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AI-powered video and podcast editor with transcription-first workflows.
VideoFreemium
All-in-one podcast studio with remote recording, AI audio cleanup, text-based editing, and AI voices.
Overview
Async, rebranded from Podcastle in early 2026, is a browser-based audio and video production suite. It records remote interviews with local capture, transcribes automatically, lets users edit by deleting words in the transcript, and applies one-click Magic Dust enhancement to remove noise and level voices. It includes a library of AI voices and a Revoice feature that clones your own voice to fix mistakes or generate narration from text, plus AI-generated show notes, titles, and clips. Small businesses use it for podcasts, voiceovers for product videos, audio versions of blog posts, and internal updates. Finished episodes can be hosted and distributed to Spotify and Apple Podcasts from within the platform, and video exports go to YouTube. The free plan allows limited recording and transcription hours. The rebrand caused inconsistent plan names across the web, and AI credits for voices and enhancement reset monthly without rollover.
Audio transcription
Transcribing and editing recordings by text with built-in cleanup.
1 week to value · Low effort · Medium risk · low
Voice generation
AI narration or your own cloned voice for audio versions of written content.
1-2 weeks to value · Low effort · Medium risk · low
Social media content
Audiograms and short clips from episodes.
1-2 weeks to value · Low effort · Medium risk · low
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AI-powered video and podcast editor with transcription-first workflows.
Remote podcast and video recording studio with local high-quality tracks and AI editing.
Automated audio post-production: leveling, noise reduction, loudness normalization, and transcripts.
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