Keyboard shortcuts
The defaults. Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts changes any of them; the list there always shows the current ones.
Playback
| Space | Play / pause |
| J K L | Backwards / pause / forwards (again: faster) |
| ← → | Previous / next frame |
| Shift + ← Shift + → | 10 frames back / forward |
| ↑ ↓ | Previous / next cut |
| Home End | Start / end |
| F1 | This manual |
| F11 | Viewer fills the window |
Editing
| Ctrl + K | Split at the playhead |
| Delete | Delete, leaving a gap |
| Shift + Delete | Delete and close the gap |
| Delete in the transcript | Cut the selected words out of the video |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + A | Select all clips |
| Esc | Select none |
| Shift + E | Clip on / off |
| Ctrl + L | Link clips |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Unlink clips |
| Ctrl + Alt + C / V | Copy / paste transform and volume |
| Ctrl + Shift + C / V | Copy / paste a color grade |
| Ctrl + R | Reverse |
| Ctrl + Alt + F | Freeze frame |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Keyframe curves |
| Ctrl + Alt + O | Follow object under it |
Timeline
| = - \ | Zoom in / out / fit |
| N | Snapping on / off |
| M | Add a marker |
| I O | Set In / Out point |
| Alt + X | Clear In / Out |
| T | Add a title |
| Shift + T | Add a subtitle |
| Ctrl + D | Cross dissolve at the nearest cut |
| Alt + G | Create compound clip |
| Alt + Enter / Alt + Backspace | Open compound clip / back |
| Alt + Shift + G | Break apart compound clip |
| Alt + 1 … Alt + 9 | Multicam: cut to camera 1 … 9 |
| Ctrl + Enter | Render preview |
Project
| Ctrl + I | Import media |
| Ctrl + E | Export |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save project as |
| Ctrl + , | Settings |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Project settings |
| Ctrl + Alt + U | Auto captions |
| Ctrl + Alt + B | Detect beats |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Record the screen |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | Record a voice-over |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Save frame as image |
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