Hotkeys and shortcuts for Final Cut Pro X

(Total 319)

⌘ Cmd + H
Application
Hide Final Cut Pro
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + H
Application
Hide all applications except Final Cut Pro
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K
Application
Open the Command Editor
⌘ Cmd + M
Application
Minimize Final Cut Pro
⌘ Cmd + O
Application
Open an existing library or a new library
⌘ Cmd + ,
Application
Open the Final Cut Pro Preferences window
⌘ Cmd + Q
Application
Quit Final Cut Pro
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z
Application
Redo the last command
⌘ Cmd + Z
Application
Undo the last command
Control + ⌥ Option + L
Editing
Adjust the audio volume across all selected clips to a specific dB value
Control + L
Editing
Adjust the audio volume across all selected clips by the same dB value
E
Editing
Add the selection to the end of the storyline
Control + ↑   Shift + Y
Editing
Add the selected clip to the audition
⌥ Option + Y
Editing
Create an audition with a timeline clip and a duplicate version of the clip, including applied effects
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Y
Editing
Duplicate the selected audition clip without applied effects
↑   Shift + Y
Editing
Create an audition and replace the timeline clip with the current selection
⌘ Cmd + B
Editing
Cut the primary storyline clip (or the selection) at the skimmer or playhead location
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B
Editing
Cut all clips at the skimmer or playhead location
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
Editing
Break the selected item into its component parts
Control + D
Editing
Change the duration of the selection
Control + ↑   Shift + T
Effects
Connect a basic lower-third title to the primary storyline
Control + T
Effects
Connect a basic title to the primary storyline
Q
Editing
Connect the selection to the primary storyline
↑   Shift + Q
Editing
Connect the selection to the primary storyline, aligning the selection’s end point with the skimmer or playhead
⌘ Cmd + C
Editing
Copy the selection
⌘ Cmd + Y
Editing
Create an audition from the selection
⌘ Cmd + G
Editing
Create a storyline from a selection of connected clips
⌘ Cmd + X
Editing
Cut the selection
1
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 1 of the current bank
2
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 2 of the current bank
3
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 3 of the current bank
4
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 4 of the current bank
5
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 5 of the current bank
6
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 6 of the current bank
7
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 7 of the current bank
8
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 8 of the current bank
9
Editing
Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 9 of the current bank
Del
Marking
Mark the current selection in the browser as rejected
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Del
Editing
Delete the selection and attach the connected clip or clips to the resulting gap clip
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A
Marking
Deselect all selected items
⌘ Cmd + D
Editing
Duplicate the browser selection
V
Editing
Enable or disable playback for the selection
Control + S
Editing
View audio and video separately for selected clips
Control + ⌥ Option + S
Editing
Expand or collapse audio components for the selection in the timeline
↑   Shift + X
Editing
Extend the selected edit point to the skimmer or playhead position
↑   Shift +
Editing
In the browser list view, add the next item to the selection
Control + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)
↑   Shift +
Editing
In the browser list view, add the previous item to the selection
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + Y
Editing
Dissolve the audition and replace it with the audition pick
W
Editing
Insert the selection at the skimmer or playhead position
⌥ Option + F
Editing
Insert a freeze frame at the playhead or skimmer location in the timeline, or connect a freeze frame from the skimmer or playhead location in the event to the playhead location in the timeline
⌥ Option + W
Editing
Insert a gap clip at the skimmer or playhead position
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + W
Editing
Insert the default generator at the skimmer or playhead position
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Lift the selection from the storyline and connect it to the resulting gap clips
Control + +
Editing
Lower the audio volume by 1 dB
Control + P
Editing
Move the playhead by entering a timecode value
⌥ Option + G
Editing
Create a new compound clip (if there’s no selection, create an empty compound clip)
⌥ Option + ,
Editing
Nudge the selected audio edit point left by one subframe, creating a split edit
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ,
Editing
Nudge the selected audio edit point left by 10 subframes, creating a split edit
⌥ Option + .
Editing
Nudge the selected audio edit point right by one subframe, creating a split edit
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + .
Editing
Nudge the selected audio edit point right by 10 subframes, creating a split edit
⌥ Option +
Editing
Nudge down the value of the selected keyframe in the animation editor
,
Editing
Nudge the selection one unit to the left
↑   Shift + ,
Editing
Nudge the selection 10 units to the left
.
Editing
Nudge the selection one unit to the right
↑   Shift + .
Editing
Nudge the selection 10 units to the right
⌥ Option +
Editing
Nudge up the value of the selected keyframe in the animation editor
Y
Editing
Open the selected audition
`
Editing
Temporarily override clip connections for the selection
D
Editing
Overwrite at the skimmer or playhead position
↑   Shift + D
Editing
Overwrite from the skimmer or playhead position back
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Overwrite at the skimmer or playhead position in the primary storyline
⌥ Option + V
Editing
Paste the selection and connect it to the primary storyline
⌘ Cmd + V
Editing
Insert the Clipboard contents at the skimmer or playhead position
Control + ↑   Shift +
Editing
Switch to the previous angle in the multicam clip
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +
Editing
Switch to the previous audio angle in the multicam clip
Control +
Editing
Select the previous clip in the Audition window, making it the audition pick
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Switch to the previous video angle in the multicam clip
Control + =
Editing
Raise the audio volume by 1 dB
↑   Shift + R
Editing
Replace the selected clip in the timeline with the browser selection
⌥ Option + R
Editing
Replace the selected clip in the timeline with the browser selection, starting from its start point
↑   Shift + Del
Editing
Replace the selected timeline clip with a gap clip
⌘ Cmd + A
Marking
Select all clips
C
Editing
Select the clip under the pointer in the timeline
⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Select the clip above the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location
⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Select the clip below the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location
↑   Shift + [
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left edge of the audio edit point
[
Editing
Select the left edge of the edit point
↑   Shift + \
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left and right edges of the audio edit point
\
Editing
Select the left and right edges of the edit point
Control + \
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left and right edges of the video edit point
Control + [
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left edge of the video edit point
Control + ↑   Shift +
Editing
Switch to the next angle in the multicam clip
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +
Editing
Switch to the next audio angle in the multicam clip
⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Move the playhead to the next audio subframe
Control +
Editing
Select the next clip in the Audition window, making it the audition pick
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
Editing
Switch to the next video angle in the multicam clip
⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Move the playhead to the previous audio subframe
↑   Shift + ]
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the right edge of the audio edit point
]
Editing
Select the right edge of the edit point
Control + ]
Editing
For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the right edge of the video edit point
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O
Marking
Set an additional range selection end point at the playhead or skimmer location
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I
Marking
Set an additional range selection start point at the playhead or skimmer location
Control + E
Editing
When an edit point is selected, show or hide the precision editor
N
Editing
Turn snapping on or off
⌥ Option + S
Editing
Solo the selected items in the timeline
↑   Shift + 1
Editing
Turn on audio/video mode to add the video and audio portion of your selection to the timeline
↑   Shift + 3
Editing
Turn on audio-only mode to add the audio portion of your selection to the timeline
↑   Shift + 2
Editing
Turn on video-only mode to add the video portion of your selection to the timeline
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
Editing
Replace the selected captions with abutting single-line captions, one for each line of text in the original captions
⌥ Option + 1
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 1 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 2
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 2 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 3
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 3 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 4
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 4 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 5
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 5 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 6
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 6 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 7
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 7 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 8
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 8 of the current bank
⌥ Option + 9
Editing
Switch the multicam clip to angle 9 of the current bank
G
Editing
Turn on or turn off the ability to build storylines when dragging clips in the timeline
⌥ Option + ]
Editing
Trim the end of the selected or topmost clip to the skimmer or playhead position
⌥ Option + [
Editing
Trim the clip start point to the skimmer or playhead position
⌥ Option + \
Editing
Trim clip start and end points to the range selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E
Effects
Add the default audio effect to the selection
⌘ Cmd + T
Effects
Add the default transition to the selection
⌥ Option + E
Effects
Add the default video effect to the selection
⌥ Option + Del
Effects
Reset the controls in the current Color Board pane
Control + ⌘ Cmd + C
Effects
Switch to the Color pane in the Color Board
Control + ⌘ Cmd + E
Effects
Switch to the Exposure pane in the Color Board
Control + ⌘ Cmd + S
Effects
Switch to the Saturation pane in the Color Board
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
Effects
Copy the selected effects and their settings
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + C
Effects
Copy the selected keyframes and their settings
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + X
Effects
Cut the selected keyframes and their settings
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + B
Effects
Turn Balance Color corrections on or off
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M
Effects
Match the sound between clips
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M
Effects
Match color between clips
⌥ Option + ⭾ Tab
Effects
Navigate to the next text item
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
Effects
Paste selected attributes and their settings to the selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V
Effects
Paste effects and their settings to the selection
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + V
Effects
Paste keyframes and their settings to the selection
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Effects
Navigate to the previous text item
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + X
Effects
Remove selected attributes from the selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + X
Effects
Remove all effects from the selection
⌘ Cmd + R
Effects
Show or hide the retime editor
↑   Shift + N
Effects
Set the selection to play at normal (100 percent) speed
↑   Shift + H
Effects
Create a 2-second hold segment
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + R
Effects
Reset the selection to play forward at normal (100 percent) speed
Control + ↑   Shift + V
Effects
Show one effect at a time in the Video Animation editor
⌘ Cmd + F
General
Show or hide the Filter window (in the browser) or the timeline index (in the timeline)
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 3
General
Make the event viewer active
⌘ Cmd + I
General
Import media from a device, a camera, or an archive
Control + ⌘ Cmd + J
General
Open the Library Properties inspector for the current library
⌘ Cmd + Del
General
Move the selection to the Finder Trash
⌘ Cmd + N
General
Create a new project
⌘ Cmd + J
General
Open the Properties inspector for the current project
Control + ↑   Shift + R
General
Start all rendering tasks for the current project
Control + R
General
Start rendering tasks for the selection
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + R
General
Reveal the selected event clip’s source media file in the Finder
⌥ Option + C
Marking
(or Control+Option+C if the caption editor is open) Add a caption to the active language subrole at the playhead location
M
Marking
Add a marker at the location of the skimmer or playhead
Control + C
Marking
Change the browser filter settings to show all clips
⌥ Option + M
Marking
Add a marker and edit the marker’s text
Control + 1
Marking
Apply keyword 1 to the selection
Control + 2
Marking
Apply keyword 2 to the selection
Control + 3
Marking
Apply keyword 3 to the selection
Control + 4
Marking
Apply keyword 4 to the selection
Control + 5
Marking
Apply keyword 5 to the selection
Control + 6
Marking
Apply keyword 6 to the selection
Control + 7
Marking
Apply keyword 7 to the selection
Control + 8
Marking
Apply keyword 8 to the selection
Control + 9
Marking
Apply keyword 9 to the selection
⌥ Option + X
Marking
Clear the range selection
⌥ Option + O
Marking
Clear the range’s end point
⌥ Option + I
Marking
Clear the range’s start point
Control + M
Marking
Delete the selected marker
Control + ↑   Shift + M
Marking
Delete all of the markers in the selection
↑   Shift + Control + C
Marking
Open the selected caption in the caption editor
F
Marking
Rate the browser selection as favorite
Control + F
Marking
Change the browser filter settings to show favorites
Control + H
Marking
Change the browser filter settings to hide rejected clips
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
Marking
Create a new Keyword Collection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N
Marking
Create a new Smart Collection
R
Marking
Make the Range Selection tool active
Control + Del
Marking
Change the browser filter settings to show rejected clips
Control + 0
Marking
Remove all keywords from the browser selection
Control + ⌥ Option + D
Marking
Apply Dialogue subroles to the selected clip’s components
Control + ⌥ Option + E
Marking
Apply Effects subroles to the selected clip’s components
Control + ⌥ Option + M
Marking
Apply Music subroles to the selected clip’s components
Control + ⌥ Option + T
Marking
Apply the Titles role to the selected clip
Control + ⌥ Option + V
Marking
Apply the Video role to the selected clip
X
Marking
Set the range selection to match the boundaries of the clip below the skimmer or playhead
O
Marking
Set the end point for the range
Control + O
Marking
Set the end point for the range while editing a text field
I
Marking
Set the start point for the range
Control + I
Marking
Set the start point for the range while editing a text field
U
Marking
Remove ratings from the selection
⌥ Option + N
Organization
Create a new event
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N
Organization
Create a new folder
↑   Shift + F
Organization
Reveal the selected clip in the browser
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
Organization
Reveal the open project in the browser
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G
Organization
Sync the selected event clips
*Playback
Organization
and navigation
↑   Shift + S
Organization
Turn audio skimming on or off
Control + ⌘ Cmd + Y
Organization
Play the pick in context in the timeline
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S
Organization
Turn clip skimming on or off
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 3
Organization
Turn on audio-only mode for multicam cutting and switching
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 1
Organization
Turn on audio/video mode for multicam cutting and switching
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 2
Organization
Turn on video-only mode for multicam cutting and switching
Organization
Go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)
Control +
Organization
While editing a text field, go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)
↑   Shift +
Organization
Move the playhead back 10 frames
↑   Shift +
Organization
Move the playhead forward 10 frames
Home
Organization
Move the playhead to the beginning of the timeline or the first clip in the browser
End
Organization
Move the playhead to the end of the timeline or to the last clip in the browser
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +
Organization
Display the next bank of angles in the current multicam clip
Organization
Move the playhead to the next edit point in the timeline
⌥ Option +
Organization
Move the playhead to the next field in an interlaced clip
Organization
Move the playhead to the next frame
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ;
Organization
Display the previous bank of angles in the current multicam clip
;
Organization
Move the playhead to the previous edit point in the timeline
⌥ Option +
Organization
Move the playhead to the previous field in an interlaced clip
Organization
Move the playhead to the previous frame
↑   Shift + O
Organization
Move the playhead to the end of the range selection
↑   Shift + I
Organization
Move the playhead to the beginning of the range selection
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ]
Organization
Roll the 360° viewer clockwise
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + [
Organization
Roll the 360° viewer counterclockwise
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Tilt the 360° viewer down
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Pan the 360° viewer to the left
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Pan the 360° viewer to the right
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Pan the 360° viewer up
⌘ Cmd + L
Organization
Turn looped playback on or off
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 9
Organization
Mirror the display of the connected VR headset in the 360° viewer
↑   Shift + A
Organization
Turn on or turn off audio monitoring for the angle being skimmed
+
Organization
Enter a negative timecode value to move the playhead back, move a clip earlier, or trim a range or clip, depending on your selection
Control +
Organization
Move the playhead to the next marker
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 7
Organization
Send 360° video to the connected VR headset
↑   Shift + ?
Organization
Play around the playhead position
L
Organization
Play forward (press L multiple times to increase the playback speed)
⌥ Option + Space
Organization
Play from the playhead position
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
Organization
Play full screen from the skimmer or playhead position
J
Organization
Play in reverse (press J multiple times to increase the reverse playback speed)
Control + J
Organization
Play in reverse while editing a text field (press J multiple times to increase the reverse playback speed)
↑   Shift + Space
Organization
Play in reverse
/
Organization
Play the selection
Control + ↑   Shift + O
Organization
Play from the playhead to the end of the selection
Space
Organization
Start or pause playback
Control + Space
Organization
Start or pause playback while editing a text field
=
Organization
Enter a positive timecode value to move the playhead forward, move a clip later, or trim a range or clip, depending on your selection
Control + ⌘ Cmd +
Organization
Go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)
Control + ;
Organization
Move the playhead to the previous marker
↑   Shift + V
Organization
Set the angle being skimmed as the monitoring angle
S
Organization
Turn skimming on or off
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + A
Organization
Start or stop recording audio from the Record Voiceover window
K
Organization
Stop playback
Control + K
Organization
Stop playback while editing a text field
⌘ Cmd + [
Organization
Go back one level in the timeline history
⌘ Cmd + ]
Organization
Go forward one level in the timeline history
Organization
Go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)
Control +
Organization
While editing a text field, go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)
⌘ Cmd + E
Share and tools
Share the selected project or clip using the default destination
A
Share and tools
Make the Select tool active
B
Share and tools
Make the Blade tool active
↑   Shift + C
Share and tools
Make the Crop tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead
⌥ Option + D
Share and tools
Make the Distort tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead
H
Share and tools
Make the Hand tool active
P
Share and tools
Make the Position tool active
↑   Shift + T
Share and tools
Make the Transform tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead
T
Share and tools
Make the Trim tool active
Z
Share and tools
Make the Zoom tool active
Control + ⌥ Option + 6
View
Depending on the clip name setting, display timeline clips with clip names, role names, or active angle names only
Control + ⌥ Option +
View
Decrease the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips
Control + ⌥ Option + 5
View
Display timeline clips with large filmstrips only
Control + ⌥ Option +
View
Increase the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips
Control + ⌥ Option + 4
View
Display timeline clips with small audio waveforms and large filmstrips
Control + ⌥ Option + 2
View
Display timeline clips with large audio waveforms and small filmstrips
Control + ⌥ Option + 3
View
Display timeline clips with audio waveforms and video filmstrips of equal size
Control + ⌥ Option + 1
View
Display timeline clips with large audio waveforms only
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +
View
Decrease the browser clip height
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + =
View
Increase the browser clip height
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ,
View
Show fewer filmstrip frames in browser clips
Control + A
View
Show or hide the Audio Animation editor for the selected clips or components
Control + Y
View
Show or hide clip information when skimming in the browser
Control + V
View
Show or hide the Video Animation editor for the selected timeline clips
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + .
View
Show more filmstrip frames in browser clips
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ,
View
Show one frame per filmstrip
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 2
View
Switch the browser between filmstrip view and list view
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + N
View
Show or hide clip names in the browser
⌘ Cmd + +
View
Zoom in to the browser, viewer, or timeline
⌘ Cmd + -
View
Zoom out of the browser, viewer, or timeline
↑   Shift + Z
View
Zoom the contents to fit the size of the browser, viewer, or timeline
Control + Z
View
Turn zooming in to audio samples on or off
⌘ Cmd + 9
Windows
Show or hide the Background Tasks window
⌘ Cmd + 8
Windows
Make the Audio Enhancements inspector active
⌘ Cmd + 6
Windows
Make the Color Board active
⌘ Cmd + 1
Windows
Show or hide the Libraries sidebar
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 4
Windows
Make the current inspector active
⌘ Cmd + 2
Windows
Make the timeline active
⌘ Cmd + 3
Windows
Make the viewer active
Control + ⭾ Tab
Windows
Go to the next pane in the inspector or the Color Board
Control + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Windows
Go to the previous pane in the inspector or the Color Board
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 8
Windows
Show or hide the Record Voiceover window
Control + ⌘ Cmd + H
Windows
Show the histogram in the viewer
Control + ⌘ Cmd + V
Windows
Show the vectorscope in the viewer
Control + ⌘ Cmd + W
Windows
Show the waveform monitor in the viewer
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 7
Windows
Show or hide the angle viewer
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 8
Windows
Show or hide the audio meters
Control + ⌘ Cmd + 1
Windows
Show or hide the browser
⌘ Cmd + 5
Windows
Show or hide the Effects browser
Control + ⌘ Cmd + 3
Windows
Show or hide the event viewer
⌘ Cmd + 4
Windows
Show or hide the inspector
⌘ Cmd + K
Windows
Show or hide the keyword editor
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 1
Windows
Show or hide the Photos and Audio sidebar
⌘ Cmd + `
Windows
Show or hide the sidebar
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 7
Windows
Show or hide the 360° viewer
Control + ⌘ Cmd + 2
Windows
Show or hide the timeline
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 2
Windows
Show or hide the timeline index for the open project
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 1
Windows
Show or hide the Titles and Generators sidebar
⌘ Cmd + 7
Windows
Show or hide the video scopes in the viewer
Control + ⌘ Cmd + 4
Windows
Switch between the half-height view and full-height view in the inspector