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 | Tab | Tab |
| Play from Cursor | Option + Tab | Alt + Tab |
| Decrease Playback Speed | Option + J | Alt + J |
| Increase Playback Speed | Option + L | Alt + L |
| Reset Playback Speed | Option + K | Alt + K |
| Enable Autoscrolling (grave accent/backtick) | ` | ` |
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 / Space + Drag Right | Shift + Scroll Up / Space + Drag Right |
| Scroll Right | Shift + Scroll Up / Space + Drag Left | Shift + Scroll Up / Space + Drag Left |
| Add Clip Boundary (Split Clip) | Option + B | Alt + B |
Editing Mode
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Toggle Edit Media/Correct Text Modes | Cmd + E | Ctrl + E |
Selection
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Clip to Composition | Cmd + Shift + Option + C | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C |
| Quick Clip | Cmd + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Ignore | Option + Delete | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Bold | Cmd + B | Ctrl + B |
| Italic | Cmd + I | Ctrl + I |
| Highlight | Cmd + Shift + H | Ctrl + Shift + H |
| Edit Sequence | Cmd + Shift + O | Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Comment | Cmd + Option + M | Ctrl + Alt + M |
Insert
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Speaker Label | Cmd + R | Ctrl + R |
| Marker | Cmd + Enter | Ctrl + Enter |
| Overdub | Cmd + D | Ctrl + D |
View
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Timeline | Cmd + Option + T | Ctrl + Alt + T |
| Script | Cmd + Option + S | Ctrl + Alt + S |
| Video | Cmd + Option + V | Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Track Inspector | Cmd + Option + I | Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Comment Sidebar | Cmd + Option + C | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Sidebar | Cmd + Option + B | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Quick Switcher | Cmd + K | Ctrl + K |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Cmd + ? | Ctrl + ? |
Quick Switcher
Supported Time formats:
- 4m3
- 14 minutes
- 40 12
- 1h
- etc.
Share
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Project Access | Cmd + Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Publish | Cmd + Shift + P | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Export | Cmd + Shift + E | Ctrl + Shift + E |
Sidebar
| Action | MacOS | Windows |
| Search | Cmd + Option + 1 | Ctrl + Alt + 1 |
| Next Result | Cmd + G | Ctrl + G |
| Previous Result | Cmd + Option + G | Ctrl + Alt + G |
| Compositions | Cmd + Option + 2 | Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
| Media Library | Cmd + Option + 3 | Ctrl + Alt + 3 |