I've come from Descript, what's Transistor for?

Descript and Transistor logos

Descript is where you edit your audio and video. Transistor is a podcast hosting platform: we host your episodes and distribute them to podcast apps. We're a separate company from Descript, and a paid service.

Why have I been redirected to Transistor.fm?

Transistor has a direct integration with Descript to allow you to push your content directly from Descript over into your Transistor account.

In Descript, click Publish and you'll see Transistor listed as one of the places you can publish to. Choosing it sends you to Transistor.

Transistor in Descript's Publish menu

Do I need to create a Transistor account?

You only need to create an account with Transistor if you would like us to be your podcast hosting platform. Not sure? See How do recording, hosting and podcast apps fit together? below for where hosting and distribution fit into making a podcast.

To create an account and see our pricing, visit our pricing page.

How does the Transistor integration work with Descript?

See How do I import an episode from Descript?

How do recording, hosting and podcast apps fit together?

Making a podcast usually involves a few different tools, each with its own job:

Recording and editing (Descript): where you record, edit and polish your episodes. You end up with a library of finished audio and video files.
Hosting (Transistor): where your finished episodes live once they're ready to publish. We store your audio and video files and organize them into your podcast's RSS feed, which updates every time you publish.
Distribution (Transistor): your RSS feed is how podcast apps list your show. You submit it once to apps like Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and every new episode then appears there automatically.
Podcast apps: apps like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pocket Casts and Overcast are where your audience listens and watches.

Transistor takes care of hosting and distribution. You make your episodes in Descript, and we get them to your audience in all the popular podcast apps.

Transistor also gives you a podcast website, embeddable players, and analytics that show how many people are listening and watching, and which apps and countries they're in.

How do I create a podcast in Transistor?

You'll need to create your first podcast in Transistor before you can send audio and video episodes to it from Descript. Here's a video walkthrough of how to do that:

If you have additional questions please reach out to us:

Email - support@transistor.fm
Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/

Updated on: 02/11/2026

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