AI video editing that’s less work, more flow
If you can type, drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, you can make pro-quality video in Descript. It’s an AI video editor that’s as easy as a doc.
More than 6 million creators & teams use Descript, including:
Edit videos like a doc–just by typing
Descript is unlike any video editing software you’ve ever used. Instead of editing in a timeline, you get an auto-generated transcript, and then...just edit that to edit your video. It’s that easy.
Meet Underlord, your AI video editing assistant
Underlord’s powerful AI tools tackle tedious tasks at every stage of your workflow. Change or remove your video background in a click with AI green screen. Remove retakes in an instant. Keep your eyes on the camera, even if you were looking somewhere else. Get help writing social posts or even a script. Underlord does all that and more.
Use AI to turn a single video into a whole bunch of social clips
Underlord finds moments in your videos most likely to go viral on social media, then generates clips in any aspect ratio, size, and format. Then you add the pizzazz: add branded templates, animated subtitles, images, GIFs, or music to make clips that are uniquely yours.
Collaborative video editing, without the chaos
Underlord finds moments in your videos most likely to go viral on social media, then generates clips in any aspect ratio, size, and format. Then you add the pizzazz: add branded templates, animated subtitles, images, GIFs, or music to make clips that are uniquely yours.
Grab-and-go templates for quick, creative, consistent video
Grab a pre-made template — complete with animated captions, titles, and elegant backgrounds — to make your videos pop on any social platform. Or create custom templates so they’ll know in a glance — that’s your brand.
If you can imagine it, you can make it in Descript.
How to edit videos in Descript
Drag & drop, or hit record
Upload all your project files, or start recording or writing, all in Descript.
Edit the transcript
Use the transcript Descript generates to edit your video. Backspace in the script to trim or cut. Paste layers directly onto specific moments. Or highlight excerpts to create clips.
Summon Underlord
Call upon Underlord to speed up your editing workflow. Remove retakes, create social media clips, remove background noise — your AI editing assistant does all that and much more.
Publish your video
Download your video, publish it directly to platforms like YouTube, or embed your video anywhere using the Descript web player.
Everything in your dad’s video editor. And more.
Text-based editing
Edit videos faster by editing an automatically generated transcript. All you need is a keyboard, a mouse, and some fingers.
Underlord: the AI editor that works for you
Your AI video-editing assistant tackles all the tedious tasks but leaves you with full creative control.
Media library
Access an extensive stock library of videos, images, sound effects, and music, plus any assets you upload, right there in Descript.
Maintain eye contact
Looking off-screen? No problem. Shift your eyes to maintain eye contact — in one click. So useful, it’s almost not creepy.
AI speech generation
Clone your voice in minutes. Turn text into speech that sounds like you in seconds. Or borrow one of our AI voices.
Fix audio errors
No more re-recording when you mis-pronounce a name or say something dumb–use AI voice cloning to correct recorded speech
Enhance voices
Studio Sound makes voices sound like they were recorded in a studio—even if they were recorded on your phone or in your closet.
Subtitles & captions
Add animated captions in seconds for more engaging and more accessible videos.
Translate videos
Reach a global audience & translate your video’s captions to 20+ languages in just a few clicks.
Automatic filler word removal
Quickly detect and erase long pauses, repetition, and filler words like "um," "uh," and "like” to make yourself sound smarter than you really are.
Automatic multicam
Automatically detect who's speaking and adjust the video's layout to focus on them, even in fast-paced, multi-person conversations.
Built-in recording
Capture your webcam, mic, or screen, and up to 10 guests remotely. Right in Descript.
