AI Actions are built-in tools that help you breeze through the busywork of editing. From fixing audio to formatting for publish, these one-click helpers save time and polish your work — so you can stay focused on the creative parts.
If you haven’t enabled New Underlord in Descript Labs, you’ll see these tools in the Underlord panel. It’s the same set of AI tools—just with a different name.
Underlord is now an AI co-editor that can automate many of these actions, or you can still run them manually in the AI Actions panel. Right now, all users get unlimited use of Underlord through the end of June — so it’s a great time to try it out. Learn more about Underlord (beta).
What’s included in AI Actions
AI Actions are grouped into five categories based on what you're trying to do. Click the links below to explore the tools within each section:
- Sound good — Clean up audio with Studio Sound, remove filler words and re-takes, and improve pacing.
- Look good — Fix eye contact, reframe video, and polish visual delivery.
- Repurpose — Turn long content into clips or posts for any platform.
- Publish — Prep and format your video for sharing.
- Write — Generate titles, social posts, summaries, and more.
How AI Actions and Underlord work together
AI Actions are individual tools that let you apply quick, focused edits. You run them manually when you need them.
Underlord is Descript’s AI co-editor. Instead of selecting individual tools, you describe what you want — and Underlord decides which actions to run to make it happen. It’s great for open-ended tasks like “tighten this up,” “make it more engaging,” or “turn this into a social post.”
Together, they offer flexibility. You can use AI Actions when you know what you want to do — or ask Underlord when you’re looking for a broader solution or creative boost.