Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript. Free plan with 1 media hour; paid from $16/month billed yearly.

Reviewed Oct 28, 2026 by the Noxilo team

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Black Friday 2026 · Expected for Black Friday

Black Friday offer expected; last year bonus AI credits on annual plans

No coupon code needed: the discount applies through the deal link.

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How to get the Descript Black Friday discount

Check Descript's pricing page in late November
Compare the annual plan bonus with any price cut

What is Descript?

What Descript is

Descript is an audio and video editor where you cut footage by editing a text transcript. Delete a word in the text and it disappears from the recording. It also removes filler words, records screens, and generates AI voice and video effects. It suits podcasters, course creators and marketing teams who edit talking-head content. It is not for color grading, complex motion graphics or multi-camera film work.

Why it is not just a text-to-speech tool

The old listing on this site called Descript an audio generator, which undersells it. Voice generation is one feature in an editor. If you only want narration from a script, a dedicated voice tool is simpler. If you edit speech content weekly, Descript saves real time.

What the free plan allows

The Free plan includes 1 media hour per month and 100 AI credits one time only, not monthly. Exports are watermarked, local video export tops out at 720p, and you get 5 GB of cloud storage. It is enough to learn the editor on a single project.

Pricing and what to watch

As of October 2026, per-person pricing is Hobbyist at $16 per month (annual) or $24 monthly, Creator at $24 annual or $35 monthly, and Business at $50 annual or $65 monthly. Hobbyist includes 10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month. Creator includes 30 media hours, 800 credits and up to three seats billed separately. Business includes 40 hours, 1,500 credits and up to five seats. The pricing page does not label which figure is annual, so I inferred it from the annual sign-up links.

The trap is AI credits. They cap voice and video AI features, so a heavy AI user can run out on Hobbyist even with plenty of media hours left.

Black Friday 2025

A deal roundup reported that Descript ran a Black Friday offer from 2025-11-28 to 2025-12-01: a bonus of 1,000 AI credits and 10 media hours on annual Creator or Business plans, rather than a straight percentage discount. We found no confirmed 2022 to 2024 sale terms.

Who should skip it

Skip it if you edit mostly visual content with little speech, or if you need offline desktop-only workflows with no cloud storage.

Decision rule: edit one real episode on the free plan. If the transcript editing saves time, take Hobbyist annual for solo work, and wait for late November if you want bonus credits on Creator.

Key features

Transcript-based audio and video editing
Filler word removal
Screen recording
AI voice generation and overdub
Cloud storage and collaboration
Media hours and AI credits per month

Pros & cons

👍 Pros

Editing by text is fast for speech
Free plan to test
Seats available on Creator and Business

👎 Cons

AI credits are capped per plan
Free exports are watermarked
Not for heavy visual editing

Use cases

Podcast editing
Course and tutorial videos
Meeting clips
Social video from long recordings

Descript pricing

As of October 2026, per person per month. The lower figure is believed to be annual billing.

Plan	Annual	Monthly	Media hours	AI credits
Free	$0	$0	1	100 one-time
Hobbyist	$16	$24	10	400
Creator	$24	$35	30	800
Business	$50	$65	40	1,500

Descript deal history

Black Friday 2026 outlook: Descript ran a Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale in 1 of the years we tracked (2025). No year needed a coupon code.

Year	Sale	Offer	Dates	Code
2025	Black Friday	Bonus 1,000 AI credits + 10 media hours on annual Creator or Business [source]	Nov 28–Dec 1	none

Best time to buy Descript

Highlighted months had a Descript sale in at least one past year we tracked.

Descript price history

Plan	Price	Seen on	Change
Business (annual billing)	$50 / month	Oct 2026	–
Creator (annual billing)	$24 / month	Oct 2026	–
Hobbyist (annual billing)	$16 / month	Oct 2026	–
Hobbyist (monthly billing)	$24 / month	Oct 2026	–

Frequently asked questions

Does Descript have a Black Friday deal in 2026?

It is expected. Black Friday offer expected; last year bonus AI credits on annual plans. Expected for Black Friday.

Is there a Descript coupon code or promo code?

No code is needed right now. The discount is applied automatically when you open the deal link and pick the discounted plan.

What was the Descript Black Friday deal in 2025?

Bonus 1,000 AI credits + 10 media hours on annual Creator or Business.

Is Descript free?

Yes, with 1 media hour per month, 100 one-time AI credits, watermarked exports and 720p local video export.

What are Descript AI credits?

Credits meter AI features such as voice and video effects. Plans include 400 to 1,500 per month; the free plan gets 100 once.

Does Descript work offline?

It has desktop apps, but projects sync to cloud storage. Check the current docs for offline behavior.

Descript or ElevenLabs?

Descript is an editor with voice features. ElevenLabs is a voice generator. Many creators use both.

Can teams share a Descript plan?

Creator allows up to three seats and Business up to five, billed separately.

How we researched Descript

We checked Descript's own website, its pricing page and the sources below (October 28, 2026). Prices change often: the vendor's checkout is always the final word. Deals are re-checked as Black Friday gets closer.