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iMovie

Select the whole clip

X

Mac Desktop app iMovie for Mac

Practice this

To select the whole clip in iMovie, press X. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Timeline or browser

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.

More iMovie shortcuts

Deselect every clip Shift + Cmd + A
Add the selection to the movie E
Connect the selection at the playhead Q
Insert the selection at the playhead W
Improve video and audio automatically Shift + Cmd + E
Cut the selected frames Cmd + X
Copy the selected frames Cmd + C
Trim the clip to the selected range Option + /

See every iMovie shortcut

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