Riverside
Browser-based studio for recording, editing and publishing remote podcasts and video interviews.
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About Riverside
Riverside is an online recording studio built for podcasts, video interviews and webinars. Guests join from a link in their browser or the mobile app, and each participant is recorded locally on their own device, so the audio and video stay clean even when the internet connection drops. You then download separate tracks for each person or edit in Riverside's own text-based editor, which works from an automatic transcript. AI features cut filler words and silences, generate short social clips, write show notes, clean up audio and translate. Higher plans add podcast hosting, live streaming to several platforms at once and full webinar tools with registration and lead capture. It runs in the browser, with a Mac app and iOS and Android apps. A free plan lets you try it with a watermark and a limited allowance of multi-track recording; paid plans raise quality to 4K and add more separate-track download hours, with a free trial and discounts for annual billing.
Best for: Podcasters and video teams recording remote guests who want studio-quality local tracks and quick edits.
Pros and cons
What works
- Local recording per guest keeps quality high on weak connections
- Text-based editor with transcripts, clips and show notes in the same tool
- Live streaming, podcast hosting and webinars on higher plans
- Guests join from a browser link without installing anything
Why people leave
- Free plan adds a watermark and only a one-off allowance of separate-track recording
- Separate-track downloads are capped by hours per month on paid plans
- Webinar registration tools need the more expensive Webinar plan
- No Windows or Linux desktop app; it runs in the browser there
Top Riverside alternatives
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Adobe Podcast64.8Browser-based podcast recording and speech enhancement from Adobe, with a free tier for simple shows.
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Hindenburg PRO59.4A desktop editor built for spoken-word radio and podcasts, for those who record elsewhere and edit locally.
- 3
Auphonic57.5Automatic leveling, noise reduction and loudness for recordings made in any tool, at a lower cost.
- 4
Descript56.8Pairs remote recording with a deeper text-based audio and video editor, good if editing matters more than the studio.
- 5
Cleanvoice55.9Focused AI cleanup that removes filler words and mouth sounds from podcast recordings.
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Riverside: common questions
Is Riverside free?
Riverside has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, with 2 hours of multi-track recording (checked on Riverside's own site).
Is Riverside open source?
No, Riverside is not open source. Open-source alternatives include OBS Studio.
What platforms does Riverside run on?
Riverside is available for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Riverside?
The highest-ranked Riverside alternatives right now are Adobe Podcast, Hindenburg PRO and Auphonic. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.