A reference table of all available keyboard shortcuts is available from the Help Center icon at the top right corner of your Descript window:
Single-letter keyboard shortcuts will only be available when working in the Script Editor while not using Write or Correction modes.
Playback
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Play / Pause | Space (while script tools are inactive), Command + S, Option + Click | Space (while script tools are inactive), Control + S, Alt + Click |
| Play from cursor | Shift + Space (while script tools are inactive) | Shift + Space (while script tools are inactive) |
| Spot audition | Shift + Command + Space | Control + Shift + Space |
| Move playhead to beginning | Home | Home |
| Next marker | Option + Command + . | Control + Alt + . |
| Previous marker | Option + Command + , | Control + Alt + , |
| Next scene | Shift + Command + . | Control + Shift + . |
| Previous scene | Shift + Command + , | Control + Shift + , |
| Step forward by a frame | Right arrow | Right arrow |
| Step backward by a frame | Left arrow | Left arrow |
| Next clip | Option + Shift + Command + . | Control + Alt + Shift + . |
| Previous clip | Option + Shift + Command + , | Control + Alt + Shift + , |
| Decrease playback speed | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Reset playback speed | Shift + K | Shift + K |
| Increase playback speed | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Autoscroll | Esc | Esc |
Timeline
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Select tool | A or hold A | A or hold A |
| Range tool | R or hold R | R or hold R |
| Blade tool | B or hold B | B or hold B |
| Hand tool | H or hold H | H or hold H |
| Slip tool | Y or hold Y | Y or hold Y |
| Zoom in | Command + Scroll down or Command + = | Control + Scroll down or Control + = |
| Zoom out | Command + Scroll up or Command + - | Control + Scroll up or Control + - |
| Scroll left | Shift + Scroll Down or H + Drag Right | Shift + Scroll Down or H + Drag Right |
| Scroll right | Shift + Scroll Up or H + Drag Left | Shift + Scroll Up or H + Drag Left |
| Add clip boundary (split clip) | S | S |
| Replace with gap clip | Shift + Delete | Shift + Backspace |
| Replace with (need to have a visual selected) | Option + R | Alt + R |
| Toggle timeline | Shift + Command + S | Control + Shift + S |
Tools
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Correct transcript | C | C |
| Toggle punctuation | X | X |
| Toggle capitalization | Z | Z |
| Search actions... | Command + K | Control + K |
Selection
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Ignore | Command + Delete | Control + Backspace |
| Bold text | Command + B | Control + B |
| Italic text | Command + I | Control + I |
| Highlight | Shift + Command + H | Control + Shift + H |
| Paste attributes | Shift + Command + V | Control + Shift + V |
| Edit sequence | Shift + Command + O | Control + Shift + O |
| Auto-level clip | Option + Shift + Command + L | Control + Alt + Shift + L |
| Comment | Shift + Command + M | Control + Shift + M |
| Duplicate | Shift + Command + C | Control + Shift + C |
| Quick duplicate | Option + Shift + Command + C | Control + Alt + Shift + C |
Insert
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker label | @ | @ |
| Marker (not while the correction tool is active) | # | # |
| Overdub | D | D |
| Text | Option + Command + T | Control + Alt + T |
| Shape | Option + Command + S | Control + Alt + S |
| Scene (not while the correction tool is active) | / | / |
Canvas
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Bring to front | ] | ] |
| Move forward | Shift + ] | Shift + ] |
| Move backward | Shift + [ | Shift + [ |
| Send to back | [ | [ |
| Duplicate layer | Command + D | Control + D |
| Hide layer | Option + H | Alt + H |
| Toggle layer lock | Option + L | Alt + L |
| Snap to guides | Shift + Command + ' | Control + Shift + ' |
| Expand / shrink canvas | Command + . | Control + . |
View
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Show / hide video | Option + Command + V | Control + Alt + V |
| Move video | Option + Shift + Command + V | Control + Alt + Shift + V |
| Toggle project contents | Option + Command + C | Control + Alt + C |
| Media library | Option + Command + L | Control + Alt + L |
| Toggle templates library | Option + Command + P | Control + Alt + P |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Option + Command + K | Control + Alt + K |
Edit
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Project | Command + N | Control + N |
| Composition | Option + Command + N | Control + Alt + N |
| Toggle write mode | Command + E | Control + E |
| Toggle correct text mode | Option + C | Alt + C |
| Undo | Command + Z | Control + Z |
| Redo | Shift + Command + Z | Control + Shift + Z |
| Select all | Command + A | Control + A |
| Find... | Command + F | Control + F |
| Find in project... | Shift + Command + F | Control + Shift + F |
| Find previous | Shift + Command + G | Control + Shift + G |
| Find next | Command + G | Control + G |
| Restore removed media | Shift + Command + Delete | Control + Shift + Backspace |
| Correction Wizard | Option + Shift + Command + E | Control + Alt + Shift + E |
Share
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Project access | Shift + Command + A | Control + Shift + A |
| Publish | Shift + Command + P | Control + Shift + P |
| Copy project link | Command + L | Control + L |
| Export | Shift + Command + E | Control + Shift + E |