Async (formerly Podcastle)

Async, formerly Podcastle, is an AI creator studio that edits video by chat, cleans audio, records remote sessions, generates media and hosts podcasts.

What is Async?

Async is the current name of the creator platform previously known as Podcastle; podcastle.ai now redirects to async.com, and the iOS app and podcast-hosting pages still carry the Podcastle name. It is a browser-based AI studio where you edit video and audio by chatting with an assistant instead of working through a traditional timeline. You upload footage or start from a prompt, describe what you want, and Async cuts, cleans up, captions and exports the result.

Alongside the chat editor, it keeps the tools Podcastle was known for: remote multitrack recording, audio cleanup, text-to-speech, voice cloning and podcast hosting. It targets solo creators, podcasters, small businesses and content teams. The company behind it is Async, Inc.

Key Features of Async

Chat-Based Video Editing

You tell Async what you want, and it removes filler words, pauses, repeated or bad takes and dead air, then strengthens the opening. You can save your editing style as a reusable "skill" or start from templates for reels, explainers and promos.

Built-In Generative Models

Paid plans draw on a credit pool to generate B-roll, images, music, sound effects and avatars using third-party models such as Kling, Google Veo, Seedance, Nano Banana and GPT Image, all without leaving the project.

Audio Cleanup with Magic Dust

Magic Dust, noise reduction, auto-levelling and silence removal clean up rough recordings. Text-based audio editing and multitrack timelines remain available for finer control.

Remote Recording Studio

Record up to 10 participants in high quality with local recording, cloud backup, echo cancellation, screen sharing, a teleprompter and multi-host Producer Mode on higher tiers.

Clips, Subtitles and Dubbing

Async finds strong moments in long videos and turns them into short clips, reframes them for vertical feeds, and adds synced captions. Teams plans add subtitles in five or more languages plus AI dubbing with lip-sync.

Voices and Publishing

A library of over 1,000 AI voices covers more than 15 languages, and you can clone your own voice. Podcasts can be hosted on a dedicated page and published to major podcast networks.

Async Pricing

Async combines a subscription with monthly AI credits; generative tasks such as video or image creation consume credits at rates that depend on the model. The pricing page advertises savings of up to 40% on yearly billing, and the prices below are the yearly-billed monthly rates it displays. Extra credit top-up packs can be added to any paid plan, and Essentials offers a free trial.

Prices checked on October 28, 2026; check the official pricing page for current plans.

At the time of checking, the site also displayed a public 5% promo code, PRICEDROP, to use at checkout; site-wide promotions like this can change or end without notice.

Who Should Use Async?

• Creators who want polished social videos without learning a pro editor.
• Podcasters who record remotely and need cleanup, transcripts and hosting in one place.
• Small businesses producing ads, explainers and promo clips on a budget.
• Teams localising content with subtitles, dubbing and lip-sync.
• Marketers repurposing webinars and interviews into short-form clips.

Is Async Worth It?

Async packs a lot into one subscription: recording, audio repair, AI editing by chat, generative video and images, voices and podcast hosting. For creators who currently juggle several tools, that consolidation is the main appeal, and the entry plan is reasonably priced when billed yearly.

Keep the trade-offs in mind. Generative features run on credits, so heavy video generation on premium models can use up a plan quickly and lead to top-up purchases. The free tier is very limited, with lifetime rather than monthly allowances and 720p exports. Dubbing, lip-sync and multi-language subtitles are reserved for the Teams plan, and long-time Podcastle users will need to adjust to the new chat-first workflow. If you want one place to record, edit and publish, it is a strong option; if you only need a single feature, a dedicated tool may cost less.