Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Release roundup—June 5th, 2025
Improved filler word removal—Avoid harsh cuts
We’ve added a toggle to the Remove filler words AI action. You can now toggle on the “Avoid harsh cuts” setting, and our updated modal will analyze each removed filler word to ensure that it can be removed cleanly, without creating a harsh or jarring edit boundary that will be distracting for your viewers.
If a filler word cannot be removed cleanly it will be skipped to preserve the flow of your content.
Keep in mind, this is analyzing for harsh audio cuts, so you may still see video cuts that you need to adjust manually. It also adds a small amount of processing time when removing filler words.

Regenerate video (beta)
Regenerate, our tool that regenerates sections of your script to make corrections without needing to re-record, can now regenerate sections of your video without creating awkward lip-sync issues.
When you make script corrections or want to adjust the tone, Regenerate video will automatically generate AI speech and video that flows naturally. As always, you’ll need to consent from any speakers included in the regenerated section. Regenerate video can take up a few minutes to process. In the background, we’re regenerating the audio first, and then regenerating the video to match.

Keep in mind that this feature is in beta, and still being improved. At present, it can only be applied to your Script track, and cannot be applied to any other layers.
It works best when the speaker is centered in frame with their mouth visible. It also works best with video files under 4K.
This is feature is being rolled out slowly, so if you don't see it yet, check back in a few days.
New AI action—Quick design
You can now use the Quick design action under the
Look good
section of Underlord to quickly format your single-scene projects with scenes, layouts and B-roll. Just click the Quick design option and select from AI-generated B-roll, or Stock media. We’ll take care of the rest, detecting your layers and applying an appropriate layout.This currently only works if you haven’t added scenes to your projects yet. We’ll post an update as soon as this can be applied to projects that already have scenes.

Recorder updates
We now automatically apply a default layout to your recordings. This will select a layout based on the number of layers if one is not already selected. You can change to a different layout from the scene panel.
A note on releases
Over the last 6 months, we’ve slowly moved all of our users onto an upgraded version of the Desktop app that provides better performance, stability, and eliminates the need to keep local files for editing.
This new version also gives us the ability to make more frequent updates to fix bugs, implement changes to our backend, and more, without forcing you to update the app.
As a result, our version numbering system is no longer particularly relevant for most releases. We’ll still be posting changelog updates regularly—they’ll just be more of a roundup style to catch important changes, feature updates, and bug fixes.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where negative zoom values in the Scene toolbar might cause a crash.
- Fixed a bug preventing the moving of markers.
- Fixed a bug resulting in "Invalid word array (word.startTime < 0)" error when trying to access a project.
- Fixed a bug causing Avatars to go out of sync after being generated.
- Fixed a bug causing Delete option to be greyed out in Drive view.
- Fixed a bug causing auto-scroll to turn off when hitting play on Share pages.
- Fixed a bug resulting in an error when Correcting text.
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New in Labs—the new Underlord
Starting today, you can try out the new Underlord, available in Labs. It’s no longer just a suite of AI tools, it’s an AI co-editor that can help you write, design, and edit your video. Just tell it what you want, and it'll make a plan and get after it. It can read your script, follow directions, offer feedback, and more. And because it's inside Descript, it has every tool it needs to help you make the video you want.
Toggle it on by visiting the Settings menu → General tab → Labs section. Or just click here.
It’s still in beta—so we’re giving you free, unlimited use. From now through the end of June, taking any AI action with the new Underlord will
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count against your monthly AI limit (but clicking on them yourself will). You can find details about getting started in our Help center.
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Release Version 115
AI video maker updates
We’ve made a few improvements to the AI video maker, which you can find on the Home screen. Here’s what’s new:
- You can now upload an audio file to start you AI video maker project.
- For files that you upload yourself, we will use Edit for clarity, remove filler words, and shorten word gaps by default.
You can try it right now by clicking here.

Improved image generation
We’re using a new and improved image generator when you select “Generate an image” from the Underlord panel on the sidebar. You’ll see an overall improvement in the quality of images. This has not yet been ported over to the AI video maker, so keep in mind you’ll be seeing images generating from the older image generation model when using that tool—for the time being.

Drive invite links
We no longer support invite links to Drive, instead we’ve improved the experience for email invites. This helps keep Drive invites more organized and easier to track whether or not they have been accepted.
Avatar update
- We've added new, more realistic Avatars to the gallery to give you more variety in your avatar videos.

- You can now select a Custom speaker from the main Assign speaker menu when creating an Avatar for your project.

New in Labs—a new Timeline experience
We’re rolling out a fully redesigned, and reconsidered Timeline view in Labs this week. Labs is our testing ground for new and exciting features that are still in development. You can toggle on this new Timeline experience by opening the Settings menu → General → and scrolling down to the Labs section.

The new timeline comes with many changes, which is why we’re putting it in Labs for users to get acquainted, and to allow more time for testing and polish.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The scene rail has been removed, and replaced with a visual timeline made up of thumbnails broken up by scene.
- Slashes to mark Scenes in the script have been replaced with thumbnails. These thumbnails also are smartly selected to better represent the visual content of that scene.
- There’s a new Split button (keyboard shortcut ‘S’) that works on both Scenes and Clips, so you can add splits with a single click.
- The timeline toolbar is now under Advanced Timeline Tools - you can toggle this on in the settings menu to the right of the playback controls.

You can read more about all the changes in our help center, including a video walkthrough from Andrew.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug causing images to be cutoff after cropping when an animation is present
- Fixed a bug preventing Layouts from being applied when using Automatic multicam
- Fixed an issue resulting in missing backup files when using Rooms
- Fixed a bug causing a crash when using Copy to clipboard
- Fixed a bug preventing correct text from removing spaces
- Fixed a bug preventing Find and replace from effecting punctuation
- Fixed a bug causing a “You must be a member of this drive” error when transcribing a Screen recording
- Fixed an issue causing text corrections to disappear after aligning a Sequence file
- Fixed a bug causing bulk Subtitle export to only deliver one file on Desktop
- Fixed a bug causing UI issues when an ignored word is surrounded by cuts
- Fixed a bug preventing publishing with a “corrupt text/audio alignment” error
- Fixes an issue where users with read-only access were intermittently unable to view projects.
- This patch addresses more issues related to project collaboration and viewing projects.
- Fixed a bug preventing users with read-only access from viewing projects.
- In order to resolve an issue related to content protection, the Screen recorder on Windows will now show the screen recorder dock. This means that the option to Hide Recorder Dock will not function for the moment. This is a compromise solution as the bug was causing the final video to be blacked out in some cases. We are working on a fix for this in the next version, and apologize for any inconvenience this causes in the meantime.
- Fixed a bug that closed the Custom animation window when changing the size or rotation of the element in the Scene editor.
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Release Version 114
New in Home—AI video maker
We’ve re-built and relabeled our AI video maker adding a host of new features including Avatars, automatic layouts, captions, titles, scenes and even b-roll.
Select AI video maker from the Home screen to get started. From here you can start generating your video by:
- Uploading a file
- Generating from a prompt
- Pasting in a pre-written Script
If you select either
Generate from prompt
, or Paste in a script
you’ll first select an Avatar to be your presenter, along with an AI speaker to voice it. If you select “Upload a file” - we’ll take you straight to generating b-roll, or auto-selecting stock media for your b-roll. Once you’ve made your selections, the video will start generating, and you can either Export immediately, or dive in and edit it. If you’re using a pre-recorded video, but prefer an Avatar, you can always swap it out inside the project.
This tool is a great way to bring a quick idea to life, or just try out Descript’s editing features with no barrier to entry in terms of having an idea or pre-recorded material.
Screen recorder updates

Development of our new Screen recorder is moving forward. This week, we’re removing the Beta label.
Even more updates are coming to the screen recorder, so stay tuned.
Custom speaker quality improvements
Back in February, we rolled out major improvements to speaker quality to our Business and Enterprise users. We have improved the quality even more and are deploying both sets of improvements to all users in the coming weeks. You should notice a higher overall audio quality with better, more natural delivery. This also means that we will soon be fully deprecating custom speakers made with our very old models. These are labeled as "Removing soon" in the AI Speakers menu in Drive view. If you’re still using one, you’ll want to create a new custom speaker with the upgraded models by 6/30/2025. You can do this by clicking the "New speaker" button in the top right of the AI speakers menu in Drive view.
Editor updates
- Adding a new stock speaker to projects that already have avatars in them will now ask if you want to add an avatar to the newly added speaker.
- Blank compositions will hide the Scene editor until content is added for a cleaner blank page experience.
- We’ve removed the Labs option to toggle off Regenerate in the toolbar.
General bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where correcting the transcript would make avatars go out of sync.
- Fixed a bug in the “Assign avatar” modal that let you click on "Assign avatar" without having one selected.
- Fixed a bug resulting in "Error when changing the text" when trying to Create Clips in a composition with hidden placeholder layers.
- Fixed a bug causing transcription glossary to not auto-correct words when transcribing.
- Fixed a bug causing video layers to disappear in some translated compositions.
- Fixed a bug causing “error changing text” when pasting between some compositions.
- Fixed a crash resulting in "Singular matrix detected, cannot reliably invert” error message.
Rooms bug fixes
- Fixed a broken link in the stalled upload modal that was supposed to go to the help center.
- Fixed a bug causing upload dialog boxes to overlap.
- Fixed a bug resulting in backups not being transferred to the media library.
- Fixed a bug showing a cancel option next to completed uploads.
- Fixed a performance issue in the people tab.
- Made the upload percentage in people tab more accurate for non-host participants.
- Fixed a bug preventing late joining users from selecting a backup file.
- Fixed alignment issues on the partial upload dialog box. Full guest names can be seen by hovering the mouse over the name.
Join the Descript Changelog for a look at our releases from April.
- Fixes an issue where private embedded share pages requested users to Sign In more frequently than intended.
- Fixes an issue with avatar generation.
Announcing Descript Season 9, which is all about Avatars. Introducing instant text-to-video generation—no camera required. Join us live on May 6th for Descript Season 9 to see our all-new avatars in action.
There are many situations where recording on camera isn't practical or preferred. With avatars, you can create professional videos without the need for filming - now available to all Descript users.
The process is simple: write your script, select an avatar from our gallery (or create your own from an image), and generate your video. Or record your own audio. Either way, the avatar will present your content naturally with perfectly matched lip-sync.
Join CEO Andrew and the team for a live demonstration of Avatars.
We invite you to submit questions about avatars before the event, with an opportunity to ask them live on stage. If you'd like to participate, please sign up here.
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