Descript’s audio-to-text capabilities transcribe audio with up to 95% accuracy to create transcripts, captions, subtitles, and text files. The best part? You can edit your audio by editing the text—just like a doc—to remove filler words and make cuts with just a few keystrokes.
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Drag and drop an audio or video file into a new Descript project to upload it. A transcript will automatically generate and sync to your audio, including dialogue and even "wordless media" like sounds, and pauses. If there are multiple speakers in your audio, Descript will automatically identify and label them for you.
By default, your new transcript will be synced to your editing timeline. You can delete or rearrange the text to edit your audio, letting you do stuff like remove filler words in one click. If you want to fix any transcription errors, like a misspelled name, highlight the text and enter Correct mode by pressing 'C' to fix your transcript without affecting the audio.
Once your transcript is polished, head over to Publish > Export and choose an export option. You can export your transcript as plain text, rich text, markdown, HTML, Word doc, or even an SRT or VTT subtitle file. You can also publish it as a web link to share or embed your transcript alongside the audio with Descript's media player.
Turn audio into text—and text into audio
Descript does more than just transcribe audio. It can also generate audio based on your text to expand your creative options. Keep your words and change your voice, or cloning your voice to add to your original audio without rerecording.
Fix errors and remove filler words in a snap
Whether you're a YouTuber, podcaster, or just want to transcribe an audio file, Descript's 95% accurate AI transcription gets you most of the way. From there, you can remove filler words in one click, automatically flag likely transcription errors, and make bulk corrections across your entire transcript.
Customize your output with AI
Export your transcribed audio in your choice of format, including or excluding speaker labels, time codes, and markers. Plus, AI Actions make it easy to turn your transcript into blog posts, social media posts, or even a script based on your prompts.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editing tool that lets you edit podcasts and videos like a doc.
Text-to-speechTurn text into audio using a growing library of AI voices. Or create your own voice clone.
Remote recordingCapture and transcribe up to 10 guests with a built-in remote recording studio.
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The tool does it all
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Incredible features
"Descript is an amazing timeline and text-based editor with some incredible features.I love the timeline editor and the ability to do multi-track editing very quickly."
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Descript exceeds expectations
"I am new to video content creation and found narration and editing challenging... it cut my work time by more than half and significantly improved quality."
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