# 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 ↗](https://riverside.fm/)

#1 · Our pick for your task

## Riverside

Why it fits: Edits a podcast video.

Watch out for: Free-tier usage limits apply.

Cost: [See pricing ↗](https://riverside.fm/)

## Your task, in 4 steps

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### Protect the original recording

Copy the original interview audio into a backup folder and note the section where the guest explains the first sale.

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### 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: Riverside

Cut the long pauses from this interview without changing what either speaker means.

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### Compare cleaned audio before editing it

Then use Adobe Podcast because it helps you 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.

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### 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 Descript](/go/descript?from=%2Ft%2Fedit-a-podcast)

### 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.

[See pricing ↗](https://podcast.adobe.com/)

[Open Adobe Podcast](/go/adobe-podcast?from=%2Ft%2Fedit-a-podcast)

Prices checked Oct 18, 2026

## Compare tools for this task

### Matched to this task

| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside](/tools/riverside) | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a podcast video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Descript](/tools/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](/tools/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 |

| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Podcastle](/tools/podcastle) | Pick this if you need a tool that edits podcast audio. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Opus Clip](/tools/opus-clip) | Pick this if you need a tool that turns your podcast into short social videos. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Kapwing](/tools/kapwing) | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a social clip with a teammate. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Captions](/tools/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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## What we didn’t pick

Recorded task fit and selection limits for other catalog tools:

- Descript: Import a recording you own and review its transcript. Remove pauses a few at a time and listen around each cut. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Riverside.
- Opus Clip: Pick this if you need a tool that turns your podcast into short social videos. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Riverside.
- Kapwing: Pick this if you need a tool that edits a social clip with a teammate. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Riverside.
- Captions: Pick this if you need a tool that edits pauses from your selfie video. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Riverside.
- Runway, Veed, CapCut, Lumen5: Not assessed for this task.

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