Overview
Descript is an audio and video editor built around transcription. It turns recordings into editable text so users can cut and rearrange media by changing the transcript. The platform also offers screen recording, multitrack podcast editing, captions, translation, filler-word and retake removal, Studio Sound, voice cloning, generated media, and an AI assistant called Underlord. The product targets podcasters, video creators, marketers, educators, and teams producing recorded content. It is proprietary software delivered as a web and desktop application with collaboration and API or MCP options. Descript’s public repositories are integrations and plugins rather than the editor’s own source code.