Descript
Free tier availableEdit audio by editing text
About Descript
The audio editor that finally solves the wrong-word-on-take-twelve problem — transcribe your recording, then edit the audio by editing the text. Delete a sentence from the transcript and the audio disappears. Overdub lets you clone your own voice to fix mistakes without re-recording. The full podcast production and distribution stack in one tool.
Pricing plans
- 1 watermarked export/mo
- Basic transcription
- 10 hrs transcription/mo
- Overdub voice
- No watermark
- 40 hrs/mo
- Team collaboration
- Advanced AI
How Descript compares
| Rating | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 865 | 1,407 | 1,153 | 830 |
| Price | From $12/mo | From $19/mo | From $5/mo | Free / $8/mo Pro |
| Free tier | 1 watermarked export/mo | 10 min audio/mo | Free tier available | Free |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Watermark | Yes | No | No | No |
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