Kdenlive keyboard shortcuts
Playback, zones, timeline tools, and clip editing in the Kdenlive video editor.
52 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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This app has a Windows catalog in Shortivo. No other operating system is published for it yet.
23 actions and 23 key variants match.
- Kdenlive Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new project Anywhere | Windows CtrlN | Source |
| Enter full screen mode Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftF | Source |
| Switch the monitor to full screen Monitor | Windows F11 | Source |
| Redo the undone change Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftZ | Source |
| Undo the last change Anywhere | Windows CtrlZ | Source |
| Show the menu bar again Anywhere | Windows CtrlM | Source |
| Set the zone in point Editing | Windows I | Source |
| Set the zone out point Editing | Windows O | Source |
| Switch between the clip and project monitors Editing | Windows T | Source |
| Add a subtitle at the playhead Timeline | Windows ShiftS | Source |
| Duplicate the clip Timeline | Windows CtrlD | Source |
| Add or remove a guide Timeline | Windows G | Source |
| Group the clips Timeline | Windows CtrlG | Source |
| Ungroup the clips Timeline | Windows CtrlShiftG | Source |
| Cut every clip at the playhead Timeline | Windows CtrlShiftR | Source |
| Cut the clip at the playhead Timeline | Windows ShiftR | Source |
| Extract the timeline zone Timeline | Windows ShiftX | Source |
| Insert the clip zone into the timeline Timeline | Windows V | Source |
| Lift the timeline zone Timeline | Windows Z | Source |
| Mix two clips with a transition Timeline | Windows U | Source |
| Overwrite the clip zone on the timeline Timeline | Windows B | Source |
| Choose the razor tool Tools | Windows X | Source |
| Choose the spacer tool Tools | Windows M | Source |
About Kdenlive and its shortcuts
Kdenlive comes out of the KDE project, and it follows KDE conventions: nearly everything is bindable, the defaults are visible in one configuration screen, and the editing commands cover the timeline, the clip monitor and the project bin.
Shortivo publishes the Windows list. Because Kdenlive exposes its full configuration, an installation someone has tuned can differ from the defaults in almost every command.
Where the Kdenlive keys came from
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