Riverside.fm
Record remote podcasts and interviews in studio quality — each participant records locally, sync is automatic, and AI pulls out social clips and edits by transcript.
Riverside.fm — the verdict: Podcasters and video creators who need studio-quality remote recording regardless of a guest's internet connection Riverside's value is simple: each participant records locally at up to 4K video and WAV audio, so a guest's bad internet connection can't ruin the recorded take. Pricing: Free 2 hrs recording / $15/mo Standard. Last reviewed: August 2026.
Best For
Podcasters and video creators who need studio-quality remote recording regardless of a guest's internet connection
Standout Feature
Records each participant locally at up to 4K and syncs it automatically, so a bad connection doesn't ruin the take
Verdict
The clear choice for remote production quality, the free tier's 2-hour monthly cap won't cover a regular show.
Alternatives
Overview
Riverside is a remote podcast and video recording platform built for high-quality production — recording each participant locally at up to 4K video and WAV audio, then syncing everything automatically. AI Magic Clips identify the 30–90 second highlights and format them for social media with captions. Transcripts are generated in real time and word-level editing lets you cut the video by cutting the transcript.
Our Take
Riverside's value is simple: each participant records locally at up to 4K video and WAV audio, so a guest's bad internet connection can't ruin the recorded take. That makes it the right tool for podcasters and video creators producing professional-quality remote interviews rather than accepting the compression artifacts that plague standard video calls. The free tier's 2-hour monthly cap won't sustain a regular show, so anyone publishing more than one episode a month should plan for the Standard plan from the start.
Key Features
- Local recording for each participant — no quality loss over internet
- Up to 4K video and uncompressed WAV audio capture
- Real-time transcription in 100+ languages
- Word-level editing: cut video by editing the transcript
- AI Magic Clips extracts top social media moments automatically
- Captions, chapter markers, and audiogram export
- • Local recording delivers studio-quality audio regardless of connection quality
- • Word-level transcript editing is the fastest editing workflow for long-form content
- • Magic Clips removes hours of manual clip selection
- • Free tier caps recording at 2 hours per month
- • Video processing can be slow for 4K multi-participant sessions
- • Local recording requires participants to run the Riverside app
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