Keyboard shortcuts

The editor has one set of shortcuts, and you can see all of them without leaving the page. Press ? to open the Keyboard shortcuts list, press Ctrl/Cmd+K to search every action, or open the same list from the keyboard icon at the top right. Menus and tooltips show the key that is set right now.

The shortcut list

Press ? (or choose the keyboard icon) to open the list. It is read-only and grouped under Transport, Navigate, Marks, Tools, Edit, Compose and Pages. Search narrows it by action or key as you type, and it says so when nothing matches. Edit shortcuts opens the editor described in Changing a shortcut.

The command palette

Press Ctrl/Cmd+K. Type part of an action's name: the palette lists the matching actions, each with its key and whether it can run with the current selection. Press Enter to run the highlighted action, or click it. An action that cannot run right now is listed but disabled, with the reason. Escape closes the palette without changing anything.

Transport

Action	Keys
Play / pause	Space
Play in to out	Shift+Space
Shuttle reverse	J
Stop	K
Shuttle forward	L

Press J or L again to shuttle faster (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x).

Navigate

Action	Keys
Back one frame	←
Forward one frame	→
Back ten frames	Shift+←
Forward ten frames	Shift+→
Previous edit	↑
Next edit	↓
Previous marker	Shift+↑
Next marker	Shift+↓
Go to start	Home
Go to end	End

Marks

Action	Keys
Mark in	I
Mark out	O
Clear in and out	Alt+X
Add marker	M

Tools

Action	Keys
Blade tool	B
Select tool	V
Hand tool	H
Trim mode: ripple (default)	R
Trim mode: roll	T
Trim mode: slip	Y
Trim mode: slide	U
Snapping on/off	N

Edit

Action	Keys
Delete selection (closes the gap)	Delete or Backspace
Lift selection (leaves a gap)	Shift+Delete or Shift+Backspace
Cut at playhead	Ctrl/Cmd+B
Nudge left one frame	,
Nudge right one frame	.
Nudge left ten frames	Shift+,
Nudge right ten frames	Shift+.
Copy clips	Ctrl/Cmd+C
Cut clips (copy, then delete)	Ctrl/Cmd+X
Paste clips at the playhead	Ctrl/Cmd+V
Duplicate clips	Ctrl/Cmd+D
Move clip to the track above	Alt+↑
Move clip to the track below	Alt+↓
Link selected clips (picture and sound)	Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+L
Unlink selected clips	Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Alt+L
Deselect (during a drag, Escape cancels the drag only; the next press leaves the tool; the next deselects)	Escape
Undo	Ctrl/Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z or Ctrl/Cmd+Y
Select all	Ctrl/Cmd+A
Select forward from playhead	A
Select backward from playhead	Shift+A
Select all on track	Alt+A

Compose

These work on the selected video clip. Pressing a tool shortcut on another page with one media clip selected opens Compose and starts the tool. Editor shortcuts keep working while an entry in the Compose list has focus; the list keeps its own arrow keys, Home, End and Enter. A shortcut you set yourself wins over a default.

Action	Keys
Mask tool	Shift+M
Reframe tool	Shift+F
Corner pin tool	Shift+P
Mask: switch between rectangle and ellipse	Shift+S
Mask: invert	Shift+I
Compose: remove the selected entry	Alt+Backspace
Compose: previous entry	[
Compose: next entry	]
Add adjustment clip	Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+A

Pages

Action	Keys
Go to Media	Shift+1
Go to Cut	Shift+2
Go to Edit	Shift+3
Go to Compose	Shift+4
Go to Colour	Shift+5
Go to Audio	Shift+6
Go to Deliver	Shift+7
Open the command palette	Ctrl/Cmd+K

On a phone

A phone has no page row and no keyboard, so a few actions have no button there. The phone's overflow menu has a read-only Keyboard shortcuts entry that lists them with the reason:

Action	Why it has no button on the phone
Play in to out	Loop in to out is the Loop button; the shifted play shortcut has no separate touch control.
Shuttle reverse	Shuttle (J, K, L) is for a keyboard; Play and Pause cover the phone.
Stop	Pause stops playback.
Shuttle forward	Shuttle (J, K, L) is for a keyboard; Play and Pause cover the phone.
Back ten frames	The transport steps one frame; drag the timeline strip to move the playhead further.
Forward ten frames	The transport steps one frame; drag the timeline strip to move the playhead further.
Move clip to the track above	Moving a clip to another track needs a larger screen; Move earlier and Move later keep a clip on its track.
Move clip to the track below	Moving a clip to another track needs a larger screen; Move earlier and Move later keep a clip on its track.
Go to Cut	Cut, Compose and Colour are desktop pages; the phone's dock has Media, Edit, Audio, Look and fix, Captions.
Go to Compose	Cut, Compose and Colour are desktop pages; the phone's dock has Media, Edit, Audio, Look and fix, Captions.
Go to Colour	Cut, Compose and Colour are desktop pages; the phone's dock has Media, Edit, Audio, Look and fix, Captions.
Mask tool	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Reframe tool	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Corner pin tool	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Mask: switch between rectangle and ellipse	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Mask: invert	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Compose: remove the selected entry	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Compose: previous entry	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Compose: next entry	Compose tools and entry shortcuts are for a keyboard on a larger screen; the phone has no Compose page.
Add adjustment clip	Adjustment clips are added from the Compose page on a larger screen.
Open the command palette	A command palette needs a keyboard; the phone's More sheet lists actions, it does not search commands.

Every other action on this page has a button on the phone.

Changing a shortcut

Open the list with ? and choose Edit shortcuts (or choose the keyboard icon at the top right). Click Change next to an action, then press the keys you want. If two actions end up on the same key, both are flagged and you must resolve the clash before saving. Find a shortcut searches by action or key, Export JSON and Import JSON keep your setup in a file, and Restore previous settings brings back what was there before your last save. A change appears at once in the list, in menus and in tooltips.