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A Descript alternative for show notes — not for editing

DomeScribe is a transcript-to-content alternative to Descript for creators who already edit elsewhere and want the show notes, chapters, blog post, and social posts generated from the finished episode. Upload the exported audio or video, or paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or other supported link; DomeScribe transcribes it and writes each draft only from that transcript. It is not an audio or video editor — there is no timeline, no multitrack, and no text-based editing of the media — it is the layer that turns a finished recording into publishable text.

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Updated 2026-08-23

What DomeScribe is
Transcription plus AI drafts (show notes, blog post, social posts, chapters, chat, clip picks) from a finished recording
What it is not
Not an audio/video editor: no timeline, multitrack, overdub, filler-word removal, or text-based media editing
Input
MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, or a YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, X, Vimeo, Twitch, or Dailymotion link
Show notes
Markdown: summary, timestamped chapters, takeaways, mentions; tone and length per draft; 1 AI credit
Plans (as of August 2026)
Free: 30 minutes one-time and 5 credits; Pro $19/month: 1,000 minutes and 300 credits; Business on /pricing
Retention
Uploads deleted after transcription; transcripts encrypted per user and auto-deleted after 30 days

How to add DomeScribe after your editor

  1. Finish the edit where you edit

    Cut the episode in Descript or any editor and export the final MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, MP4, MOV, or WebM — or publish it and copy the YouTube link.

  2. Transcribe the final

    In Transcribe Studio, upload the export or paste the link. DomeScribe transcribes the finished episode with timestamps, so chapters match the published cut rather than the raw recording.

  3. Generate show notes

    Open Repurpose → Show notes, choose a tone and length, and generate a Markdown draft with summary, chapters, takeaways, and mentions (1 credit).

  4. Generate the companions

    From the same transcript, make a YouTube description, a blog post, a LinkedIn post, an X thread, and a newsletter section — one credit each — and a summary with YouTube-format chapters.

  5. Check and paste

    Click any timestamp to hear the moment, fix anything the model got wrong, and paste into your podcast host, video description, or CMS.

What Descript is, and the narrower job DomeScribe does

Descript is an audio and video editor with transcription: creators use it to edit recordings. Check their site for current plans and features — this page makes no claims about them. DomeScribe does not compete with the editing part at all. It does one slice of the workflow that comes after the edit: take the finished episode, transcribe it, and generate the written assets that go with it.

Said plainly: if you need to cut a recording, remove takes, fix audio, or work multitrack, DomeScribe is not that tool. If you already have an editor — or your host handles the audio — and what you want is show notes, chapters, and posts written from the finished episode, DomeScribe is built for exactly that.

Show notes written from the published cut

Because you transcribe the exported episode, chapter timestamps line up with what listeners actually hear. DomeScribe’s show-notes format is Markdown with an episode summary, timestamped chapters taken from the transcript’s segment times, a short list of takeaways, and the people, products, books, and links mentioned. Tone is professional, casual, or punchy; length is short, standard, or long; each combination is a separate one-credit draft, cached so reopening is free.

The draft is written only from the transcript. The model is instructed not to add facts that are not in it, so it will not invent a guest bio or a sponsor link. The workspace shows the transcript next to the draft, and clicking a chapter timestamp seeks the player to that moment for a quick check.

Everything else the episode page needs

Show notes are rarely the only text an episode needs. From the same transcript, DomeScribe generates:

  • Summary (1 credit): TL;DR, key points, action items, and chapters in YouTube’s chapter format for the video description.
  • YouTube description, blog post (standalone Markdown article), LinkedIn post, X/Twitter thread (5–12 posts), and email newsletter section (1 credit each).
  • Chat (4 answered questions per credit): ask what was said about a topic and get an answer cited with timestamps; off-topic questions are declined.
  • Clip picks (2 credits first scan, 1 per “find more”): the 15–75 second moments ranked by hook quote, platform fit, and score, with timecodes and copyable text — and, for uploaded files on a paid plan, a cut MP4 or audio clip made in the browser.
  • Transcript export: TXT on every plan; DOCX, PDF, and JSON on paid plans.

Privacy and retention for the finished episode

Transcription runs on DomeScribe’s servers: the audio is sent to a speech-recognition model (99 languages, automatic detection) and the uploaded original is deleted after transcription. An audio copy is kept only for in-app playback for the transcript’s lifetime and is never downloadable. The transcript is encrypted at rest with a per-user key and auto-deletes after 30 days unless you delete it sooner. A pasted platform link is used only to produce the transcript; DomeScribe never provides the media file.

Pricing, as of August 2026

Free: 30 minutes of transcription one-time (not monthly), up to 30 minutes per file, 5 AI credits, no credit card. Pro: $19/month for 1,000 transcription minutes per month (up to 4 hours per file), 300 AI credits per month, and DOCX, PDF, and JSON exports. A Business tier with higher limits is on /pricing. For a weekly hour-long show, show notes plus four companion drafts and a summary is roughly 60 minutes and 6 credits a week, well inside Pro.

Where DomeScribe is not the right fit

DomeScribe does not edit audio or video: no timeline, no multitrack, no overdub, no filler-word removal, no text-based cutting. It has no speaker labels, no translation, and no subtitle or SRT (SubRip Subtitle) export of transcripts, so it will not produce caption files for your video. There is no API, no team seats, no mobile app, and no publishing integrations — drafts are copied and pasted. Transcripts auto-delete after 30 days, so it is not an archive. If you want one tool for editing and show notes together, DomeScribe is only half of that; it is the show-notes half.

Questions, answered

Can DomeScribe replace Descript?

Only for the show-notes and content step. DomeScribe transcribes a finished episode and generates show notes, chapters, a blog post, social posts, and clip picks from the transcript. It does not edit audio or video — no timeline, multitrack, or text-based media editing — so it does not replace an editor.

Can I keep editing in Descript and use DomeScribe for show notes?

Yes. Export the finished episode from your editor (MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, MP4, MOV, or WebM) or paste its published YouTube link, and DomeScribe transcribes that final cut and writes the show notes from it.

Does DomeScribe transcribe with speaker names?

No. Transcripts are timestamped by segment but not labelled by speaker. If speaker-labelled transcripts are essential, DomeScribe is not the right fit.

Can DomeScribe export captions or an SRT file?

No. Transcripts export as TXT (free) or DOCX, PDF, and JSON (paid). There is no subtitle or SRT export of transcripts. Clip Studio can burn transcript-generated captions into a vertical clip, but that is rendered into the video, not a separate file.

What do show notes cost in DomeScribe?

One AI credit per show-notes draft, plus transcription minutes for the episode. As of August 2026 the free plan starts with 30 minutes and 5 credits; Pro is $19/month for 1,000 minutes and 300 credits. Descript’s plans are on their site.

Do the chapter timestamps match my published episode?

Yes, if you transcribe the exported final cut or its published link. Chapter timestamps come from that transcript’s segment times, so they line up with what listeners hear.

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