Descript

Edit video and audio by editing the transcript

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Descript is a text-based video and audio editor: you edit the transcript to edit the media. It adds subtitles, voice cloning or stock AI voices, clips and translation into dozens of languages. Free to try.

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Runs onWindows, macOS, Web
What it doesText-based video and audio editor
Free optionTry free
VoiceVoice clone or stock AI voices

Sources: descript.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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