Streamlabs Podcast Editor vs WavePad

Streamlabs Podcast Editor is a web-based video editor for podcasts, interviews, Just Chatting streams and other video content. It lets users edit by changing a transcript, including trimming passages and removing pauses or filler words. The editor transcribes and translates podcasts, with translation in more than 30 languages, and can automatically add subtitles or generate closed captions that Streamlabs says exceed 95% accuracy. Users can create shorter clips, change aspect ratios for different platforms, share episodes or embed them with an interactive transcript. Talk Studio recordings can be uploaded directly, while links can import videos from YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox. Webcam and screen recording are included, as is cloud collaboration. The free plan costs nothing and allows one hour monthly, one-hour videos and 15GB storage. Pro has no listed price, with 40 hours monthly, two-hour videos and 250GB storage. A Streamlabs ID is required.

WavePad records and edits music, voice, and other audio on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Its editing tools include cut, copy, paste, trim, compression, and pitch shifting, while effects include echo, amplification, and equalization. Restoration tools reduce noise and remove clicks and pops. The software supports more than 50 formats, including MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, and M4A. Batch processing can apply effects or convert thousands of files in one operation. WavePad supports sample rates from 6 to 192 kHz, in stereo or mono and at 8, 16, 24, or 32 bits. It also supports DirectX and VST plugins, though the Standard Edition excludes VST support and the SFX Library. The maker lists podcast and radio editing, voiceovers, ringtone creation, and audio restoration as typical uses. The free version costs nothing, is for non-commercial use, and does not expire. It enables additional Master's Edition features for a 14-day trial after installation. Paid options include $60 a year for Standard Edition and $99 a year for Master's Edition.