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Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts

136 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 2 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Paste Edit menu Ctrl + V Cmd + V
Paste attributes Edit menu Ctrl + Alt + V Option + Cmd + V

Editing 46 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Create a new project File menu Ctrl + Alt + N Option + Cmd + N
Create a new sequence File menu Ctrl + N Cmd + N
Close the project File menu Ctrl + Shift + W Shift + Cmd + W
Import from the Media Browser File menu Ctrl + Alt + I Option + Cmd + I
Import media File menu Ctrl + I Cmd + I
Export media File menu Ctrl + M Cmd + M
Get the media file properties File menu Ctrl + Shift + H Shift + Cmd + H
Undo Edit menu Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Redo Edit menu Ctrl + Shift + Z Shift + Cmd + Z
Cut Edit menu Ctrl + X Cmd + X
Copy Edit menu Ctrl + C Cmd + C
Duplicate Edit menu Ctrl + Shift + / Shift + Cmd + /
Edit the original file Edit menu Ctrl + E Cmd + E
Make a subclip Clip menu Ctrl + U Cmd + U
Adjust the audio gain Clip menu G G
Change the speed or duration Clip menu Ctrl + R Cmd + R
Insert the source clip Clip menu , ,
Overwrite with the source clip Clip menu . .
Enable or disable the clip Clip menu Shift + E Shift + Cmd + E
Link or unlink the clips Clip menu Ctrl + L Cmd + L
Group the clips Clip menu Ctrl + G Cmd + G
Ungroup the clips Clip menu Ctrl + Shift + G Shift + Cmd + G
Match frame Sequence menu F F
Reverse match frame Sequence menu Shift + R Shift + R
Add an edit at the playhead Sequence menu Ctrl + K Cmd + K
Add an edit to all tracks Sequence menu Ctrl + Shift + K Shift + Cmd + K
Trim the edit Sequence menu Shift + T Cmd + T
Apply the video transition Sequence menu Ctrl + D Cmd + D
Apply the audio transition Sequence menu Ctrl + Shift + D Shift + Cmd + D
Lift Sequence menu ; ;
Extract Sequence menu ' '
Make a subsequence Sequence menu Shift + U Cmd + U
Add a new caption track Sequence menu Ctrl + Alt + A Option + Cmd + A
Add a caption at the playhead Sequence menu Ctrl + Alt + C Option + Cmd + C
Mark the in point Markers menu I I
Mark the out point Markers menu O O
Mark the clip Markers menu X X
Clear the in point Markers menu Ctrl + Shift + I Option + I
Clear the out point Markers menu Ctrl + Shift + O Option + O
Clear the in and out points Markers menu Ctrl + Shift + X Option + X
Add a marker Markers menu M M
Clear all markers Markers menu Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M Option + Cmd + M
Add a text layer Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + T Cmd + T
Add a rectangle layer Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Alt + R Option + Cmd + R
Add an ellipse layer Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Alt + E Option + Cmd + E
Bring the layer to the front Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Shift + ] Shift + Cmd + ]

Files and printing 17 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Open a project File menu Ctrl + O Cmd + O
Save the project File menu Ctrl + S Cmd + S
Save the project under a new name File menu Ctrl + Shift + S Shift + Cmd + S
Save a copy of the project File menu Ctrl + Alt + S Option + Cmd + S
Open the keyboard shortcuts editor Edit menu Ctrl + Alt + K Cmd + Option + K
Open the audio channels settings Clip menu Shift + G Shift + G
Reset the workspace to its saved layout Window menu Alt + Shift + 0 Option + Shift + 0
Open the Project panel Window menu Shift + 1 Shift + 1
Open the Source Monitor Window menu Shift + 2 Shift + 2
Open the Timeline Window menu Shift + 3 Shift + 3
Open the Program Monitor Window menu Shift + 4 Shift + 4
Open Effect Controls Window menu Shift + 5 Shift + 5
Open the Audio Track Mixer Window menu Shift + 6 Shift + 6
Open the Effects panel Window menu Shift + 7 Shift + 7
Open the Media Browser Window menu Shift + 8 Shift + 8
Open the Audio Clip Mixer Window menu Shift + 9 Shift + 9
Open the item in the Source Monitor Project panel Shift + O Shift + O

Navigation 15 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Send to Media Encoder File menu Alt + Shift + M Option + Shift + M
Render effects from in to out Sequence menu Enter Enter
Go to the next edit in the sequence Sequence menu Shift + ; Shift + ;
Go to the previous edit in the sequence Sequence menu Ctrl + Shift + ; Option + ;
Go to the next caption segment Sequence menu Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow Option + Cmd + Down arrow
Go to the previous caption segment Sequence menu Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow Option + Cmd + Up arrow
Go to the in point Markers menu Shift + I Shift + I
Go to the out point Markers menu Shift + O Shift + O
Go to the next marker Markers menu Shift + M Shift + M
Go to the previous marker Markers menu Ctrl + Shift + M Shift + Cmd + M
Bring the layer forward Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + ] Cmd + ]
Send the layer backward Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + [ Cmd + [
Send the layer to the back Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Shift + [ Shift + Cmd + [
Step backward in history History panel Left arrow Left arrow
Step forward in history History panel Right arrow Right arrow

Paragraphs and lists 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Switch to list view Project panel Ctrl + Page Up Cmd + Page Up

Presenting 2 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Slide the clip one frame left Timeline panel Alt + , Option + ,
Slide the clip one frame right Timeline panel Alt + . Option + .

Search 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Find Edit menu Ctrl + F Cmd + F

Selection 13 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Select everything Edit menu Ctrl + A Cmd + A
Deselect everything Edit menu Ctrl + Shift + A Shift + Cmd + A
Extend the selected edit to the playhead Sequence menu E E
Apply the default transitions to the selection Sequence menu Shift + D Shift + D
Mark the selection Markers menu / /
Clear the selected marker Markers menu Ctrl + Alt + M Option + M
Select the next layer Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Alt + ] Option + Cmd + ]
Select the previous layer Graphics and Titles menu Ctrl + Alt + [ Option + Cmd + [
Remove the selected effect Effect Controls panel Backspace Delete
Nudge the selected object up Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Up arrow Cmd + Up arrow
Nudge the selected object down Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Down arrow Cmd + Down arrow
Nudge the selected object left Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Left arrow Cmd + Left arrow
Nudge the selected object right Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Right arrow Cmd + Right arrow

System 2 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Quit Premiere File menu Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q
Turn timeline snapping on or off Sequence menu S S

Tabs and windows 8 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Switch to the All Panels workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 1 Option + Shift + 1
Switch to the Assembly workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 2 Option + Shift + 2
Switch to the Audio workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 3 Option + Shift + 3
Switch to the Captions and Graphics workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 4 Option + Shift + 4
Switch to the Editing workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 6 Option + Shift + 6
Switch to the Effects workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 7 Option + Shift + 7
Switch to the Essential workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 8 Option + Shift + 8
Switch to the Learning workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 9 Option + Shift + 9

Text formatting 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Switch to the Color workspace Window menu Alt + Shift + 5 Option + Shift + 5

View and zoom 28 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Close the active panel File menu Ctrl + W Cmd + W
Zoom in on the timeline Sequence menu = =
Zoom out on the timeline Sequence menu - -
Show or hide tracks in the mixer Audio Track Mixer panel Ctrl + Alt + T Option + Cmd + T
Meter the inputs only Audio Track Mixer panel Ctrl + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + I
Create a new custom bin Effects panel Ctrl + / Cmd + /
Show rulers Program Monitor panel Ctrl + R Cmd + R
Show guides Program Monitor panel Ctrl + ; Cmd + ;
Turn snapping in the Program Monitor on or off Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Shift + ; Shift + Cmd + ;
Lock the guides Program Monitor panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R Option + Shift + Cmd + R
Create a new bin Project panel Ctrl + B Cmd + B
Switch to icon view Project panel Ctrl + Page Down Cmd + Page Down
Turn hover scrub on or off Project panel Shift + H Shift + H
Make the thumbnails larger Project panel Shift + ] Shift + ]
Make the thumbnails smaller Project panel Shift + [ Shift + [
Ripple delete Timeline panel Alt + Backspace Option + Delete
Increase the video track height Timeline panel Ctrl + = Cmd + =
Decrease the video track height Timeline panel Ctrl + - Cmd + -
Increase the audio track height Timeline panel Alt + = Option + =
Decrease the audio track height Timeline panel Alt + - Option + -
Nudge the clip one frame left Timeline panel Alt + Left arrow Cmd + Left arrow
Nudge the clip one frame right Timeline panel Alt + Right arrow Cmd + Right arrow
Nudge the clip five frames left Timeline panel Alt + Shift + Left arrow Shift + Cmd + Left arrow
Nudge the clip five frames right Timeline panel Alt + Shift + Right arrow Shift + Cmd + Right arrow
Slip the clip one frame left Timeline panel Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Option + Cmd + Left arrow
Slip the clip one frame right Timeline panel Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Option + Cmd + Right arrow
Set the work area in point Timeline panel Alt + [ Option + [
Set the work area out point Timeline panel Alt + ] Option + ]

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/premiere-pro/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.