Keyboard shortcuts
Andrew Mason
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
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)
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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