To help you while we’re changing Descript’s keyboard shortcuts, here is a summary of the changes we’ve made so far. For the full list of keyboard shortcuts, please see our Keyboard shortcuts article or select ? > Keyboard shortcuts in the top right corner of the app.
Mac
| Action | New shortcut | Old shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Play / Pause | Space (while script tools are inactive), Option + Click, Command + S | Space or Tab |
| Add marker | # or M (not while correction tool is active) | M or Command + Shift + M |
| Correct transcript selection | C (when text is selected) | E |
|
Duplicate to… (Previous Clip to composition) |
Option + Shift + Command + C | Option + Shift + Command + C |
| Enable correction tool | Option + C (when no text is selected) | Option + Command + E |
| Enable Write mode | Command + E | W previously was used to toggled punctuation |
| New composition | Command + Option + N | Command + N |
| New project | Command + N | Command + Shift + N |
| New window | Command + Shift + N | Command + O |
| Overdub selection | O | D |
| Play from cursor | Shift + Space (while a script tool are inactive) | Shift + Space |
| Search in composition | Command + F | Option + Command + 1 |
| Spot audition | Shift + Command + Space | Option + Command + Tab |
| Toggle capitalization | Z + Click | Q + Click |
| Toggle punctuation | X + Click | W + Click |
| Zoom In / Out on timeline | Command + Scroll up/down or Command +/- | Scroll up/down or Command +/- |
Windows
| Action | New shortcut | Old shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Play / Pause | Space (while script tools are inactive), Alt + Click, Control + S | Space or Tab |
| Add marker | # or M (not while correction tool is active) | M or Control + Shift + M |
| Correct transcript selection | C (when text is selected) | E |
|
Duplicate to… (Previous Clip to composition) |
Alt + Shift + Control + C | Alt + Shift + Control + C |
| Enable Correct mode | Alt + C (when no text is selected) | Alt + Control + E |
| Enable Write mode | Control + E | W previously was used to toggled punctuation |
| New composition | Control + Alt + N | Control + N |
| New project | Control + N | Control + Shift + N |
| New window | Control + Shift + N | Control + O |
| Overdub selection | O | D |
| Play from cursor | Shift + Space (while script tools are inactive) | Shift + Space |
| Search in composition | Control + F | Alt + Control + 1 |
| Spot audition | Shift + Control + Space | Alt + Control + Tab |
| Toggle capitalization | Z + Click | Q + Click |
| Toggle punctuation | X + Click | W + Click |
| Zoom In / Out on timeline | Control + Scroll up/down or Control +/- | Scroll up/down or Control +/- |