What is Descript?
Edit podcasts and video by editing the transcript.
Who is Descript best for?
Descript is best for podcasters and YouTubers who would rather edit a recording as text than on a timeline.
Podcasters
Remote recording in Rooms, multitrack transcripts and one-click removal of filler words take a show from the call to the published episode.
Talking-head and tutorial videos
You cut the video by deleting words in its transcript, while Studio Sound cleans the audio and Eye Contact fixes where you look.
Turning long recordings into clips
The Underlord assistant picks highlights for short clips and drafts show notes, video descriptions and social posts from the same recording.
Marketing and training teams
The Business plan adds shared Brand Studio templates, translation and dubbing into 30+ languages, and room for up to 5 people.
How much does Descript cost?
Descript has a free plan with 60 media minutes a month, and its paid plans cost $24, $35 or $65 per person a month (Hobbyist, Creator, Business), or from $16 a month billed yearly.
- 60 media minutes a month and 100 AI credits once
- 720p exports with a Descript watermark
- 5GB of cloud storage
- 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month
- 1080p exports without a watermark
- Underlord co-editor, Studio Sound and custom voice clones
- 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month
- 4K exports, AI video generation and unlimited stock media
- Up to 3 people, each billed separately
- 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month
- Brand Studio, dubbing into 30+ languages and custom avatars
- Up to 5 people, priority support with an SLA
Billed yearly, Hobbyist is $16, Creator $24 and Business $50 per person a month. Creator and Business can buy top-ups of media hours and AI credits. Enterprise is priced by sales and adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs, a training opt-out and custom data retention. Students, educators and non-profits can apply for special rates. Full pricing on descript.com. We checked these prices on .
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How do I connect Descript to my AI agent?
Descript MCP is Descript's official MCP server. Add it to your agent once, then ask it to edit video and audio in Descript by describing the change.
Lets your agent work on your Descript projects, so you can cut highlight clips, caption a video, tidy up the sound and fetch a transcript while the app stays closed.
Descript gives each account its own server address. Open the setup guide, copy your address, then add it to Claude Code like any other server.
Use the address from Descript's setup guide.
Descript's setup guide covers the sign-in.
Then ask your agent
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What are the best Descript alternatives?
Two tools on Recaply do Descript's job.
Questions about Descript
What is Descript?
Edit podcasts and video by editing the transcript.
Who is Descript for?
Descript is best for podcasters and YouTubers who would rather edit a recording as text than on a timeline.
Is Descript free?
Yes. Descript has a free plan: 60 media minutes a month and 100 AI credits once.
How much does Descript cost?
Descript's paid plans are Hobbyist at $24 per person per month, Creator at $35 per person per month and Business at $65 per person per month.
Does Descript have an MCP server?
Yes. Descript MCP is Descript's official MCP server, so agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and GitHub Copilot can edit video and audio in Descript by describing the change. Descript runs it on the web.
What are the best Descript alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Streamlabs Podcast Editor and Revoldiv.
Where can I try Descript?
On its official website, descript.com.
What are media hours and AI credits in Descript?
Media hours count every file you import or record in Descript, whether or not you transcribe it. AI credits are spent on AI features such as Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen, Eye Contact and generated media. Free gets 60 minutes a month and 100 credits once; Hobbyist gets 10 hours and 400 credits a month.
Do Descript exports have a watermark?
Only on the Free plan, which exports video at up to 720p with a Descript watermark. Every paid plan removes it: Hobbyist exports at 1080p, while Creator and Business export at 4K.
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