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iMovie

Play from the playhead

Space

Mac Desktop app iMovie for Mac

Practice this

Press Space to play from the playhead in iMovie. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Playback

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in iMovie on Mac - Apple Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Play or pause Spotify Space
Play or pause VLC media player Space
Play or pause the video YouTube K

More iMovie shortcuts

Play the selection /
Play the selected item from the beginning
Move the playhead one frame forward Right arrow
Move the playhead one frame back Left arrow
Play the selected item full screen Shift + Cmd + F
Leave full screen Esc
Turn looped playback on or off Cmd + L
Create a new movie project Cmd + N

See every iMovie shortcut

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