Tool · Voice and speech, Video

Descript

Edit audio and video by editing a written transcript, like a document. Includes one-click sound clean-up (Studio Sound), captions and a copy of your voice for fixing words. The free plan adds a watermark to video.

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At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
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Licence: Descript Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes
Terms assign ownership of Input and Output to you; no explicit commercial clause. The software licence itself is for personal or internal business use; stock media other than Storyblocks may need its own licence. Free video exports are watermarked.
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Cost: Free option: 60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p watermarked video export, limited voice cloning
Plans below.
How you use it: Desktop app
Download page: Mac (macOS 14+) and Windows 11+. A browser version and API were not confirmed.
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Skill needed: No setup
Inferred; install a desktop app and sign in.
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Made by: Descript, Inc. (US)
Terms list a legal-notice address in San Francisco, CA, US.
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Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A voice or speech, by editing audio or a podcast I recorded (main use)
A video, by editing a video I have
A voice or speech, text from a recording
A voice or speech, clean up a recording
A voice or speech, a copy of my own voice
A voice or speech, read my text aloud

audio to textvideo to textaudio to audiovideo to videotext to audio

Edit audio or video by editing the transcript; Studio Sound clean-up; AI Speakers (voice copies) can also read new text. AI assistant Underlord, Green Screen and Eye Contact have no task ids.

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Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free	60 minutes of audio or video a month; 100 credits 720p export; voice cloning limited Commercial use: Yes
Hobbyist (monthly)	$24 a month	600 minutes of audio or video a month; 400 credits a month Per person; 1080p export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes
Hobbyist (annual)	$16 a month, billed yearly	600 minutes of audio or video a month; 400 credits a month Per person; 1080p export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes
Creator (monthly)	$35 a month	1,800 minutes of audio or video a month; 800 credits a month Per person; 4K export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes
Creator (annual)	$24 a month, billed yearly	1,800 minutes of audio or video a month; 800 credits a month Per person; 4K export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes
Business (monthly)	$65 a month	2,400 minutes of audio or video a month; 1,500 credits a month Per person; 4K export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes
Business (annual)	$50 a month, billed yearly	2,400 minutes of audio or video a month; 1,500 credits a month Per person; 4K export. AI credits are used by features like Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen and Eye Contact; cost per action not stated Commercial use: Yes

Prices shown as '$' only; USD assumed. Two prices per plan under a Monthly/Annual toggle, not labelled; lower one taken as annual ('save up to 35%'); whether annual is charged upfront isn't stated. Enterprise is custom. Watermark is on free video exports.

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Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: Trains on your work unless you opt out
Terms: Descript may use inputs and outputs to train its models unless you have opted out; how to opt out isn't explained there. Third-party AI providers are barred from training on them.
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Real faces and voices: Copies a real voice (AI Speaker from recorded consent statement), checks the person's consent
Copies a real voice (AI Speaker from submitted training audio), you only promise you have permission
Voices are made by having the speaker read a set consent statement, or in some cases by uploading training audio with your promise of consent. No identity check described beyond the statement.
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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.