# Castmagic vs Cast: two different jobs

Castmagic reads a finished episode and writes about it — show notes, timestamps, clips, social copy. Cast is the step before: it turns the raw recording into that finished episode. If you came here looking for an editor, this is the difference in one line.

Full answer in the docs: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/edit-transcript

## Castmagic vs Cast, at a glance

| | Castmagic | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | After the export — content from the episode | Before the export — the episode itself |
| Audio editing | Out of scope | Transcript editing, filler and pause removal, voice cleanup |
| Show notes & social | Its core job | Out of scope — chapters and captions only |
| Music | Out of scope | Generated per episode, ducks itself under the voice |
| Licence | Not applicable | Commercial licence and a per-export licence record (Plus/Max) |
| Output | Text assets | A publish-ready audio file at platform loudness |

## These two are not really rivals

Plenty of shows use both, in order: finish the episode, then generate the write-up. Nothing in Cast competes with a repurposing tool, and nothing in Castmagic will shorten your tape.

What Cast does ship on that side is the structural part: chapters with timestamps that ride along when you move a clip, and caption files in the export — because both are derived from the edit, and only the editor knows where the edit landed.

## If what you actually needed was an editor

Upload the recording and Cast transcribes it, so you can delete a rambling paragraph and hear the audio go with it. Fillers are counted per speaker and cut in one click. Silences over your threshold are listed. Voice cleanup is a dial, not a baked-in pass. Music is generated for the episode and ducks under the voice as you keep editing. The export lands at −14, −16 or −23 LUFS depending on where it is going.

- Cut audio by deleting text
- Fillers and dead air, listed
- Chapters that survive an edit
- Captions in the export

## FAQ

### How do chapters work?

Select the text where a chapter should start and mark it (⌘⇧M) — the title comes from your selection. Chapters export as timestamp lists for YouTube and for Podcasting 2.0.

More: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/chapters

### Does the export include captions?

Captions come from your edited transcript and download as SRT, VTT or plain text — so the words you cut do not come back in the subtitles.

More: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/captions-subtitles

### What does editing by transcript look like?

Select any run of words in the Voice Editor and a menu appears. You can delete them (the audio is cut and the gap closes), ignore them (the audio is muted, the timing stays), correct the wording, mark a chapter, assign a speaker, or copy and paste words elsewhere.

More: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/edit-transcript

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Last updated: 2026-09-12