[bluelightning2k]

A genuinely free alternative to Descript sounds very useful.

I've always liked the idea of Descript and was considering building something similar before it came out. The problem is my use case is a couple of videos a year so doesn't fit with an expensive monthly subscription

[skeskinen]

I don't know if perpetual free trial fits for your definition of genuinely free, but I'm trying to build a competition for Descript at https://smartmediacutter.com/