Is Descript free for commercial use?

Do you need to credit Descript?

No credit needed. You can use it without naming the source.

Can you ship Descript content inside an app or game?

Ship inside your app with conditions.

“which provides for commercial use of such Storyblocks Materials, and includes certain model releases for such use” descript.com/terms

Can you use Descript in monetized YouTube videos?

Monetized YouTube with conditions.

Rules to follow

• Use Descript only for your own personal or internal business use; do not resell or sublicense the service.
• Stock media marked Premium Media is under the Storyblocks EULA; obtain a separate license for Additional Libraries.
• Create an API token in Settings → API Tokens; it is scoped to one Drive, and API calls use plan AI credits and media minutes.
• Do not use Descript logos, product names or slogans without written permission.
• The terms ban bots, scripts or bulk downloading.

- Descript (Video assembly and rendering). AI video and audio editor that edits by transcript, with AI voices, avatars, clips, captions and an API. Price: free tier; commercial use with conditions; no credit needed; ship inside your app with conditions; no bots or bulk downloading.
  Connect: API docs https://www.descript.com/api (API key needed). Limits: Usage draws from the AI credits and media minutes of your plan; direct media file exports are not supported yet.
  Get files: REST API (docs at https://help.descript.com/developers and https://docs.descriptapi.com/openapi-experimental.html); import media from a URL, apply edits, publish to a share or download URL, export transcripts. Direct media file export is not supported yet.
  Not allowed: The license is for your own personal or internal business use; do not commercially exploit the service
  Not allowed: Storyblocks Premium Media comes under the Storyblocks EULA; other libraries may need a separate license for commercial use
  Not allowed: Do not use data mining, robots or similar extraction, and do not bypass robots.txt
  Not allowed: Do not use Generative Tools to develop other tools or applications
  Rule: Use Descript only for your own personal or internal business use; do not resell or sublicense the service.
  Rule: Stock media marked Premium Media is under the Storyblocks EULA; obtain a separate license for Additional Libraries.
  Rule: Create an API token in Settings → API Tokens; it is scoped to one Drive, and API calls use plan AI credits and media minutes.
  Rule: Do not use Descript logos, product names or slogans without written permission.
  License: https://www.descript.com/terms (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/descript/)

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