A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs in-browser.
π¬ Open source, transcript-based video editor that lives in the browser. Edit videos by simply editing the transcript text. Runs fully in the browser: Local, free and offline!
Descript costs $24/mo, I built this over a single weekend with Fable to jump on the personal software bandwagon.
Introducing Rescript: edit videos by simply editing the transcript text.
β Github https://github.com/wassgha/rescript
Runs fully in the browser: Local, free, offline and open source!
About Rescript on Product Hunt
βA free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs in-browser.β
Rescript launched on Product Hunt on July 27th, 2026 and earned 118 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #9 on the daily leaderboard. π¬ Open source, transcript-based video editor that lives in the browser. Edit videos by simply editing the transcript text. Runs fully in the browser: Local, free and offline!
On the analytics side, Rescript competes within Productivity, Open Source, GitHub and Photo & Video β topics that collectively have 768.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Rescript performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Rescript?
Rescript was hunted by Wassim Gharbi. A βhunterβ on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform β 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 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Wassim Gharbi