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Looking for a Linux-Compatible Alternative to Descript for Podcast Editing (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Hello everyone,

Currently, I've been using Descript for editing, but I've encountered some limitations:

The Descript app is not available for Linux.
The browser-based version has limited features.

I don't want to switch from Linux just for this. I'm searching for an alternative that is both fully compatible and feature-rich. Ideally, the alternative should have:

Multi-track editing
Transcription services
Easy-to-use interface
Help me spend minimal time editing without hiring someone 😅

I'd love to hear your recommendations and experiences with other platforms that fulfill these criteria.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Looking forward to your suggestions!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Have you reached out to Descript? I think it’s electron based, they might be able to package a mostly working version.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I'll try reaching out, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Reached out (posted on their feedback site). Linux has been requested since 4 years ago so not high priority by the looks. With other issues I've been having I may move away from it soon if they're not resolved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wine or a KVM might be options. Blender can do everything except the transcription. There's probably other software or a plugin that can do that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thanks! I thought Blender was for making 3D animations? Didn't realise you can use it for video editing. I can potentially use Whisper for transcriptions.

[–] Archr 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

To build off of the previous commenter. (kind of a gamer centric answer) but if you have steam installed you might try running it as a non-steam game with proton enabled in the properties.

I find that this frequently works for a lot of windows applications that I've tried. (or you can try this with lutris as well)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's not the most feature rich video editor. There are other options. It's a capable software/hammer than I reach for often whenever something resembles a nail.