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Did you know you can edit a video just by editing its words? Descript turns your recording into a transcript, so deleting a sentence on the page deletes it from the video. It feels just like working in a document.
What it’s great for
- Editing video and podcasts by editing the transcript
- Removing ums, uhs and long pauses in one pass
- Underlord, its AI co-editor: tell it what you want in plain words, like “make captions” or “cut this into clips”
- Turning one long video or webinar into short social clips
- Fixing a flubbed line by typing the correction
Who it’s perfect for
- Small business owners making how-to or welcome videos
- Podcasters and course creators
- Anyone who finds a regular video timeline confusing
Good to know
Descript has a free plan to try it out, and every Underlord edit comes with a revert button, so you can always undo a change you don’t like.
Find it on my AI Tools list
I keep all my favorite AI and productivity tools sorted by job on Benable. Look for this one under Video Editing & Captions for Shorts and Reels. See my AI Tools list on Benable
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