Descript is a powerful editor (a desktop app plus a cloud web app) built around editing video and audio through a transcript. Either way, it uploads your media to the cloud for transcription and processing. Supercut takes a lighter, more private path. It runs in your browser with nothing to install, keeps your footage on your device, and edits from plain-English prompts.
| Supercut | Descript | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy / upload | Footage and audio stay on device | Media uploaded to the cloud for transcription |
| Where it runs | Any browser, no install | Desktop app and cloud web app (media goes to the cloud) |
| How you edit | Plain-English prompts | Transcript-based editing |
| Captions | On-device transcription | Cloud transcription |
| Account to start | None for your first export | Account required |
| Works offline | Yes, once the page loads | Cloud features need a connection (desktop app has limited offline editing) |
| Best for | Fast, private clip edits | Podcasts and long-form transcript editing |
Descript runs as a Mac and Windows desktop app and a cloud web app. Supercut runs in any modern browser, so there is no download and no platform requirement.
Descript uploads media to the cloud for transcription and processing. Supercut decodes, edits, and exports locally via WebAssembly. Only your text prompt is sent.
Both tools transcribe, but Supercut runs transcription on your device with a local model, so your audio stays on your machine. Good for sensitive interviews and unreleased recordings.
Descript edits by editing the transcript, which is excellent for long-form. For fast, common edits like trim, reframe, captions, and export, Supercut lets you just say what you want.
Supercut is free to try your first export with no sign-up. The paid plan is flat: 4.99 per month billed yearly (59.88 per year), 9.99 per month monthly, or 199 once for lifetime access. Cancel anytime.
Because the engine runs locally, you can keep editing offline after the page loads, without round-trips to a cloud service.
Descript is genuinely excellent for long-form and spoken-word work. Transcript-based editing, multitrack timelines, Studio Sound, Overdub, and screen recording make it a favorite for podcasters and video teams who work with a lot of dialogue. For that workflow, Descript is best in class.
Add auto-captions to any video in your browser. On-device transcription with viral caption styles, no upload, your footage and audio stay private.
Clean up muddy audio and reduce background noise in a video, in your browser. No upload, your footage and audio stay on your device.
Trim and cut video in your browser. Drop a clip, say where to cut, and download it, your footage never leaves your device. No upload, no watermark to start.
Rip audio from any video and save as MP3 in your browser. Convert video to audio without uploading, your recording stays private.
It depends on your workflow. Descript shines for long-form, transcript-driven editing of podcasts and talking-head video. Supercut is built for fast, private edits of clips: trim, reframe, captions, color, audio cleanup, and platform exports, all on your device with no upload.
No. Descript uploads media to the cloud for transcription and processing. Supercut runs transcription and editing on your device, so nothing is uploaded except your text prompt.
Yes. Supercut auto-captions on your device and times words to speech, with styles built for short-form. Your audio never leaves your machine.
No. Supercut runs in any modern browser, with no install and no account to try your first export. Descript offers a desktop app and a cloud web app, and both require an account.
Free to try your first export, then 4.99 per month billed yearly (59.88 per year), 9.99 per month monthly, or 199 once for lifetime access. Cancel anytime.
Drop a clip and describe the edit. It runs right here in your browser.
Open the editor