Feature Requests

I’ve been a loyal Descript customer for years, but since the new pricing structure was introduced, my monthly bill has skyrocketed from $30 to $195—despite no changes to my workflow. Frankly, this increase feels excessive. I can’t help but feel betrayed and taken advantage of. Over the years, I’ve recommended Descript to dozens of creators, but this new pricing model has left me no choice but to walk away. What once felt like an empowering tool for creators now feels like just another tech company exploiting its customers and showing them nothing but contempt. I’m genuinely disappointed and saddened by this experience.

Please make AI credits budget visible when you're in a project, not having to go to Usage to see my credits. I know you start showing them when you're running out, but you should always show them so we have a better idea of what we're using. It's a new feature and I don't want to have to constantly be doing math to understand how many credits I'm using.

Currently, it's only possible to select one clip at a time in the Layer Lane. If you've gotten into a state where there are a huge number of clips in the Layer Lane that you need to remove, being able to select multiple clips at one time would help streamline removing them (instead of deleting them individually).

Descript has so much potential to be an incredibly powerful tool, but the current focus on all the AI tool hype is really hurting the product. 95% of the time I try to use Underlord, it doesn't come close to a correct result, no matter how simple the request or how clear the prompt. Absolutely there are great use-cases (eye contact & auto multicam are examples that actually enhance my projects) and lots of great tools and improvements lately so I don't want to sound negative or anti-AI entirely, I'm not, but the focus lately on all marketing I've seen has been mainly generative tools that either aren't working that well or that I don't remotely need as a podcast producer (like generative video). What Descript needs most are UI and functionality improvements, not AI hype. There are countless suggestions in this community, many of which seem relatively simple to implement, that would improve the app far more than these AI tools. Just a few that come to mind now: organizing projects into folders strategizing app updates better (so it isn't constantly like "restart the app!!") further improving timeline UI so that layer height can be adjusted and vertical scrolling of layers is easier (a scroll bar, a way to control height of layer and audio bars, toggles for different types of layers like to be able to show or hide audio, etc) exporting audio from a video composition (used to be able to do it, why require another composition to be made? Then if you have to make an edit you have to do it in multiple compositions, unnecessary) exporting chapter markers (I use Buzzsprout and I've tried to submit this request over and over again) being able to adjust marker locations and scene boundaries by dragging in the timeline improving transcription accuracy improving assigning of speakers (very buggy often, always needs correcting) improving the sequence editor (very tricky to edit when there are multiple tracks) make audio editing more like a DAW to be able to control individual tracks (a bigger update but this should be a top priority since pro audio editing should be a core element of a podcast editor) returning to having actual humans respond to support requests, not AI bots I can't be the only user that wants to see my subscription fees put to these kind of things instead of towards AI tools that are highly unreliable and that I don't even need. And again, I say this as a fan and longtime user of Descript that sees so much more potential in it.

I have recurring audio and images that I include for every podcast episode I produce. It takes so much time to have to add this content to each new project. I've created templates so I don't have to recreate these elements BUT would be great to be able to pull from a global user or drive media library instead. Be able to add the multitrack elements as hot buttons where you can drag and drop these elements into a project easily.

I'd like to have this done automatically when using the Descript recorder instead of having to do a bunch of work arounds to separate them.

Once you pin the guest to the center, it always switches to square view. It's a problem because sometimes the user is using IPad or tablet and it can appear that they were vertical format (9:16) only after the podcast is done. Very Late!

When editing in Descript, the video preview and timeline share the same screen space, which makes it hard to focus on detailed timeline edits while still checking playback. I often find myself repeatedly resizing or switching views just to see how changes reflect in the preview. It would be really helpful to have the option to isolate or detach the video preview into a fixed side panel (similar to CapCut’s layout), so the timeline can stay maximized while the preview remains visible at all times. This would make editing faster and more comfortable, especially for fine-tuning cuts and timing.

Hello Descript Support Team, I’m using Descript regularly for long-form video projects and podcasts, and I’m running into two recurring workflow issues that significantly slow down production. I’m hoping there may already be a solution—or that these can be considered as feature improvements. ⸻ Locking Avatar Size & Aspect Ratio Across a Project When I insert my avatar (image or video), its size and shape are inconsistent: • Sometimes it appears long and horizontal • Other times it appears as a small circular avatar • The avatar preview often shows in the lower-right area, but I must manually resize and reposition it repeatedly What I’m looking for: • A way to lock the avatar’s size, aspect ratio, and position for the entire project • Ideally, a project-level or scene-level setting so every new section uses the same avatar dimensions automatically • Similar to a “style lock” or “template” behavior This would be extremely helpful for consistency in branded content and AI-avatar–based videos. ⸻ Locking Text Colors Per Speaker I frequently work with two speakers, and I want each speaker’s text to always appear in a specific color. Right now: • I must manually change the text color every time a speaker talks • This becomes very time-consuming in longer projects What I’m looking for: • A way to assign a default text color to each speaker • Once assigned, all future text from that speaker automatically uses the selected color • Ideally saved at the project level, similar to speaker labeling This would dramatically improve clarity, accessibility, and editing speed. ⸻ Why This Matters These two features would: • Save significant editing time • Improve visual consistency across long projects • Make Descript much more powerful for professional, branded, multi-speaker workflows If there are existing workarounds, templates, or beta features that support this, I’d love to know. If not, I hope these can be considered for future updates. Thank you for your time and for building such a powerful tool. Best regards, PHILLIP HUMPHREY

We really love the Squadcast functionality to create separate shows for our clients and invite them to have their own (free) login to record content on their own without an editor having to be there to hit record. Plus API functions similar to Squadcast.