Image and video
Descript alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
mifi/editly★5,465 GitHub starsMIT licenceDeclarative CLI and API that generates FFmpeg-based video edits and renders programmatic exports.Open on GitHub ↗mifi/lossless-cut★42,687 GitHub starsGPL-2.0 licenceFast GUI tool for lossless video/audio trimming and cutting without re-encoding.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Underlord (agentic AI co-editor) and advanced generative workflows
- Full suite of AI avatars and avatar generation from photos
- Enterprise features: SOC 2 / SSO/SCIM integrations, Brand Studio and team guardrails
- Stock royalty-free media library and integrated 4K/advanced export optimizations
- Many bundled AI credits and built-in high-end voice cloning/regeneration
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Descript, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.