Keyboard Shortcuts for Transcript Editing
Overview
Speak AI includes a full transcript editor with keyboard shortcuts to speed up your editing workflow. These work when you're viewing and editing a transcript in the web app.
Playback controls
Space or Tab - Play/pause audio
Left arrow - Skip back 5 seconds
Right arrow - Skip forward 5 seconds
Shift + Left arrow - Skip back 30 seconds
Shift + Right arrow - Skip forward 30 seconds
Transcript navigation
Click any line - Jump to that point in the audio
Cmd/Ctrl + F - Find text in transcript
Cmd/Ctrl + K - Open Spotlight Search
Editing
Click on text - Enter edit mode for that section
Enter - Confirm speaker name changes
Cmd/Ctrl + Z - Undo last edit
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z - Redo
Tips for efficient editing
Play and edit simultaneously: Listen to the audio while reading and correcting the transcript. Use Tab to pause when you spot an error.
Use Find and Replace: For recurring errors (like a consistently misspelled name), use Cmd/Ctrl+F to find and replace all instances at once.
Use AI Chat: For bulk edits, try AI Chat commands like "Replace 'gonna' with 'going to'" or "Change Speaker 1 to John Smith".
Name speakers first: Before doing other edits, rename all speakers. This makes the transcript much easier to follow.
You can view all available shortcuts by clicking the Shortcuts help icon in the transcript editor.