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Descript, Inc. · Founded 2017

Descript is an AI video and audio editor that turns recordings into transcripts you can edit like a document. Its Underlord AI co-editor, Text to speech voice cloning, and AI Avatars handle rough cuts, captions, translation, noise removal, and avatars end-to-end. Trusted by Amazon, Canva, Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn, NPR, VICE, Shopify, and The New York Times; SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant.

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What Descript is

Descript is an AI video and audio editor that turns recordings into transcripts you can edit like a document. Its Underlord AI co-editor, Text to speech voice cloning, and AI Avatars handle rough cuts, captions, translation, noise removal, and avatars end-to-end. Trusted by Amazon, Canva, Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn, NPR, VICE, Shopify, and The New York Times; SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant.

Funding snapshot

$50M Series C led by the OpenAI Startup Fund (November 2022); ~$100M total raised

Key features

  • Transcript-based editing: edit video and audio by deleting or rearranging words in the auto-generated script
  • Underlord AI co-editor for rough cuts, tightening, scripts, clips, and translations
  • AI voice cloning, now marketed as Text to speech (AI voices) and Regenerate Speech; the legacy "Overdub" brand name has been retired
  • Studio Sound AI noise removal and Eye Contact correction for camera-ready talking-head video
  • One-click filler-word removal, captions/subtitles, and Green Screen background replacement
  • Brand Studio, Layouts, AI media/video generation (Generate media, Video Regenerate), and AI Avatars for repeatable branded content
  • Translation and dubbing (Translate & lip-sync) in 30+ languages on Business and Enterprise

Where it lives

Web app, macOS desktop, and Windows desktopDescript API (HTTP) and ZapierDescript MCP server for Claude and other AI assistantsSquadCast remote recording integrationZoom, YouTube, and TikTok publishingSAML SSO, SCIM, and SOC 2 Type II / GDPR compliance

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Tags

#video-editing#podcasting#transcription#ai-voice-cloning#text-based-editing#ai-avatars#content-creation
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