Text-based editing makes it easy, your AI co-editor, Underlord, makes it fast. Create, edit, and share your video with Descript. It’s got all the tools you need.
Never edit alone
Underlord is your AI co-editor. Under your direction it can create a video or edit yours. It can give feedback and make suggestions. And it’s tireless, so you can keep pushing until you’re satisfied.
When you have an idea, a demo, or a pitch, Descript’s automatic design tools and AI generated video will make it engaging and polished. Your AI co-editor will help you make professional videos you’ll feel proud to share
Underlord can write a script based on your prompt, then edit based on your feedback. Or it can read your script and give you feedback.
Apply Descript's professionally designed layouts and smart transitions in a click, or let Underlord design your video. To change the look, ask Underlord for new colors and fonts—boom, done.
Create bespoke B-roll tailored to your content. Animate static images, visualize data, even make entire social videos from scratch. Generative video can do a lot—Descript lets you do a lot with it.
If you know how the backspace key works, or how to copy-and-paste, then you already know how to make video in Descript.
With Descript’s scenes and layouts you can add and adjust visuals the same way you create slides in a presentation. The only real difference is, someone might actually watch your video.
Don't bother straightening up. Descript's AI will scrub out your background. You pick a new one.
Go ahead, read your script. AI will make it seem like you were looking at the camera the whole time.
No pricey mics or soundproofing required. Descript’s regenerative AI removes noise and enhances voices.
Instantly cut all your "ums," "uhs" and other filler words. You'll save hours.
Take your content to audiences all over the world without getting out of your chair.
Drag in an audio or video file; AI will transcribe it in moments. Now the magic starts.
Add captions—and accessibility, and views, and your branding—in a couple clicks.
Choose from our gallery or create one. Write a script and let your avatar do the talking so you can stay off camera.
Rather not burn time adding scenes and layouts? Quick design automatically formats and adds B-roll with a click.
Create B-roll tailored to your content. Choose from our styles or write your own prompt for something truly unique.
Correct a word or fix audio just by typing and Regenerate will clone your voice and change your mouth movement to match.
These companies use Descript. Not bad!
Video can help almost everybody on your team communicate—with customers and prospects, or with each other. Descript makes it possible for all of them to say what they have to say, with video that looks and sounds good. No video team required.
Deep dives into complex topics are easier to produce when you can see your words. Make sure you’ve hit every learning objective—at a glance.
Don’t just tell them, show them (and tell them). Easily record your screen, your voice, and yourself for how-to videos that get the message across.
Turn one video into shorter videos, customized for TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, or whatever they come up with next.
Product launches, big announcements, ads. Whatever you need to get your brand out there and help sell your stuff, you can make it in Descript.
Record with guests in 4K multitrack video, then start editing, just like you edit a doc. Use AI to make all the obvious edits, and layouts for brand consistency.
Whether it’s a software tutorial or a viral rant about insolent ghosts, make it good enough to rival the top creators. Record, edit, and publish to YouTube—complete with metadata—all in a single tool.
Show how your product works—record your screen, your voice, yourself, and edit it all, fast. If (when) things change, swap in new footage or change a few words without remaking the whole video.
Discuss their success story remotely in 4K, then use custom branding and layouts to quickly create a video you can show off.
Use Descript’s Zoom integration to seamlessly import your live webinar recording, then remove long pauses and enhance that shaky Zoom audio in a couple of clicks.
Under its sleek exterior Descript packs a complete set of professional editing tools. So you can adjust timing, remove cross-talk, correct color—and anything else you need.
Take a video from good to great to perfect with exacting control over every visual and audio detail.
Descript’s timeline has all the power you’d expect, plus visual navigation so you can quickly get to where you want to work.
Choose a battle-tested, customizable workflow, then direct Underlord to make exactly what you want.
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Descript’s AI video editor lets you edit your video simply by editing text. It automatically transcribes your footage, so when you change or delete words in the transcript, your video updates instantly. You can also use AI to generate scripts, add scenes, or enhance visuals—all from one place.
Yes. Descript’s AI co-editor, Underlord, can edit your video automatically based on your direction. It can tighten cuts, remove silences or filler words, improve audio, and even add visuals or captions—all while keeping your creative intent intact.
Yes. Descript turns your video into a text transcript, so you can delete words, rearrange sentences, or copy-paste clips the same way you’d edit text in a doc. It’s the fastest, most intuitive way to make precise edits without a complex timeline.
Yes. Descript’s Remove Filler Words tool detects and deletes “ums,” “uhs,” and other verbal fillers with one click. It cleans up your audio and video instantly—saving hours of manual editing.
Studio Sound uses regenerative AI to remove background noise, echo, and hiss while enhancing your voice clarity. It makes any recording sound like it was captured in a professional studio, even if it wasn’t.
Regenerate lets you fix mistakes in your voice or video without re-recording. Just type the correct word or phrase, and Descript’s AI will clone your voice, match your lip movements, and replace the audio seamlessly. It’s powered by the same technology behind Descript’s Overdub voice model.
Underlord is Descript’s built-in AI co-editor. It can write, edit, design, and generate visuals or voiceovers under your direction. You tell it what you need in plain language, and it handles the technical work.
Yes. Descript offers AI avatars and AI voices that can deliver your script for you. You can choose from a preset avatar or create your own, letting you produce videos without recording yourself.
Yes. Descript automatically transcribes, translates, and captions your videos in multiple languages—making them more accessible and ready to reach a global audience.
Yes. Descript supports real-time collaboration. Teams can share projects, comment, and edit together—just like working in a shared document.
Descript combines AI automation with simplicity. Unlike timeline-based editors, you can edit by text, generate scripts and visuals with AI, and publish professional videos fast—all without needing editing experience.
Absolutely. Descript helps creators make polished videos for YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more. You can repurpose long videos into clips, add captions, and publish directly to your channels.
Yes. Descript works on Mac and Windows, and there’s also a web version, so you can access and edit projects from your computer.
Yes. Descript offers a free plan with essential AI tools like transcription, filler word removal, and Studio Sound. Paid plans add advanced features such as voice cloning, longer projects, and team collaboration.
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
2026
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
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