Edit a podcast
Bottom line
Riverside is our pick for edit a podcast. Free plan available. Catch: we haven't hand-tested it for this task.
- Best overall
- Riverside
- Best on your phone
- Captions
Use Riverside to edit a podcast.
- Start cost
- See pricing ↗
ⓘ How we picked this
Basis Matched to catalog uses, then popularity. Basis: catalog order, not hands-on testing. Phone support: catalog claims.
Tested No hands-on test record.
Money Sponsors never change your pick. We may earn affiliate fees.
DisclosureRiverside
Why it fits: Edits a podcast video.
Watch out for: Free-tier usage limits apply.
Cost: See pricing ↗
Your task, in 4 steps
Protect the original recording
Copy the original interview audio into a backup folder and note the section where the guest explains the first sale.
Edit the recording by transcript
Import a recording you own and review its transcript. Remove pauses a few at a time and listen around each cut.
Use in: Descript
Cut the long pauses from this interview without changing what either speaker means.
Compare cleaned audio before editing it
Use in: Adobe Podcast
Clean a copy of the noisy interview in your tool, compare it with the original, then import the better version into your tool for edits.
Listen for meaning as well as sound quality
Listen to the finished episode on headphones; check that cuts preserve the guest meaning and that the outro does not end mid-word.
Compare alternatives
Descript
Import a recording you own and review its transcript. Remove pauses a few at a time and listen around each cut.
Free · Hobbyist $24/mo ($16/mo yearly)
Open DescriptI have thisI tried this
Adobe Podcast
Clean a copy of the noisy interview in Adobe Podcast, compare it with the original, then import the better version into Descript for edits.
Open Adobe PodcastI have thisI tried thisPrices checked Oct 18, 2026
Compare tools for this task
Matched to this task
| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a podcast video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| Descript | Import a recording you own and review its transcript. Remove pauses a few at a time and listen around each cut. | Free · Hobbyist $24/mo ($16/mo yearly) | Yes · limits apply |
| Adobe Podcast | Clean a copy of the noisy interview in Adobe Podcast, compare it with the original, then import the better version into Descript for edits. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 Podcastle | Pick this if you need a tool that edits podcast audio. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 Opus Clip | Pick this if you need a tool that turns your podcast into short social videos. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 Kapwing | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a social clip with a teammate. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 Captions | Pick this if you need a tool that edits pauses from your selfie video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
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Other tools in this category — not assessed for this task
| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
 Runway | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 Veed | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
 CapCut | Not assessed for this task | Free · Pro $19.99/mo | Yes · limits apply |
 Lumen5 | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
What we didn’t pick
Shown when a same-category catalog tool was considered and not picked.
- Descript: Catalog use: remove a sentence from my recorded interview; Riverside is the editorial pick for this task.
- Opus Clip: Catalog use: turn my podcast into short social videos; Riverside is the editorial pick for this task.
- Kapwing: Catalog use: edit a social clip with a teammate; Riverside is the editorial pick for this task.
- Captions: Catalog use: caption a talking-head video; Riverside is the editorial pick for this task.
- Runway, Veed, CapCut, Lumen5: Not assessed for this task.