Riverside

What it is for

Riverside is a browser podcast / video studio + text editor: you cut a Marsha / Stephen transcript, watch the split preview, and export along a chapter timeline, and Free is $0. Use it when the job is a remote studio you start at a public $, not when you need Descript’s timeline-only desk or Grain’s meeting notetaker.

Soft-note: Free $0 + Pro + Live Studio $24/month billed $288 annually (list $29) + Grow + Live Studio $34/month billed $408 annually (list $39). Distinct from Descript, Grain, and Avoma.

What makes it unique: the cover is Riverside’s official editor desk (Welcome to Riverside, transcript Introduction / Marsha / Stephen, split preview with During yesterday's show we'll, chapters Introduction → Podcasting tools → Editing with AI → Podcast promotion → Wrapping up, playhead 00:05 / 45:00, green waveform, right rail Tracks / Brand / Layout / Music / Captions / Uploads / Images / Text, Show deleted text) from homepage CDN edit_main.webp — not an OG poster. The Marsha block itself is ops of the transcript.

Key features

• Transcript — timed speaker blocks (cover still; editor overview). One desk. Cover Introduction / Marsha / Stephen sit here.
• Split preview — two-up video with a speaker caption (cover During yesterday's show we'll). A preview, not a Pro tile.
• Chapter timeline — Introduction / Podcasting tools / Editing with AI / Podcast promotion / Wrapping up (cover). Chapters, not a $24 meter.
• Waveform + playhead — green audio under 00:05 / 45:00 (cover). A transport, not yearly.
• Right rail — Tracks / Brand / Layout / Music / Captions / Uploads / Images / Text (cover). A rail, not Get Started.
• Show deleted text — the transcript toggle (cover). A toggle, not Grow.

Export / Share / Feedback on the cover are CTAs (not desks). Free / Pro + Live Studio / Grow + Live Studio tiles stay in Pricing. AI Producer / AI Co-Creator stay off Key features as AI extras.

Who it's for

Best fit: hosts who will stay on Free at $0 (2 hours of multi-track, 720p, watermark) while they open a first Marsha / Stephen edit, then Pro + Live Studio at $24/month yearly ($288) when they need 4K / 48 kHz / no watermark — not Grow $34 first unless they need 1080p live / multistream, and not Webinar + Live Studio unless they need registration / HubSpot.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from riverside.fm/pricing yearly cards + compare table + FAQ. Soft-note: annual vs monthly. Printed plan names include + Live Studio on the compare row.

• Free — $0 / month. Card: 2 hours of multi-track recordings (one-off), full editor, up to 720p, Riverside watermark, 44.1 kHz, unlimited single-track recording / editing.
• Pro + Live Studio — $24 / month billed $288 annually (monthly list $29). FAQ: “Pro drops from $29 to $24/month.” Card: up to 4K, 48 kHz, teleprompter, 15 hrs of separate-track downloads, podcast hosting. Compare table prints the same $29 / $24 / $288.
• Grow + Live Studio — $34 / month billed $408 annually (monthly list $39). FAQ: “Grow from $39 to $34.” Card: 1080p live, multistream, custom RTMP, saved scenes.
• Webinar + Live Studio — compare table prints $99 (monthly list) and $79 / month. FAQ: “Webinar from $99 to $79.” The same yearly card / compare row also prints Billed $408 annually (Grow’s annual total, not $79×12). We copy the printed $99 / $79 and note that $408 string rather than invent $948.
• Business — Custom. Contact sales (SSO / SOC2 / extra producers). Do not invent a Business $.
• Trial — paid cards print a 14-day free trial.
• Studios — FAQ: Pro 1 studio, Grow 2, Webinar 3, Business unlimited.
• Editor seats — extra editor is an add-on on Pro / Grow / Webinar; Business includes collaborative editing. Do not invent an add-on $.

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Limitations / costs

• Free is 720p + watermark + 2 hours of multi-track. 4K / no watermark is Pro + Live Studio $288 / year.
• Webinar’s yearly card reprints Grow’s $408. Trust the FAQ $99 → $79 conversion and re-check checkout.
• A browser studio, not Descript’s media-hour desk. For that desk see Descript.
• The product is not OSS. We omit a GitHub CTA rather than treat a third-party mirror as the editor.

Alternatives

• Descript — a text-based video editor when you want Free $0 (1 media hour) / Hobbyist $16 yearly, not Riverside’s Marsha / Stephen studio.
• Grain — a meeting notetaker when you want Free $0 (45-min) / Starter $15 yearly, not Welcome to Riverside chapters.
• Avoma — a revenue meeting assistant when you want Startup $19 yearly, not Grow live multistream.

Official tutorial

Official Riverside channel video: New Riverside Editor: Effortless Transcription-Based Editing (oEmbed author: Riverside). First-party editor how-to; the Marsha / Stephen edit_main still is the cover. Transcript delete / split / search on the video are ops of the transcript + timeline, not generate-on-Marsha. We searched @Riversidefm (also @RiversideFM) — that handle is the product channel.

Written path: riverside.fm/pricing plus Riverside editor: Overview and the edit_main.webp still.

Website

https://riverside.fm/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Riverside’s official homepage edit_main.webp (Marsha / Stephen transcript + split preview + Introduction→Wrapping up chapters + AI Producer rail). Dollars checked on riverside.fm/pricing (Free $0; Pro + Live Studio $24 / $288; Grow + Live Studio $34 / $408; Webinar + Live Studio $99 / $79; Business custom). Tutorial oEmbed author: Riverside (@Riversidefm).

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.