The default keyboard assignments, gathered in one place. These are the factory defaults for the standard layout - your own setup may differ if keys have been reassigned (see Keyboard shortcuts reference, where you can also print your current assignments with Create HTML report).
Ctrl/Cmd means Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on macOS.
Playback
| Key |
Action |
Space |
Play / stop |
L |
Play forward; press again for faster speeds |
J |
Play backwards; press again for faster speeds |
K |
Stop |
K+L |
Step forward one frame |
K+J |
Step back one frame |
Alt+Space |
Preview with pre-roll and post-roll |
F11 |
Fullscreen preview on the current monitor |
F12 |
Fullscreen preview on the secondary monitor |
Shift+Return |
Exit fullscreen preview |
Navigation
| Key |
Action |
Left / Right |
One frame back / forward |
Shift+Left / Shift+Right |
Ten frames back / forward |
, / . |
Nudge selected segments back / forward (playhead or trim point if nothing is selected) |
< / > |
Nudge back / forward ten frames |
Alt+, / Alt+. |
Nudge back / forward by a typed amount |
A |
Jump to previous cut |
S |
Jump to next cut |
H |
Jump to start |
; |
Jump to end |
Marks
| Key |
Action |
I |
Mark (in) |
O |
Mark out |
P |
Unmark |
[ |
Swap playhead and mark |
] |
Mark the current segment |
{ |
Mark to start of segment |
} |
Mark to end of segment |
M |
Add a cue marker at the playhead |
Shift+Alt+M |
Remove the cue at the playhead |
Editing and clipboard
| Key |
Action |
Ctrl/Cmd+A |
Select all segments (skips black segments) |
Ctrl/Cmd+C |
Copy marked region or selected segments to clipboard |
Ctrl/Cmd+X |
Cut to clipboard and close the gap |
Alt+Ctrl/Cmd+X |
Cut to clipboard, leaving a gap |
Ctrl/Cmd+V |
Clipboard paste (insert) |
Alt+Ctrl/Cmd+V |
Clipboard paste (replace) |
Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
Undo |
Ctrl+Y (Windows/Linux), Cmd+Shift+Z (macOS) |
Redo |
Trimming
| Key |
Action |
Q |
Trim Last Out (outgoing side of the previous cut) |
W |
Trim In (open a trim on the incoming side) |
E |
Trim Out (open a trim on the outgoing side) |
R |
Trim Next In (incoming side of the next cut) |
U |
Move cut (trim both sides together) |
Y |
Slip clip |
T |
Slide clip |
Tab |
Join (join/unjoin the trim selection) |
Ctrl/Cmd+T |
Toggle Smart Trim |
Timeline and tools
| Key |
Action |
= / - |
Zoom in / out on the timeline |
+ |
Zoom toggle - full zoom out, then back to your last zoom level |
Alt+C |
Toggle the Cut tool |
Alt+M |
Toggle the Selection tool |
Alt+V |
Toggle the Voiceover panel |
Alt+D |
Toggle segment activation (activate/deactivate) |
Ctrl/Cmd+M |
Toggle Clip Link |
Ctrl/Cmd+L |
Link / unlink the selected clips |
Ctrl/Cmd+N |
Toggle Snapping |
Ctrl/Cmd+1 |
Toggle all track edit states (targeting) |
Ctrl/Cmd+2 |
Toggle all track keyframes |
Ctrl/Cmd+3 |
Toggle all track locks |
Ctrl/Cmd+4 |
Toggle all track monitors |
Note: Shift+click on any of the four master track buttons - or on the matching button in a track header - resets that control on every track instead of toggling it. Track Sync ships without a key; look it up in the Keyboard Shortcuts panel to assign one.
Tracks
| Key |
Action |
1 / 2 |
Toggle edit state (targeting) for V1 / V2 |
Alt+1 / Alt+2 |
Toggle visibility for V1 / V2 |
3 to 9, 0 |
Toggle edit state for A1 to A7, A8 |
Alt+3 to Alt+9, Alt+0 |
Toggle mute for A1 to A7, A8 |
Note: This table covers the most-used defaults; the full, live list for your system is in the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, searchable by command name.