Publish with AI Tools

AI tools in the Publish category help you take your content across the finish line. These tools can generate titles, summaries, YouTube descriptions, podcast show notes, blog posts, and social captions.

Run these actions after you’ve finished editing to prep your content for sharing. If no text is selected, the AI tool will analyze your entire composition; if you want it to focus on something specific, select that text in your script before running the Publish action.

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AI usage and Underlord access

Manually running an AI tool counts toward your monthly AI usage. To check your usage, go to Account Settings > Usage. Learn more about AI limits and usage tracking.

Underlord, Descript’s AI co-editor can run these actions for you—or you can still access them manually in the AI Tools panel. All users get unlimited access to Underlord through the end of July, so it’s the perfect time to give it a try. Learn more and opt in to the new Underlord.

Draft a title

Generate title options for your project. Shape the results with inspiration or style notes (e.g. make it punchy, use listicle style, match this format: [paste example]).

Summarize

Create a clear, concise summary of your project. Guide the output with tone or length instructions (e.g. make it tweet-length, use a warm, conversational tone).

Show notes

Build podcast-style show notes with a summary, chapters, and timestamps. Customize with format or tone cues (e.g. make it punchy and informal, structure it like this: [paste example]).

YouTube description

Write a description that communicates your video’s value and supports SEO. Adjust tone or style with quick prompts (e.g. make it high-energy, optimize for SEO, write like a tutorial intro).

Draft a social post

Turn your transcript into a social post. Select a platform and guide the result (e.g. make it LinkedIn-friendly, keep it casual and emoji-heavy, write 3 short options for Twitter/X).

Draft a blog post

Convert your script into a blog-ready article with a title, headers, and clean structure. Influence the result with clear direction (e.g. write it like a how-to post, make it persuasive, keep it under 600 words).