Free recording
StudioEditor
Free. Record audio directly in the browser.
Async
The Basic plan lists audio recording, local separate tracks and remote sessions with up to 10 participants; published plan guidance limits the free remote-recording allowance.
Free editing
StudioEditor
Free. Edit on a multitrack waveform timeline.
Async
Basic multitrack audio editing is available on Free, with limited storage and exports.
Free exports
StudioEditor
Free. Export finished audio without a daily limit or StudioEditor branding.
Async
Free audio exports are limited to MP3 at up to 160 kbps. Higher-quality MP3 and WAV exports require a paid plan.
Browser based
StudioEditor
Runs directly in a supported web browser.
Async
Recording and multitrack audio editing run in the browser.
No installs
StudioEditor
No app download, installation or plug-in is required.
Async
No desktop installation is required for the web editor; an iOS app is optional.
Available anywhere
StudioEditor
Open StudioEditor from a supported browser wherever you have internet access.
Async
Projects can be opened from the web editor, and an iOS app supports mobile podcast recording.
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.
Async
Limited by AI credits. Async includes AI chat for generating and working with creative assets, but its documented chat is centered on generation rather than StudioEditor-style audio workflow commands.
AutoDuck for music & SFX
StudioEditor
AutoDuck lowers music and sound effects while speech is playing.
Async
No dedicated automatic music-and-SFX ducking feature is documented.
Audio enhancement
StudioEditor
Auto Enhance reduces noise and improves speech using optional AI-tool credits.
Async
Limited by plan and AI usage. Magic Dust, Noise Reduction and Auto Leveling clean and balance recorded audio.
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.
Async
Limited by transcription and plan usage. Text Mode detects filler words and silences, then lets users remove individual or all matches.
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.
Async
Limited by AI credits and plan allowances. Async generates editable subtitles and supports subtitle and transcript downloads.
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.
Async
Available within plan limits. Text Mode removes selected transcript words from both the transcript and 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.
Async
No dedicated automatic profanity detector and reviewable bleep workflow is documented. Individual words can be found and removed through Text Mode.
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.
Async
Limited by plan and AI usage. Transcript exports can include an episode summary, but Async does not document StudioEditor’s full publishing and promotion package in one workflow.