Alternatives

Products that do what Descript 2.0 does

Near-perfect transcription, edit audio/video by editing text

1. 1
   Descript Video Editor & Screen Recording▲342

   Full featured video editor & screen recorder w/transcription

   2020

2. 2
   Rescript▲144

   A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs in-browser.

   Jul 2026 · github.com

3. 3
   Rescript for Desktop▲88

   A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs on-device.

   30d ago · getrescript.com

4. 4
   Spext 2.0▲137

   Edit voice recording by editing its transcript

   2018

5. 5
   Edit By Resemble AI▲174

   Edit your audio, just like you edit a typo in your document

   2024

6. 6
   SpeechCut▲72

   Cut videos by speech, Not by waveforms

   Nov 2025

7. 7
   HeyGen Video Agent▲247

   The world’s first Creative Operating System

   2025

8. 8
   Video Transcription by Headliner▲260

   Free tool to automatically add captions to your video

   2018

9. 9
   The New Riverside▲164

   One place to record, edit & share content with the world

   2023

10. 10
    Descript Stock Voices▲142

    Free ultra realistic text to speech for voiceover projects

    2020

11. 11
    Simon Says▲111

    Accurate transcription and translation for video pros

    2018

12. 12
    Copilot Audio Expressions▲204

    The new voice of your stories

    2025

13. 13
    Online Podcast Editor by Type Studio▲355

    Text-based podcast editing in your browser

    2021

14. 14
    Yescribe.ai▲194

    Convert audio and video to text with AI & free online

    2024

15. 15
    Spext 3.0▲245

    Podcast editing reimagined

    2019

16. 16
    Videofyles▲163

    Swiss army knife for video, audio & image files

    2024

17. 17
    MacWhisper▲123

    High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac

    2023

18. 18
    EditEddy by Headliner▲110

    Text-based online podcast editor

    2022

19. 19
    Breadth Edits Beta v1.0▲96

    Transforms prompts into professional, high-end motion edits

    Mar 2026

20. 20
    Editr▲141

    Autogenerated subtitles in 70+ languages

    2021

21. 21
    Easy Scribe▲139

    Rich documentation from screen recordings

    2025

22. 22
    textreel▲123

    Create audiograms by converting your audio files into video

    2020

23. 23
    AudioMass▲142

    A full-featured web based audio editor 🎶

    2020

24. 24
    Transcribe▲115

    A great audio to text tool for journalists

    2014

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