Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts
Editing, trimming, marking, playback, and tools in Apple's pro video editor.
104 shortcuts Mac checked September 14, 2026
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- Final Cut Pro Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Hide Final Cut Pro Anywhere | Mac CmdH | Source |
| Open the Command Editor Anywhere | Mac OptionCmdK | Source |
| Open or create a library Anywhere | Mac CmdO | Source |
| Quit Final Cut Pro Anywhere | Mac CmdQ | Source |
| Redo the last change Anywhere | Mac ShiftCmdZ | Source |
| Open the settings window Anywhere | Mac Cmd, | Source |
| Undo the last change Anywhere | Mac CmdZ | Source |
| Add the selection to the end of the storyline Timeline | Mac E | Source |
| Cut the clip at the playhead Timeline | Mac CmdB | Source |
| Cut every clip at the playhead Timeline | Mac ShiftCmdB | Source |
| Change the duration of the selection Timeline | Mac CtrlD | Source |
| Connect the selection to the primary storyline Timeline | Mac Q | Source |
| Copy the selection Anywhere | Mac CmdC | Source |
| Build a storyline from connected clips Timeline | Mac CmdG | Source |
| Cut the selection Anywhere | Mac CmdX | Source |
| Deselect everything Anywhere | Mac ShiftCmdA | Source |
| Detach the audio into a connected clip Timeline | Mac CtrlShiftS | Source |
| Duplicate the browser selection Browser | Mac CmdD | Source |
| Turn clip playback on or off Timeline | Mac V | Source |
| Extend the edit point to the playhead Timeline | Mac ShiftX | Source |
| Insert the selection at the playhead Timeline | Mac W | Source |
| Insert a freeze frame Timeline | Mac OptionF | Source |
| Insert a gap clip Timeline | Mac OptionW | Source |
| Lower the volume by one decibel Timeline | Mac Ctrl- | Source |
| Raise the volume by one decibel Timeline | Mac Ctrl= | Source |
| Create a new compound clip Timeline | Mac OptionG | Source |
| Nudge the selection one unit left Timeline | Mac , | Source |
| Nudge the selection one unit right Timeline | Mac . | Source |
| Overwrite at the playhead Timeline | Mac D | Source |
| Paste as a connected clip Timeline | Mac OptionV | Source |
About Final Cut Pro and its shortcuts
Final Cut Pro is Mac only and built around its magnetic timeline, so its shortcuts cover selecting and skimming, connecting and overwriting clips, and the trimming tools. Skimming in particular is something you drive from the keyboard rather than the mouse once you are used to it.
Final Cut has a command editor that lets you remap everything and import other sets, and Apple ships more commands than the default keyboard exposes. There is no Windows version, so nothing here has a Windows column.
Where the Final Cut Pro keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Final Cut Pro. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Final Cut Pro, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task