A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs on-device.
🎬 An open source, transcript-based video editor that lives in the browser. Edit videos by simply editing the transcript text. Runs fully on your device or in the browser: Local, free and offline! Now available as a Desktop app on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Since the last launch we've added: - More accurate transcriptions - Desktop app + Dark mode - Support for 5 languages - Export formats + ability to export as audio - Importing/exporting transcripts and captions.. and more!
After a great first launch with 600+ Github stars and top 10 on PH, we’re launching a Desktop app for Rescript – the open source text-based video editor.
I built Rescript in a single weekend to prove that personal software can be as good as the commercial options. Rescript is an on-device, private, free and open source video/audio editor that allows you to edit your podcasts and recordings by simply editing the transcript.
No subscriptions, no accounts, no servers.
The desktop app pushes Rescript even further with improved performance and 10+ of the most requested features already shipped!
“A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs on-device.”
Rescript for Desktop launched on Product Hunt on August 7th, 2026 and earned 88 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #19 on the daily leaderboard. 🎬 An open source, transcript-based video editor that lives in the browser. Edit videos by simply editing the transcript text. Runs fully on your device or in the browser: Local, free and offline! Now available as a Desktop app on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Since the last launch we've added: - More accurate transcriptions - Desktop app + Dark mode - Support for 5 languages - Export formats + ability to export as audio - Importing/exporting transcripts and captions.. and more!
On the analytics side, Rescript for Desktop competes within Productivity, Open Source, GitHub and Photo & Video — topics that collectively have 771.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Rescript for Desktop performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Rescript for Desktop?
Rescript for Desktop was hunted by Wassim Gharbi. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Rescript for Desktop including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Wassim Gharbi
Hey all,
After a great first launch with 600+ Github stars and top 10 on PH, we’re launching a Desktop app for Rescript – the open source text-based video editor.
I built Rescript in a single weekend to prove that personal software can be as good as the commercial options. Rescript is an on-device, private, free and open source video/audio editor that allows you to edit your podcasts and recordings by simply editing the transcript.
No subscriptions, no accounts, no servers.
The desktop app pushes Rescript even further with improved performance and 10+ of the most requested features already shipped!
→ Try it https://getrescript.com/
→ Github https://github.com/wassgha/rescript