There are a few types of drive members in Descript: editor members, basic members, viewers, and drive owners.
Membership Types
| Feature | Editor | Basic | Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create templates | Yes | No | No |
| Inviting other drive members | Can invite basic and editor members (may require drive owner approval) | Can invite basic members | No |
| Initiate transcription | Only projects owned by editor members | Only projects they own in private workspace | No |
| Contribute to monthly automatic transcription limit | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Additional cost per seat | Yes (paid by drive owner) | No (+ $0/seat) | No (+ $0/seat) |
| Availability | All Plans | Business and Legacy Plans | Free, Hobbyist, and Creator Plans |
| Create quick recordings of any duration | Yes | Yes | No |
| Create projects | Yes | Only in their private workspace | No |
| Edit projects and quick recordings | Only projects owned by editor members | Only projects they own | No |
| View or comment on other drive members' projects | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Duplicate projects | Yes | They can copy projects they own into their private workspace | No |
| Publish or export compositions over 5 minutes, or with added layers | Yes | No | No |
| Export or publish other drive members' projects | Yes | No | No |
| Share or transfer ownership of their projects | Yes | No | No |
| Move projects | Yes | No | No |
| Delete projects | Only projects they own | Only projects they own | No |
| Use limited AI actions | Yes | No | No |
| Create custom AI voices | Yes | Yes | No |
Here is a quick view of what membership types and plans are available.
| Free | Hobbyist | Creator | Business | Enterprise | EDU/NFP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Basic | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Viewer | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Changes to Basic Seats Following Legacy Status Transition:
- Upon transitioning to the Business plan, users will retain their Basic Seats.
- Upon transitioning to a Free, Hobbyist, or Creator plan from a legacy one, users' Basic Seats will be converted to View/Comment seats.
Drive owner
The drive owner is the user who created the drive. The drive owner has the same permissions as an editor member, plus:
- They can change a drive membership between basic and editor.
- They can make changes to the drive’s subscription.
- They can change the default publish privacy settings.
- They are billed for the drive’s subscription.
- Drive owners (and drive members) cannot transfer drive ownership to other drive members. If you need to transfer drive ownership, please contact our support team.
- There can only be one drive owner per drive.
Drive owner editing permissions cannot be changed
The drive owner has the same editing permissions as an editor member. The drive owner cannot be downgraded to basic editing permissions at this time.