GitHub stars1.8K
Main repository stars
All-in-one audio/video editor. Edit video by editing text transcript.
Audio & SpeechFounded January 2017
Latest metrics
GitHub stars1.8K
Main repository stars
Hacker News9/30d
Ranked #3 in category discussion
Sources GitHub · developer discussion · recent company news·Methodology
Lead signals
Strongest current signal
1.8K
Main repository stars
Supporting signals
Ranked #3 in category discussion
9/30d
Underlying data
Historical charts and technical context
12 months across 3 public signals · 1 repo health signal
Maintenance signals from the main open-source repository.
Reference
Background and reference details
Founded 2017 · Series C ($100M) · 1 category · 1 tool · 14 pricing snapshots
Descript pioneered transcript-based editing. Overdub clones your voice. Used by podcasters and video creators. OpenAI invested in their Series C.
Raised $100M total. DAI rank is suppressed here because the public package-led adoption signal is too limited for an apples-to-apples peer comparison.
OpenAI Startup Fund
Spark Capital
Redpoint, Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
All-in-one audio/video editor. Edit video by editing text transcript.
Public pricing snapshots collected for Descript
Source: Company pricing pageUpdates: WeeklyNote: Extracted via automated page analysis; verify on sourceMethodology →Raw history across the tracked public signals for Descript.
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Compare weekly public signals for Descript. Each chip adds or removes one line from the chart.
Showing % change from the start of the selected period because the selected signals live on very different scales.
| Date | GitHub Stars | Hacker News mentions | Reddit Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | 1.7K | 2 | - |
| Mar 23, 2026 | - | - | 6 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | - | 1 | - |
| Mar 30, 2026 | - | - | 8 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | - | - | 2 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 1.8K | 1 | - |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 1.8K | 3 | - |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 1.8K | 2 | - |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 1.8K | 0 | - |