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OBS Studio

Paste the source

CmdV

Mac Desktop app OBS Studio desktop

Practice this

To paste the source in OBS Studio, press Ctrl + V. On a Mac, press Cmd + V instead.

Where it works: Sources list focused

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdV`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlV`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - OBS Studio

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Paste into the selected cells Airtable Cmd + V
Paste the clipboard Audacity Ctrl + V
Paste the copied text Bitwarden Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard ChromeOS Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Microsoft Excel Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + V
Paste the clipboard GarageBand Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard GIMP Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Google Docs Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Sheets Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Slides Ctrl + V
Paste Inkscape Cmd + V

More OBS Studio shortcuts

Remove the source Delete
Move the source up the list Cmd + Up arrow
Move the source down the list Cmd + Down arrow
Move the source to the top of the list Ctrl + Home
Move the source to the bottom of the list Ctrl + End
Edit the transform Cmd + E
Reset the transform Cmd + R
Fit the source to the screen Cmd + F

See every OBS Studio shortcut

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