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Cut the clip at the playhead

ShiftR

Windows Desktop app Kdenlive 26.08 manual

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To cut the clip at the playhead in Kdenlive, press Shift + R. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Timeline

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts - Kdenlive Manual

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

The same task in other apps

Split the selected layers Adobe After Effects Cmd + Shift + D
Split the clip at the playhead CapCut Cmd + B
Cut the clip at the playhead Final Cut Pro Cmd + B
Split the clip at the playhead iMovie Cmd + B
Add an edit at the playhead Adobe Premiere Pro Cmd + K
Split the clip at the playhead Shotcut S

More Kdenlive shortcuts

Extract the timeline zone Shift + X
Insert the clip zone into the timeline V
Lift the timeline zone Z
Mix two clips with a transition U
Overwrite the clip zone on the timeline B
Start the preview render Shift + Return
Choose the razor tool X
Choose the selection tool S

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