Free recording
StudioEditor
Free. Record audio directly in the browser.
Zencastr
Free recording includes unlimited audio and video sessions, separate participant tracks and up to 10 participants per recording.
Free editing
StudioEditor
Free. Edit on a multitrack waveform timeline.
Zencastr
Not available on Free. Zencastr Editing is a paid, postproduction-credit-based text editor and mixer.
Free exports
StudioEditor
Free. Export finished audio without a daily limit or StudioEditor branding.
Zencastr
Free users can download separate recording masters stored for 90 days; exporting a polished mix requires paid, credit-based Editing.
Browser based
StudioEditor
Runs directly in a supported web browser.
Zencastr
Recording and editing run in supported desktop web browsers.
No installs
StudioEditor
No app download, installation or plug-in is required.
Zencastr
No installation is required in a supported desktop browser. Guests joining from an iPhone or iPad use the Zencastr app.
Available anywhere
StudioEditor
Open StudioEditor from a supported browser wherever you have internet access.
Zencastr
Limited by device and browser: computer recording supports Chrome, Edge and Brave, while mobile browsers 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.
Zencastr
No dedicated prompt-based workflow assistant is documented. Editing uses interface controls, transcript selections and individual AI-powered filters.
AutoDuck for music & SFX
StudioEditor
AutoDuck lowers music and sound effects while speech is playing.
Zencastr
Not available as a dedicated automatic music-and-SFX ducking feature. Paid Soundboard clips use manually set volume levels.
Audio enhancement
StudioEditor
Auto Enhance reduces noise and improves speech using optional AI-tool credits.
Zencastr
Not available on Free. Paid, credit-based Editing includes noise reduction, loudness normalization, noise gating, cross gating and leveling.
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.
Zencastr
Not available on Free. Paid, credit-based Editing can automatically shorten long pauses and remove filler words.
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.
Zencastr
Limited to paid workflows. Transcripts are available in five languages as CSV or TXT, and clip captions are supported; Zencastr does not document SRT or VTT export.
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.
Zencastr
Available through paid, credit-based Editing. Highlight transcript text to mute it or remove it from the final mix.
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.
Zencastr
No dedicated automatic profanity detector and bleep workflow is documented. Transcript text can be muted or 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.
Zencastr
Not available as a dedicated complete episode publishing-package generator.