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 / Tab Space / 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 Cmd + 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 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 Search Result Cmd + G Ctrl + G Project Sidebar Option + Cmd + 2 Alt + Ctrl + 2
