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Descript
descript.comSummary
Descript is an AI-powered video editing and creation platform that allows users to record, transcribe, edit, and publish video and audio content. It offers features like screen recording, text-based editing, AI tools for enhancing video and audio, and collaboration functionalities for teams.
Feature Matches11/16
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Must Have
5 of 5
Screen Recording
Camera Recording
Instant Shared Links
Basic Video Editing
Viewer Analytics
Other
6 of 11
Emoji Reactions
Team Library
Mobile App Support
Custom Branding
Password Protection
Enterprise Security & Compliance
Timestamped Comments
Auto-Generated Transcripts
Slack Integration
Gmail Integration
API Access
PricingFreemium
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Free
$0.00 monthly
- Text-based editing
- Video editing
- Podcasting
- Clips
- Rooms
- Captions
- AI avatars
- Transcription
- AI speech
- Screen recording
- Basic AI Suite (5 uses)
- Regenerate (5 uses)
- Text-to-speech (5 minutes)
- Avatar minutes (5 minutes)
- Remote recording (2 hours per drive)
- Room participants (10)
- Screen recording (up to 2 screens)
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- Commenting
- Basic members
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- Unlimited animation
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- Unlimited audio export duration
- Self-serve knowledge base
- Email support
- 1 transcription hour / month
- Export 720p, with watermarks
- Limited trial of Basic AI Actions (5 uses)
- Limited trial of AI Speech (5 minutes)
- Regenerate (5 uses, will hear "jibber" "jabber" after limit)
- Avatar minutes (5 minutes)
- Remote recording (2 hours per drive)
- Stock library limited to first 5 search results
- Video export (local) 720p
- Video export (web link) 720p
- Video export (web link) duration 1 hour
- Media file uploads up to 1 GB, up to 4k resolution, up to 150 mbps bitrate
- Cloud storage limit 5GB
- No custom voice clones
- No custom avatars
- No translation features
- No live chat support
- No priority support
Hobbyist
$16.00 monthly
- All Free features
- 10 transcription hours / month
- Export 1080p, watermark-free
- 20 uses / month of Basic AI Actions suite (Filler Word Removal, Studio Sound, Draft Show Notes, Create Clips, and more)
- 30 minutes / month of AI speech with stock AI speakers and custom voice clones
- 5 minutes / month of avatars
- Remote recording (5 hours / month per drive)
- Stock library (first 12 search results)
- Video export (local) 1080p
- Video export (web link) 1080p
- Video export (web link) duration 1 hour
- Media file uploads up to 10 GB, up to 4k resolution, up to 150 mbps bitrate
- Cloud storage limit 100GB
- Regenerate (10 uses / month)
- Custom voice clones
- 25+ stock AI speakers
- 5 minutes / month avatar generation
- No custom avatars
- No translation features
- No live chat support
- No priority support
- No Advanced AI Suite
- No Professional AI Suite
- No translation features
- No custom avatars
- No live chat support
- No priority support
- Regenerate (10 uses / month, will hear "jibber" "jabber" after limit)
- Stock library limited to first 12 search results
- Video export (web link) duration 1 hour
- Media file uploads up to 10 GB
- Cloud storage limit 100GB
Creator
$24.00 monthly
Popular- All Hobbyist features
- 30 transcription hours / month
- Export 4k, watermark-free
- Unlimited Basic and Advanced AI Actions suite (including Eye contact, and 20+ more AI features)
- 2 hours / month of AI speech
- 30 minutes / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
- 10 minutes / month of custom avatars
- Unlimited access to royalty-free stock library
- Remote recording (15 hours / month per drive)
- Video export (local) 4k
- Video export (web link) 4k
- Video export (web link) duration 3 hours
- Media file uploads up to 20 GB, up to 5k resolution, up to 1 gbps bitrate
- Cloud storage limit 1TB
- Regenerate (100 uses / month)
- 3 custom avatars
- Translate captions (28 languages)
- Translate audio (dubbing, 24 languages)
- Native-sounding AI speakers (14 languages)
- Live chat support
- No Professional AI Suite
- No translation proofread
- Regenerate (100 uses / month, will hear "jibber" "jabber" after limit)
- Media file uploads up to 20 GB
- Cloud storage limit 1TB
Business
$50.00 monthly
- All Creator features
- 40 transcription hours / month
- Add free Basic seats for collaboration
- Unlimited access to full Professional AI Actions suite (including Translation proofread)
- 5 hours / month of AI speech
- 2 hours / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
- 30 minutes / month of custom avatars
- Priority support (with SLA)
- Remote recording (25 hours / month per drive)
- Video export (web link) duration 3 hours
- Media file uploads up to 50 GB, up to 5k resolution, up to 1 gbps bitrate
- Cloud storage limit 2TB
- Regenerate (unlimited uses)
- 5 custom avatars
- Translation proofread
- Custom drive & page branding
- Batch file export
- Timeline export (Samplitude & Reaper, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools & Logic, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere)
- Advanced media formats
- In-app live chat support
Rationale
Descript offers a comprehensive video editing and creation platform that includes screen recording, camera recording, and instant sharing of links, which are core 'must-have' features. It also provides extensive editing capabilities, AI-powered features like eye contact and studio sound (which can be considered forms of basic video editing and enhancement), and collaboration tools that align with a team library concept. The platform explicitly mentions viewer analytics, timestamped comments, auto-generated transcripts, and mobile app support. While not explicitly stated as 'emoji reactions', the collaborative features and focus on engagement suggest similar functionality. Custom branding, password protection, and enterprise-grade security are also clearly offered.
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