Feature Requests

You have great tools to create multi language videos. YouTube now accepts multi language videos and keeps comments and SEO unified. It would be nice if Descript could publish the multi language video directly as the manual workflow has many steps.

I don't use the web version of Descript and the desktop version used to have the export to YouTube functionality, but for a long time it has said that the feature is coming soon. I don't understand why it was removed in the first place. It seems to me the web version and the desktop version should be identical in features. I post 40+ videos per month to YouTube and it's a pain to export to local and then upload to YouTube, not to mention the drain on my physical resources.

I'd like to request that advanced audio export settings (channels, normalization, bitrate, and sample rate) be made available for cloud export destinations like web links and Google Drive — not just Local Export. Currently, I can only configure mono/stereo channels, LUFS normalization, bitrate, and sample rate when exporting locally. When exporting to cloud destinations, these options are hidden and Descript applies its own defaults. This is a problem for my workflow because: Platform-specific requirements: I produce YouTube mid-roll ad content that requires mono audio normalized to -16 LUFS. Without control over these settings on cloud exports, I can't guarantee my deliverables meet spec. Unreliable internet connectivity: I frequently work on Starlink and mobile connections where upload speeds are inconsistent. Descript's cloud sync and editing work fine on limited bandwidth, but exporting locally and then manually uploading large video files to cloud storage is a significant bottleneck. If I could export directly to Google Drive or a web link with the correct audio settings, I'd eliminate an entire step and a major bandwidth pain point from my workflow. Workflow efficiency: The current workaround — export locally with advanced settings, then manually upload — defeats the purpose of having cloud export destinations in the first place. Bringing advanced settings to all export destinations would make Descript a true end-to-end solution for creators working in bandwidth-constrained environments.

When a user clicks play on an embedded Descript video, there's a multi-second delay before playback starts. A native loading spinner during this gap would make the embed feel much more responsive.

I edited a full episode of a podcast, and I would like to be able to export each speaker's video, audio or combined feed as a separate file. This is handy when you want to use the content to create high-quality shorts

It would be helpful that when exporting a transcript as an RTF or other formats, to have a setting to make the speaker labels black. Having the colors looks odd. I can select all change change to black but I do like the speaker labels in gray.

Exporting 1.5hr of audio used to take a few minutes, now it takes 15 minutes. What changed? My computer isn't capping out.

Would be great if Descript can generate 3-5 thumbnails based on the script of the video very similar to how it generates titles.

I choose a frame a my thumbnail and it is very blurry -- low resolution. If you can improve the quality of thumbnail resolution so we don't have to create custom images that would be very helpful

RTF transcript export with AI-generated content produces corrupted characters Description: When exporting a transcript as RTF from the Mac desktop app, any AI-generated content (for example, from Add Chapters) that includes smart punctuation results in corrupted characters in standard editors. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Descript (Mac desktop). 2. Generate or edit a transcript using an AI tool (e.g., Add Chapters). 3. Export transcript → RTF. 4. Open the exported RTF in macOS TextEdit or Microsoft Word. Expected Result: All punctuation (curly quotes, non-breaking hyphens, en/em dashes) displays correctly. Actual Result: Unicode typography characters appear as garbled text (mojibake), for example: • Curly single quote (‘) → ‘ • Curly single quote (’) → ’ • Non-breaking hyphen (‑) → ‑ ASCII characters (straight quotes, standard hyphens) display correctly. Additional Notes: • Exporting the same transcript as Markdown (.md) or DOCX does not reproduce this issue, indicating a problem in the RTF export encoding or Unicode handling in Descript. • This occurs immediately upon opening the RTF; no copying or pasting is involved. Environment: • Descript Mac desktop app (latest version) • macOS [insert version] • Test editors: TextEdit, Microsoft Word Impact: Breaks transcripts that contain AI-generated content and forces manual encoding fixes, making RTF export unreliable for workflows that require Unicode-safe punctuation.