Free recording
StudioEditor
Free. Record audio directly in the browser.
Alitu
Available only during a 7-day trial. A subscription includes solo and remote studio recording, subject to a 10-hour monthly fair-use level.
Free editing
StudioEditor
Free. Edit on a multitrack waveform timeline.
Alitu
Available only during the trial. Paid plans include waveform and transcript-based editing.
Free exports
StudioEditor
Free. Export finished audio without a daily limit or StudioEditor branding.
Alitu
Available only during the trial. A subscription exports finished podcast audio as MP3 and can publish directly to a host.
Browser based
StudioEditor
Runs directly in a supported web browser.
Alitu
Recording, episode building and editing run in the browser.
No installs
StudioEditor
No app download, installation or plug-in is required.
Alitu
The Alitu web app requires no desktop installation.
Available anywhere
StudioEditor
Open StudioEditor from a supported browser wherever you have internet access.
Alitu
Alitu describes a web workflow that lets subscribers work on a podcast from anywhere.
StudioChat workflow commands
StudioEditor
Free. Use plain language to control recording, playback, playhead navigation, tracks, clip edits, saving, export, AutoDuck and optional AI-tool workflows.
Alitu
No dedicated conversational workflow assistant is documented. Alitu uses guided recording, episode-building, editing and publishing screens.
AutoDuck for music & SFX
StudioEditor
AutoDuck lowers music and sound effects while speech is playing.
Alitu
No dedicated timeline-wide automatic music-and-SFX ducking feature is documented. Alitu automates intro and outro music fades and transitions.
Audio enhancement
StudioEditor
Auto Enhance reduces noise and improves speech using optional AI-tool credits.
Alitu
Paid after the trial. Automatic cleanup includes leveling, loudness normalization, noise reduction and hum reduction.
Automatic speech-pause & filler-word removal
StudioEditor
Auto-remove Speech Pauses shortens long gaps using optional AI-tool credits. Timed transcripts can detect likely filler words for review and removal.
Alitu
Paid after the trial. Magic Filters detect filler words and unwanted silences, create suggested edits and let the user review or restore them.
Captions & subtitles
StudioEditor
Create and edit transcripts and subtitles using optional AI-tool credits, then export SRT, VTT, PDF, Microsoft Word DOCX or plain text.
Alitu
Paid after the trial, with 12 transcription hours per month. Transcript downloads include plain text, Word, SRT and CSV.
Text-based audio editing
StudioEditor
Select any transcript word, sentence or custom range to remove the corresponding audio from the timeline. Transcription uses optional AI-tool credits.
Alitu
Paid after the trial. Select transcript words or passages to cut or mute the corresponding audio.
Automatic profanity detection & censoring
StudioEditor
Automatically detect possible offensive language during transcription, review every timed match, then fully cover very short words or bleep the middle of longer words without shifting the timeline.
Alitu
Manual bleeping is available from waveform or transcript selections, and transcript exports can censor swear words; no automatic timed audio profanity detector is documented.
Complete content package
StudioEditor
Create an editable package from a finished transcript with title suggestions, a description, show notes, an episode overview, chapters, takeaways, quotable moments, guest and resource details, newsletter and social posts, a question or poll, SEO keywords and tags.
Alitu
Paid after the trial. AI assistance can suggest an episode title and description, but Alitu does not document a single complete publishing and promotion package comparable to StudioEditor’s.