Descript
All in one editor for podcasts and video that turns speech into text for fast edits and layers AI tools like Studio Sound overdub and screen recording.
Pricing Free, Start $16 per month
Category video
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Loom
Async video messaging for work that replaces status meetings with quick screen and camera recordings AI summaries transcriptions and team level libraries.
Pricing Free / $15 per user per month
Category productivity
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in Descript
podcastvideo-editingstudio-soundscreen-recorderoverdubeditingmultimedia
Shared
transcriptionvideo
Only in Loom
asyncaicollaborationproductivityworkflowautomation
Key Features
Descript
- • Text based editing where script changes update the source media and keep the multitrack timeline in sync for rapid iteration during reviews
- • Studio Sound that uses AI to reduce noise and echo so recordings from less than ideal rooms become clear and publishable without heavy mixing skills
- • Overdub voice that creates a consented model for pickups so teams fix lines after a shoot and keep tone and pacing consistent without another session
- • Screen and camera recorder that captures tutorials demos and explainers straight into the timeline with automatic transcription and captions
- • Multitrack timeline with precision trims music beds and B roll lanes that satisfy creators who outgrow simple one track editors
- • Remove filler words and shorten word gaps to accelerate editing of interviews roundtables and webinars while preserving natural rhythm
Loom
- • Starter to Business plans: Start free then upgrade for unlimited recordings editor features and AI assistants across your workspace
- • Instant links and embeds: Share or paste a URL in docs tickets and chats to stream without attachments or large files
- • AI summaries and chapters: Generate titles key moments and action items so viewers land on the exact minute they need
- • Inline comments and emojis: Collect feedback quickly and resolve questions without another meeting on the calendar
- • Viewer insights: See watch time and engagement to learn which walkthroughs land and which need edits
- • Editing without timelines: Remove silences blur sections merge clips and add callouts in minutes no heavy software
Use Cases
Descript
- → Podcast production from recording to polished mix with captions and chapter markers ready for syndication and accessibility on major platforms
- → Education and course content that combines slides screen capture and voice to produce modular lessons and micro learning videos at scale
- → Webinar and live stream cleanups where long recordings become highlight reels shorts and evergreen onboarding content for marketing and CS
- → Product demos and sales enablement clips that speed onboarding and create consistent messaging across teams without owning pro studio gear
- → Thought leadership videos where executives record once then repurpose to short formats with automatic captions and social aspect ratios
- → Interview series where text edits make corrections safe and fast and where overdub pickups repair script changes without reshoots
Loom
- → Ship status updates and demos that stakeholders watch on their time
- → Record bug repros and code reviews so engineers align faster
- → Create onboarding libraries of common processes for new hires
- → Replace many customer kickoff calls with reusable walkthroughs
- → Hand off design and research context with less meeting overhead
- → Gather async feedback on drafts campaigns and prototypes
Perfect For
Descript
podcasters creators marketers educators and internal comms teams who want fast text driven editing clear audio easy collaboration and consistent exports without mastering complex professional DAWs and NLEs
Loom
product managers engineers designers success and sales teams enablement and ops leaders who want fewer meetings clearer context and searchable video docs
Capabilities
Descript
Speech to Text Intermediate
Studio Sound Intermediate
Overdub Voice Professional
Exports and Captions Basic
Loom
Screen and camera Intermediate
AI chapters Intermediate
Fast cleanup Basic
Workspace controls Basic
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