The offline AI video editor for podcasters and YouTubers. Transcribe video to text, edit by deleting words, and export SRT, VTT, or ASS captions. Remove filler words, record remote interviews, add animated captions — all 100% offline, one-time payment, no subscription. The Descript alternative that never uploads your data.
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AI transcription with speaker labels, text-based editing, animated captions, Smart Clean, remote recording — all offline, one-time price. No cloud, no subscription, no data leaving your machine.
Delete words to cut, mute, adjust gain, or change speed — all by editing text. Full keyboard shortcuts with custom remapping. 100-level undo/redo.
No lag on 3-hour podcasts — virtualized transcript and chunked waveform. Speaker diarization labels who said what. Pause and resume transcription.
MP4, MOV, WebM, WAV — up to 4K. Background removal, video zoom, animated captions, chapters, background music with auto-ducking, crossfade at cuts, and plain-text transcript export. Fast stream-copy for unchanged segments.
Write a script, record yourself reading it, and get line-by-line alignment. Perfect for voiceovers, narration, and matching recorded audio to a written transcript.
Transcribe video to text with speaker labels using Whisper AI. Remove filler words (um, uh, like), Smart Clean for one-click audio cleanup, AI rephrasing, social clip suggestions, and show notes generation. Custom glossary for domain-specific terms. Export transcripts as SRT, VTT, ASS, or plain text.
Chat with your transcript. Get rephrases, summaries, show notes. The assistant executes edits directly. Supports Ollama, OpenAI, Claude.
One-click audio cleanup: automatic filler word removal (um, uh, like, you know) + silence trimming + noise reduction + loudness normalization. Presets for Podcast, Interview, Social, and Presentation. No cloud processing required.
Burn in TikTok-style word-by-word captions with presets (TikTok, YouTube, Clean) or full manual customization. Export captions as SRT, VTT, ASS, or plain text — perfect for YouTube SEO, social media clips, and accessibility. No cloud processing needed.
Multi-engine TTS: OmniVoice (600+ languages, voice cloning) and Kokoro-82M (54 preset voices, CPU-friendly). Generate voiceovers entirely offline. No cloud API needed.
100% offline. No account, no cloud, no telemetry. Auto-save crash recovery with resume on relaunch. Your data stays on your machine.
Record remote podcast interviews in high quality. Host records locally, guest joins via a shareable link. Both tracks merge into stereo WAV (host L, guest R). No cloud dependency.
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4A. Transcription starts automatically with your choice of Whisper model.
Select words → cut, mute, speed up, or adjust gain. Drag zones on the waveform. 100-level undo/redo.
Choose your format, resolution, captions, and loudness target. One click to export.
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| TalkEdit | Descript | DaVinci Resolve | CapCut | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 one-time | $24/mo | Free | Free / $7.99/mo |
| Offline | 100% offline | Cloud required | Offline | Cloud required |
| Hour+ files | Handles easily | Struggles >1hr | Handles | Struggles >30min |
| Text-based editing | Native | Yes | No | Limited |
| Local AI | Yes (Ollama) | Cloud only | No | Cloud only |
| No account required | Yes | Required | Optional | Required |
| Privacy | No telemetry | Telemetry | Minimal | Telemetry |
| Animated captions | Native | — | Manual | Limited |
| AI chat assistant | Local + Cloud | Cloud only | — | Cloud only |
| Smart Clean (one-click) | Yes | Manual | — | — |
| Local text-to-speech | 600+ languages + cloning | Cloud only | — | Cloud only |
| Remote recording | Double-ender | Cloud only | — | — |
| Script mode | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Background removal | Built-in | — | Manual | — |
| Audio crossfade | Yes | — | — | — |
| Auto-updater | Yes | Yes | Manual | Yes |
Beta v0.2.60 — Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon). Free 7-day trial, no subscription, no data leaves your machine.
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Linux (AppImage) • Windows (.msi) • macOS (Apple Silicon)
Yes. Transcription, AI features, and export all run locally. No data ever leaves your machine. No account required. The only time it touches the network is downloading Whisper models (optional) or if you connect to a local Ollama instance.
TalkEdit handles hour+ files without issue. The transcript uses virtualized rendering and the waveform uses chunked loading — no lag, no crashes. We regularly test with 2-3 hour podcast recordings.
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If TalkEdit doesn't work for you, email us and you'll get a full refund.
Input: MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WebM, M4A. Export: MP4 (H.264/H.265), MOV, WebM, WAV. Captions: SRT, VTT, ASS. Resolutions from 720p to 4K.
Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), and Linux. Download the right build for your platform above. All three are fully supported with the same features.
No. Transcription works on CPU (slower but usable). GPU (CUDA) speeds it up significantly. AI features use lightweight models that run on any modern machine with 8GB+ RAM.
Free 7-day trial. No credit card. No data leaves your machine.
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