Riverside.fm
Video & PodcastRemote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews
About Riverside.fm
Riverside.fm is a remote recording platform that captures high-quality local audio and video from all participants separately, enabling podcast hosts and video interviewers to produce studio-quality content remotely.
Editorial Assessment
Riverside.fm is a remote podcast and video recording platform that captures studio-quality audio and video locally on each participant's device — eliminating the compression artifacts and audio degradation of Zoom or Teams recordings by uploading high-quality local files to the cloud after recording. Founded in 2019 by Nadav Keyson and Ori Chikvashvili in Tel Aviv, Israel, Riverside launched at the start of the remote work era and grew rapidly among podcast creators who needed professional-quality remote interviews without a physical studio. The platform records each participant's audio and video locally at up to 4K video and 48kHz WAV audio, then syncs the tracks in the cloud — so even an unstable internet connection during recording doesn't affect the final audio quality, since the local recording is the source of truth. Riverside's AI Magic Clips automatically extracts short-form video clips from recordings for social media distribution. AI transcription (supporting 100+ languages) generates transcripts immediately after recording. The platform also provides a built-in video editor for trimming and assembling episode segments, and a text-based editor where cutting transcript text removes the corresponding audio. Free plan: 2 hours of recording per month. Standard ($19/month); Pro ($29/month); Business ($69/month). Competes with Squadcast (acquired by Descript) and DescriptCast for studio-quality podcast recording.
- Local recording on each participant's device ensures studio-quality audio despite internet instability
- Up to 4K video and 48kHz WAV audio quality — professional studio standard for remote recording
- AI Magic Clips automatically generates short-form clips for social media from full recordings
- AI transcription in 100+ languages immediately post-recording
- Text-based editing: remove transcript text to cut the corresponding audio
- Up to 1,000 audience members for live recording sessions
- Separate audio tracks per participant for precise post-production mixing
- Free plan limited to 2 hours recording per month — quickly exhausted for regular podcast producers
- Editor is simpler than Descript's full multitrack video editing experience
- AI clips require review — automatic clip selection is not always editorially optimal
- Browser-based only — no desktop app, requires Chrome for best experience
- Large recording file uploads can be slow on participants with limited upload bandwidth
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Founders
- Nadav Keyson
- Ori Chikvashvili
Products & Tools
Remote podcast and video recording with local track capture for studio-quality audio, AI clips, transcription, and text-based editing.
Sources & Verification
- Riverside PricingOfficial Pricing
- Riverside WebsiteOfficial Website
Last reviewed September 2026
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