Open source alternatives to Descript

2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Descript does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Descript does

  1. Edit video and audio by transcriptcore
  2. Automatic transcriptioncore
  3. Remove filler words
  4. Screen and podcast recording
  5. Captions and subtitles
  6. AI voice cloning and overdub
  7. Multitrack timeline editing

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
rescriptBrowser-based video and audio editor that edits by transcript Replaces it83%1.1k+33
51
 16 days ago45% Runs in a browser Custom license
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Multitrack timeline editing. Not shown: Screen and podcast recording.See the evidence
  • Edit video and audio by transcriptcoreYestranscript-based media editor
  • Automatic transcriptioncoreYestranscribed locally with per-word timestamps and speaker labels
  • Remove filler wordsYesone-click cut of "um", "uh", and similar fillers
  • Screen and podcast recordingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Captions and subtitlesYesburnable captions
  • AI voice cloning and overdubYesin that speaker s own voice
  • Multitrack timeline editingPartlyWaveform, word bar, split, cut regions
baocutAI video editor with a timeline for transcribing, subtitling and dubbing Replaces it78%1.8k+70
1,573
 3 days ago100% Install like an app Custom license
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Edit video and audio by transcript. Not shown: Screen and podcast recording.See the evidence
  • Edit video and audio by transcriptcorePartlyCut a talking-head recording.
  • Automatic transcriptioncoreYeswith word-level timing
  • Remove filler wordsYesRemove filler words, long pauses, retakes and false starts
  • Screen and podcast recordingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Captions and subtitlesYesin the original language, translated, or bilingual
  • AI voice cloning and overdubYessynthesize per sentence with a cloned or preset voice
  • Multitrack timeline editingYesOriginal and translation sit on their own tracks

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