Audacity

Edit menu

(Mac)   Preferences

⌘ Cmd + ,

All hotkeys for Audacity

File menu
New

Ctrl + N

File menu
Open

Ctrl + O

File menu
Close

Ctrl + W

File menu
Save Project

Ctrl + S

File menu
Import > Audio

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I

File menu
Export Audio

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E

File menu
Export Multiple

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L

File menu
Exit

Ctrl + Q

Edit menu
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit menu
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit menu
(Mac/Linux) Undo

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Edit menu
Cut

Ctrl + X

Edit menu
Delete

Ctrl + K

Edit menu
Remove Special > Split Cut

Ctrl + Alt + X

Edit menu
Remove Special > Split Delete

Ctrl + Alt + K

Edit menu
Remove Special > Silence Audio

Ctrl + L

Edit menu
Remove Special > Trim Audio

Ctrl + T

Edit menu
Clip Boundaries > Split

Ctrl + I

Edit menu
Clip Boundaries > Split New

Ctrl + Alt + I

Edit menu
Clip Boundaries > Join

Ctrl + J

Edit menu
Clip Boundaries > Detach at Silences

Ctrl + Alt + J

Edit menu
Copy

Ctrl + C

Edit menu
Paste

Ctrl + V

Edit menu
Paste Text to New Label

Ctrl + Alt + V

Edit menu
Duplicate

Ctrl + D

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Cut

Alt + X

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Delete

Alt + K

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Split Cut

↑   Shift + Alt + X

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Split Delete

↑   Shift + Alt + K

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Silence Audio

Alt + L

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Copy

↑   Shift + Alt + C

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Split

Alt + I

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Join

Alt + J

Edit menu
Labeled Audio > Detach at Silences

↑   Shift + Alt + J

Edit menu
Select > All

Ctrl + A

Edit menu
Select > None

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A

Edit menu
Select > Spectral > Toggle Spectral Selection

Q

Edit menu
Select > Left at Playback Position

[

Edit menu
Select > Right at Playback Position

]

Edit menu
Select > Track Start to Cursor

↑   Shift + J

Edit menu
Select > Cursor to Track End

↑   Shift + K

Edit menu
Select > In All Tracks

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + K

Edit menu
Select > In All Sync-Locked Tracks

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Y

Edit menu
Find Zero Crossings

Z

Transport menu
Short Seek Left during Playback (1 second)

Transport menu
Short Seek Right during Playback(1)

Edit menu
Move Cursor to Track Start

J

Edit menu
Move Cursor to Track End

K

Edit menu
Preferences

Ctrl + P

Edit menu
(Mac)   Preferences

⌘ Cmd + ,

Edit menu
Move to and open Next Label

⭾ Tab

Edit menu
Move to and open Previous Label

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Transport menu
Move Cursor to Previous Label

Alt +

Transport menu
Move Cursor to Next Label

Alt +

Edit menu
Selection to Start

↑   Shift + Home

Edit menu
Selection to End

↑   Shift + End

Edit menu
Delete Key

⬅ Backspace

Edit menu
Delete Key

Del

Transport menu
Long Seek Left during Playback (15 seconds)

↑   Shift +

Transport menu
Long Seek Right during Playback (15 seconds)

↑   Shift +

Edit menu
Selection Contract Left

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Edit menu
Selection Contract Right

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Transport menu
Short Seek Left during Playback (1 second)

,

Transport menu

.

Transport menu
Long Seek Left during Playback (15 seconds)

↑   Shift + ,

Transport menu
Long Seek Right during Playback (15 seconds)

↑   Shift + .

View menu
Zoom In

Ctrl + 1

View menu
Zoom Normal

Ctrl + 2

View menu
Zoom Out

Ctrl + 3

View menu
Zoom to Selection

Ctrl + E

View menu
Fit In Window

Ctrl + F

View menu
Fit Vertically

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

View menu
Go to Selection Start

Ctrl + [

View menu
Go to Selection End

Ctrl + ]

View menu
Collapse All Tracks

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

View menu
Expand Collapsed Tracks

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X

View menu
Full screen on/off

F11

View menu
(Mac) Full screen on/off

⌘ Cmd + /

Transport menu
Play/Stop

Space

Transport menu
Play/Stop and Set Cursor

X

Transport menu
Loop Play

↑   Shift + Space

Transport menu
Pause

P

Transport menu
Skip to Start

Home

Transport menu
Skip to End

End

Transport menu
Record

R

Transport menu
Timer Record...

↑   Shift + T

Transport menu
Append Record

↑   Shift + R

Transport menu
Play One Second

1

Transport menu
Play To Selection

B

Transport menu
Play Cut Preview

C

Transport menu
Play short period before selection start

↑   Shift + F5

Transport menu
Play short period after selection start

↑   Shift + F6

Transport menu
Play short period before selection end

↑   Shift + F7

Transport menu
Play short period after selection end

↑   Shift + F8

Transport menu
Play short period before and after selection start

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F5

Transport menu
Play short period before and after selection end

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F7

Tracks menu
Add New > Mono Track

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

Tracks menu
Mix and Render to New Track

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

Tracks menu
Mute All Tracks

Ctrl + U

Tracks menu
Unmute All Tracks

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + U

Tracks menu
Add Label at Selection

Ctrl + B

Tracks menu
Add Label at Playback Position

Ctrl + M

Tracks menu
(Mac) Add Label at Playback Position

⌘ Cmd + .

Tracks menu
Move Focus to First Track

Ctrl + Home

Tracks menu
Move Focus to Last Track

Ctrl + End

Tracks menu
Move Focus to Previous Track

Tracks menu
Move Focus to Previous and Select

↑   Shift +

Tracks menu
Move Focus to Next Track

Tracks menu
Move Focus to Next and Select

↑   Shift +

Tracks menu
Toggle Focused Track

⤶ Enter

Tracks menu
Remove Focused track

↑   Shift + C

Audio track dropdown menu
Open menu on focused track

↑   Shift + M

Audio track dropdown menu
Mute/Unmute focused track

↑   Shift + U

Audio track dropdown menu
Solo/Unsolo focused track

↑   Shift + S

Audio track dropdown menu
Change gain on focused track

↑   Shift + G

Audio track dropdown menu
Increase gain on focused track

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Audio track dropdown menu
Decrease gain on focused track

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Audio track dropdown menu
Change pan on focused track

↑   Shift + P

Audio track dropdown menu
Pan left on focused track

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Audio track dropdown menu
Pan right on focused track

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Device toolbar
Change Audio Host

↑   Shift + H

Device toolbar
Change Playback Device

↑   Shift + O

Device toolbar
Change Recording Device

↑   Shift + I

Device toolbar
Change Recording Channels

↑   Shift + N

Tools toolbar
Chooses Selection tool

F1

Tools toolbar
Chooses Envelope tool

F2

Tools toolbar
Chooses Draw tool

F3

Tools toolbar
Chooses Zoom tool

F4

Tools toolbar
Chooses Time Shift tool

F5

Tools toolbar
Chooses Multi-tool

F6

Tools toolbar
Next tool

D

Tools toolbar
Previous tool

A

Keyboard focus
Move backward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track View and currently focused toolbar in Lower Toolbar dock area

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F6

Keyboard focus
Move forward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track View and currently focused toolbar in Lower Toolbar dock area

Ctrl + F6

Keyboard focus
Move backward through modeless windows, undocked Toolbars and the main project window

Alt + ↑   Shift + F6

Keyboard focus
Move forward through modeless windows, undocked Toolbars and the main project window

Alt + F6

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