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About

It’s how you make a podcast. Record. Transcribe. Edit. Mix. As easy as typing. Take control of your podcast with Descript. Edit audio by editing text. Drag and drop to add music and sound effects. Use the Timeline Editor for fine-tuning with fades and volume editing. Automatic and human-powered transcription with industry leading accuracy and powerful collaboration tools. The leader in automatic transcription, with industry leading accuracy. Near-instant turnaround, and costs just pennies per minute.

About

Riverside (previously "Riverside FM") is an all-in-one AI-powered content creation studio for recording, editing, and streaming high-quality video and audio. Designed for podcasters, marketers, and businesses, Riverside captures 4K video and lossless audio locally for every participant—ensuring crystal-clear quality even with weak connections. Its intuitive text-based editor lets users trim, clean up, and caption recordings directly from the transcript, eliminating the need for complex editing tools. With features like Magic Audio, AI Voice, and VideoDub, creators can polish sound, fix mistakes, and sync lips with AI-generated speech in seconds. Riverside also enables HD live streaming and AI Show Notes for automatic titles, chapters, and keywords that simplify publishing. Whether recording a podcast, webinar, or social clip, Riverside brings professional-grade production within everyone’s reach.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Individuals that want to transcribe audio automatically

Audience

Podcasters, marketers, and business teams seeking an AI-driven platform to record, edit, and publish professional-grade video and audio content quickly and collaboratively

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$10 per user per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$9 per month
Or $7.50 per month if billed annually
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.3 / 5
features 4.1 / 5
design 4.2 / 5
support 3.8 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Descript basically creates all our content from one file. Video is easier to edit and then becomes audio, text, social posts and snippets. Seriously, all video should be edited this way.

Cons

  • It's often being updated which is great, but the timeline editing of the actual video effects are a little lacking.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • guests join straight from a link, no installs, which makes booking interviews easy. the local multitrack recording concept is strong and cutting short clips for socials is quick.
  • I have used Riverside for a year, it is reliable and dependable in every way. Always excellent. I get a solid video and audio every time.
  • Easy to handle. Even as it is in English and I am not a mother-tongue speaker. Easy to use. Once I recorded a video podcast with another person and we had a very poor connection but Riverside.fm made it possible that we had an excellent recording without any losses or poor screen. Still very good quality.
  • The interface, tech support, fast workflow from record to export is very good. The ability to make reels and clips for other social media platforms is also great. The transcript based editing is very helpful and allows web based editing to be a breeze.
  • I like how user friendly the platform is. Everything is pretty intuitive. They also have a lot of videos on YouTube to teach you other things. The customer service is pretty responsive. They back everything up on their own drive so even if you have issues with a recording they can retrieve it for you, which is clutch.

Cons

  • a bug showed recording for over an hour and saved nothing - we lost a whole interview. support looped and the promised credit never came.
  • Honestly, nothing. I wish I could write something they need to improve upon, but because it meets every expectation, I simply have no improvement recommendations.
  • Up until now there was no con I couldn't recognize.
  • I would phrase this more of feature request rather than a con, a few more screen layout and overlay options for e.g in StreamYard would be nice to have.
  • I've had a few issues with glitches in videos, initially. I was told to use other platforms, which didn't make sense to me but eventually the issue was resolved.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Descript
Founded: 2017
United States
www.descript.com

Company Information

Riverside
Founded: 2019
Israel
riverside.com

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Categories

AI Audio Editors Supported
AI Tools Supported
AI Video Editors Supported
Audio Editing Supported
Generative AI Supported
Music Visualizers Supported
Podcast Supported
Podcast Editing Supported
Podcast Recording Supported
Screen Recording Supported
Transcription Supported
Video Editing Supported
Voice Cloning Supported

Categories

Audio Recording Supported
Live Streaming Supported
Podcast Supported
Podcast Editing Supported
Podcast Recording Supported
Video Interviewing Supported

Podcast Features

Audio Editing Tools Supported
Audio Recording Supported
Audio to Text Transcription Supported
Brand Safety Not Supported
Create Cover Art Not Supported
Distribution Tools Not Supported
Import / Export Supported
Live Broadcasting Not Supported
Market Intelligence Not Supported
Monetization / Advertising Management Not Supported
Podcast Web Hosting Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Not Supported
Sounds Effects / Music Not Supported
Subscriber Management Not Supported
Supports Multiple Hosts/Guests Not Supported
Video Support Not Supported

Audio Editing Features

Audio Effects Not Supported
Batch Processing Not Supported
Export Audio (Multiple File Types) Supported
Record Live Audio Supported
Record Multiple Simultaneous Tracks Not Supported
Scrub, Search, Bookmark Not Supported
Sound Editing Tools Supported
Spectral Analysis / FFT Not Supported
Speech Synthesis (TTS) Not Supported
Swappable Patches Not Supported
Virtual Instruments Not Supported
Virtual Mixing Not Supported
Voice Changer Not Supported

Transcription Features

AI / Machine Learning Supported
Annotations Supported
Audio/Video File Upload Supported
Automatic Transcription Supported
Collaboration Tools Not Supported
File Sharing Supported
For Manual Transcription Not Supported
Full Text Search Supported
Multi-Language Support Not Supported
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Not Supported
Playback Controls Supported
Speech Recognition Supported
Subtitles Supported
Text Editor Supported
Timecoding Supported

Podcast Features

Audio Editing Tools Supported
Audio Recording Supported
Audio to Text Transcription Not Supported
Brand Safety Not Supported
Create Cover Art Not Supported
Distribution Tools Not Supported
Import / Export Not Supported
Live Broadcasting Supported
Market Intelligence Not Supported
Monetization / Advertising Management Not Supported
Podcast Web Hosting Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Not Supported
Sounds Effects / Music Supported
Subscriber Management Not Supported
Supports Multiple Hosts/Guests Supported
Video Support Supported

Live Streaming Features

Access Control Not Supported
Audience Analytics Not Supported
Audience Engagement Supported
Browser-based Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
Encoding Not Supported
Event Scheduling Not Supported
Live Streaming Production Not Supported
Moderation Not Supported
Monetization Tools Not Supported
Multi-Screen / Split-Screen Not Supported
Multiple Camera Feeds Not Supported
Multistreaming Not Supported
Session Recording Supported
Social Media Integration Not Supported
Streaming Platform Integration Not Supported

Video Interviewing Features

Archiving Not Supported
Candidate Portal Not Supported
Feedback Management Not Supported
Invitations Not Supported
One-on-One Interviews Not Supported
Panel Interviews Not Supported
Practice Sessions Not Supported
Question Bank Not Supported
Recording Supported
Scoring Not Supported
Virtual / Pre-Recorded Interviews Not Supported

Integrations

Cal ID Not Supported
CloudPrompter Not Supported
ElectroNeek Supported
Facebook Not Supported
Facebook Live Not Supported
Fantastical Not Supported
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported
Nekton.ai Supported
Outline Supported
Shift Supported
Twitch Not Supported
Workers by Delos Supported
Wufoo Supported
X (Twitter) Not Supported
YouTube Not Supported
eWebinar Supported

Integrations

Cal ID Supported
CloudPrompter Supported
ElectroNeek Not Supported
Facebook Supported
Facebook Live Supported
Fantastical Supported
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported
Nekton.ai Not Supported
Outline Not Supported
Shift Not Supported
Twitch Supported
Workers by Delos Not Supported
Wufoo Not Supported
X (Twitter) Supported
YouTube Supported
eWebinar Not Supported
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