Your guests are rarely in the room. Local per-guest recording is what keeps the audio clean.
We only list tools here that a podcaster would actually reach for. For the full field, including every tool in the category, see all remote recording tools.
Riverside records each participant locally in high quality and uploads in the background. It also includes a text-based editor and an AI clip maker.
For podcasters: Video podcasts and remote interviews.
Zencastr records remote guests on separate tracks and also offers podcast hosting and distribution, so a small show can run in one place.
For podcasters: Audio-first shows that want recording and hosting together.
StreamYard is a browser studio for streaming live to YouTube, LinkedIn and others with guests, overlays and branding, and it can also record locally.
For podcasters: Shows that go live and publish the recording afterwards.
Restream streams one live show to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more at the same time, with a browser studio for guests and branding.
For podcasters: Live shows that want every platform at once.
Async (formerly Podcastle) combines remote recording, audio editing, AI voices and clean-up tools for podcasters.
For podcasters: Audio podcasters who want one simple app.
Descript transcribes your recording and lets you cut it like a document: delete a sentence and the video follows. It also records, removes filler words and cleans up audio.
For podcasters: Talking-head videos, interviews and video podcasts.
