Rescript - A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs in-browser.

the transcript editing idea is honestly so smart, cut a sentence and the video just trims to match. loaded a clip and it ran fine without any setup.

Editing video by just fixing typos in the transcript feels like cheating in the best way. Loved that it runs offline with zero setup.

honestly the transcript-based editing is such a clever idea, but it would be really helpful if you could split a single speaker's turn into two clips without having to insert weird text. like a hotkey to cut mid-sentence right where the cursor is, kind of like hitting enter in a doc.

Editing by transcript is such a clever idea, and running it fully offline is a huge plus. One thing I'd love to see is a way to export with burned-in subtitles directly from the editor so the captions stay synced without needing a separate tool.

Running it fully in-browser is the interesting part. Does transcription happen client-side with something like WASM Whisper, or does it call out to an API? Curious how it holds up on a 60-minute video before the browser runs low on memory.

the local-first angle is the whole pitch here and it holds up. practical question since it's a single weekend build - if the tab crashes or you accidentally close it mid-edit, is there an autosave/project file sitting in browser storage you can recover from, or does that session's edit state just go with the tab? that's the kind of thing that doesn't matter until the one time it does

@wassgha good to know, that covers most of what I'd throw at it. what happens past that range though, like a 3 hour raw interview file - does it degrade gracefully (slower but still works) or is there a hard point where the browser tab just gives up?

okay this is somethings new and sounds good but can you tell on how much long video it will be work and how it will handle the resolution of video ?