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Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

Every shortcut below is a shipped default, and every one of them can be rebound.

Playback

ActionShortcut
Play / PauseSpace
Previous / Next frameLeft / Right
Previous / Next snap pointUp / Down
Go to start / endHome / End

Editing

ActionShortcut
Split at playheadAlt+C
Split at cursorShift+C
JoinShift+J
Delete / Ripple deleteDelete / Ctrl+Delete
Insert freeze frameShift+F
Link / Unlink clipsCtrl+Alt+L / Alt+Shift+L
Toggle linked selectionShift+L
Nudge 1px / 10pxShift+Arrow / Ctrl+Shift+Arrow

Tools

ToolShortcut
SelectionV
Trim editT
RazorC
Rate stretchR
SlipY
SlideU

Ripple and rolling are trim behaviors of the Trim edit tool, not separate tools with their own shortcut.

History, view, and clipboard

ActionShortcut
Undo / RedoCtrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z
Copy / Cut / PasteCtrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V
Toggle snap / canvas snapS / Shift+S
Zoom in / outCtrl+= / Ctrl+-
Zoom to fit / 100%\ / Shift+\
Edit / Color / Motion workspaceAlt+1 / Alt+2 / Alt+3

Markers and keyframes

ActionShortcut
Add / Remove markerM / Shift+M
Previous / Next marker[ / ]
Clear keyframesShift+A
Add keyframe to selected Edit layerK
Keyframe graph / sheet / split view1 / 2 / 3
Previous / Next property keyframeAlt+[ / Alt+]
Toggle auto-key for active propertyA
Fit selected keyframesF

Source monitor and project

ActionShortcut
Mark In / OutI / O
Clear In/OutAlt+X
Insert / Overwrite edit, / .
SaveCtrl+S
ExportCtrl+Shift+E
Open Scene BrowserCtrl+Shift+F

Rebind a shortcut

Open the shortcut editor from the Keyboard Shortcuts button (the keyboard icon) in the editor toolbar.

  1. Search commands by name, or filter to the Custom, Conflicts, or Unassigned groups.
  2. Pick a command and press Record, then hold your modifiers and press the final key.
  3. If the combination is already in use, the editor flags the conflict. Choose Overwrite to reassign it, or pick different keys.
  4. Use Unbind to clear a binding, or add an alternate binding alongside the primary one.

Use Reset to restore a single command, or Reset All to return every shortcut to its default. You can Export your bindings to a preset file and Import them again on another machine.