Free recording
StudioEditor
Free. Record audio directly in the browser.
Descript
Free recording is available for up to 2 hours of remote Rooms recording per month.
Free editing
StudioEditor
Free. Edit on a multitrack waveform timeline.
Descript
Free editing is available in unlimited projects, with 60 media minutes per month.
Free exports
StudioEditor
Free. Export finished audio without a daily limit or StudioEditor branding.
Descript
Free audio exporting is available with unlimited export duration.
Browser based
StudioEditor
Runs directly in a supported web browser.
Descript
Descript for Web records, edits and publishes in supported Chromium browsers.
No installs
StudioEditor
No app download, installation or plug-in is required.
Descript
Descript for Web requires no installation; its desktop app is optional.
Available anywhere
StudioEditor
Open StudioEditor from a supported browser wherever you have internet access.
Descript
Limited to supported desktop browsers; small screens and tablets are not supported.
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.
Descript
Limited on Free. Underlord is a prompt-driven AI co-editor for project-wide editing and content tasks, and its actions use AI credits.
AutoDuck for music & SFX
StudioEditor
AutoDuck lowers music and sound effects while speech is playing.
Descript
Automatic ducking is available as “Lower audio of other layers.”
Audio enhancement
StudioEditor
Auto Enhance reduces noise and improves speech using optional AI-tool credits.
Descript
Limited on Free. Studio Sound uses AI credits.
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.
Descript
Limited on Free. Shorten Word Gaps uses AI credits.
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.
Descript
Dynamic captions are unlimited on Free, and subtitle exports are supported.
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.
Descript
Available on Free within plan limits. Delete transcript text to remove the corresponding audio or video.
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.
Descript
No dedicated automatic profanity detector and bleep workflow is documented. Transcript words can be selected and removed manually.
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.
Descript
Limited on Free. Summarize and Show Notes use AI credits; Free includes 100 one-time AI credits.