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Keyboard shortcuts

The full list of keyboard shortcuts in the Editor. The editor is designed to be keyboard-driven once you learn them. Shortcuts marked as Ctrl are Cmd on macOS.

Playback

ShortcutAction
SpacePlay / pause
JRewind 5 seconds
KPause
LPlay forward

Tools

ShortcutAction
VSelect tool
CCut (razor) tool
HHand (grab) tool
NToggle snap
EscReturn to Select tool / disarm transition / close menu

Clip operations

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+ASelect all clips
Ctrl+CCopy selected clips
Ctrl+VPaste at playhead
Ctrl+DDuplicate selected clip
Delete / BackspaceDelete selected clips
SSplit selected clip at playhead
FToggle 500ms fade-in and fade-out
Shift+KToggle Ken Burns on image clips
/ Nudge clip ±100ms
Shift+← / Shift+→Nudge clip ±500ms
/ Nudge overlay clip Y position ±1%
Shift+↑ / Shift+↓Nudge overlay clip Y position ±10%

Markers and loops

ShortcutAction
MAdd marker at playhead
ISet loop IN at playhead
OSet loop OUT at playhead
Alt+IClear loop IN
Alt+OClear loop OUT
Alt+XClear both IN and OUT
Ctrl+/Toggle loop playback

Zoom

ShortcutAction
Shift+ZZoom to fit all clips
Ctrl+Shift+ZZoom to fit selection
Ctrl+ScrollZoom in / out at cursor

History

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+Shift+ZRedo

Global

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+KOpen docs search (from any page)
Ctrl+SSave (most operations save immediately; this is a safety-save)
Ctrl+EExport (when available)

Tips

  • Never switch tools during rapid edits. Use S to split at playhead instead of toggling into Cut mode. Keyboard-driven splits are faster than tool-driven ones for one-off cuts.
  • Learn JKL. Shuttle-style playback is dramatically faster than mouse scrubbing for finding the right cut point.
  • Use loop mode during fine work. Set IN and OUT around the beat you are tuning, toggle loop, iterate while the section plays on repeat.
  • Nudge with Shift when you are in the ballpark. Pure arrow nudges are 100ms; that is too small for coarse moves.

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