Keyboard Shortcuts
Draft is designed for keyboard-first workflows. Every action can be performed without touching the mouse, keeping you in flow.
Global Shortcuts
These shortcuts work from anywhere on your Mac, in any application:
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ⌥+Space | Trigger Draft | Opens the Draft overlay with selected text |
| ⌥+Space(hold) | Voice Input | Hold to speak your instruction |
| ⌥+⇧+Space | Quick Actions | Open the quick actions menu |
| ⌥+P | Switch Persona | Cycle through active personas |
Voice input
Press and hold the trigger shortcut to activate voice input. Release when you're done speaking—Draft will process immediately.
In the Overlay
When the Draft overlay is open, use these shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ↵ | Execute instruction and insert result |
| Esc | Cancel and close overlay |
| ⌘+↵ | Execute and keep overlay open |
| ↑ / ↓ | Navigate instruction history |
| Tab | Cycle through suggested instructions |
Quick Action Shortcuts
When the quick actions menu is open (⌥+⇧+Space), you can jump directly to common skills:
| Key | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Make this clearer |
| 2 | Shorten |
| 3 | Make professional |
| 4 | Turn into bullets |
| 5 | Summarize |
| 6 | Extract action items |
| P | Improve prompt |
| N | Say no politely |
Customizing Shortcuts
You can customize all global shortcuts to fit your workflow:
Changing the Trigger Shortcut
- Click the Draft icon in your menu bar
- Select Settings...
- Go to the Shortcuts tab
- Click on a shortcut field and press your desired key combination
Avoid conflicts
Make sure your custom shortcut doesn't conflict with system shortcuts or other apps. Draft will warn you if it detects a conflict.
Recommended Alternatives
If the default ⌥+Space conflicts with your setup, here are some popular alternatives:
⌃+Space
May conflict with Spotlight
⌘+⇧+D
Easy to remember (D for Draft)
⌥+`
Quick access with Option
Hyper+D
If using Karabiner
Using System Undo
After Draft inserts a result, you can always undo using the standard macOS shortcut:
⌘+ZUndo last change
Undo stack
Draft respects each app's native undo stack. If you undo immediately after a Draft operation, it will revert to your original text.