends on your context and compatibility requirements. But for online sharing and streaming, MP4 is often considered the best video file format because it balances high quality with file size and is widely supported across various platforms. Descript makes it easy to convert video and audio files to MP4 with the ability to customize resolution, quality, duration, size, and more.
