Keyboard shortcuts
Marcello Farrell
April 22, 2020 20:13
To see the up-to-date complete list of shortcuts in the Descript app, you can also click on the ? button in the bottom right corner of the screen, and select Keyboard Shortcuts .
Playback
Action
MacOS
Windows
Play / Pause
Space
Space
Play / Pause (Overdub)
Tab
Tab
Play from Cursor
Shift + Space
Shift + Space
Spot Audition
Option + Command + Tab
Alt + Control + Tab
Move playhead to next clip
Option + D
Alt + D
Move playhead to previous clip
Option + A
Alt + A
Decrease Playback Speed
Option + J
Alt + J
Reset Playback Speed
Option + K
Alt + K
Increase Playback Speed
Option + L
Alt + L
Enable Autoscrolling
Esc
Esc
Timeline
Action
MacOS
Windows
Zoom In
Scroll Down / Cmd + =
Scroll Down / Ctrl + =
Zoom Out
Scroll Up / Cmd + -
Scroll Down / Ctrl + -
Scroll Left
Shift + Scroll Down / H + Drag Right
Shift + Scroll Up / H + Drag Right
Scroll Right
Shift + Scroll Up / H + Drag Left
Shift + Scroll Up / H + Drag Left
Add Clip Boundary (Split Clip)
Option + B
Alt + B
Replace with Gap Clip
Shift + Backspace
Shift + Delete
Restore Removed Media
Option + R
Alt + R
Tools
Correct Transcript
E
E
Toggle Punctuation
W + Click
W + Click
Toggle Capitalization
Q + Click
Q + Click
Drag Timeline
H + Click
H + Click
Conductor
Command + K
Control + K
Selection
Ignore Option + Delete
Ctrl + Backspace
Bold Cmd + B
Ctrl + B
Italic Cmd + I
Ctrl + I
Highlight Shift + Cmd + H
Shift + Ctrl + H
Edit Sequence
Shift + Cmd + O
Shift + Ctrl + O
Comment
Option + Cmd + M
Alt + Ctrl + M
Clip to Composition
Option + Shift + Cmd + C
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C
Quick Clip
Shift + Cmd + C
Shift + Ctrl + C
Insert
Action
MacOS
Windows
Speaker Label
Cmd + R
Ctrl + R
Marker
M / Shift + Cmd + M
M / Shift + Ctrl + M
Overdub
D
D
View
Action
MacOS
Windows
Timeline
Option + Cmd + T
Alt + Ctrl + T
Script
Option + Cmd + S
Alt + Ctrl + S
Video
Option + Cmd + V
Alt + Ctrl + V
Move Video
Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + V
Clip Inspector
Option + Cmd + I
Alt + Ctrl + I
Track Inspector
Option + Cmd + K
Alt + Ctrl + K
Comment Sidebar
Option + Cmd + C
Alt + Ctrl + C
Sidebar
Option + Cmd + B
Alt + Ctrl + B
Keyboard Shortcuts
Cmd + /
Ctrl + /
Share
Action
MacOS
Windows
Project Access
Shift + Cmd + A
Shift + Ctrl + A
Publish
Shift + Cmd + P
Shift + Ctrl + P
Export
Shift + Cmd + E
Shift + Ctrl + E
Sidebar
Action
MacOS
Windows
Search
Option + Cmd + 1
Alt + Ctrl + 1
Next Result
Cmd + G
Ctrl + G
Previous Result
Option + Cmd + G
Alt + Ctrl + G
Project
Option + Cmd + 1
Alt + Ctrl + 1
Project Sidebar
Option + Cmd + 2
Alt + Ctrl + 2
