AI tools for podcasters
Recording cleanup, transcription, editing and clipping. Fix the audio first — no amount of clever editing rescues a bad room.
12 tools · checked by hand · no paid placement in this list
Descript
Free plan
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript text.
Adobe Podcast
Free plan
Speech enhancement that makes phone audio sound studio-recorded.
Auphonic
Free plan
Automatic levelling and loudness mastering for spoken audio.
Otter.ai
Free plan
Live meeting transcription with summaries and action items.
AssemblyAI
Free plan
Speech-to-text API with diarisation, topics and summarisation.
ElevenLabs
Free plan
Voice cloning and text-to-speech that most people can't clock as AI.
OpusClip
Free plan
Turns long videos into captioned vertical clips automatically.
Captions
Free plan
Mobile-first captioning, dubbing and talking-head editing.
Krisp
Free plan
Strips background noise from calls in real time.
Whisper
Free
OpenAI's open-source speech recognition, strong across accents.
Fireflies.ai
Free plan
Records meetings and makes the archive searchable.
LALAL.AI
Free plan
Splits a mixed track into clean vocal and instrument stems.
At a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Best known for |
|---|---|---|
| Descript | Free plan | Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript text. |
| Adobe Podcast | Free plan | Speech enhancement that makes phone audio sound studio-recorded. |
| Auphonic | Free plan | Automatic levelling and loudness mastering for spoken audio. |
| Otter.ai | Free plan | Live meeting transcription with summaries and action items. |
| AssemblyAI | Free plan | Speech-to-text API with diarisation, topics and summarisation. |
| ElevenLabs | Free plan | Voice cloning and text-to-speech that most people can't clock as AI. |
| OpusClip | Free plan | Turns long videos into captioned vertical clips automatically. |
| Captions | Free plan | Mobile-first captioning, dubbing and talking-head editing. |
| Krisp | Free plan | Strips background noise from calls in real time. |
| Whisper | Free | OpenAI's open-source speech recognition, strong across accents. |
| Fireflies.ai | Free plan | Records meetings and makes the archive searchable. |
| LALAL.AI | Free plan | Splits a mixed track into clean vocal and instrument stems. |
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