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Shotcut

Split the clip at the playhead

S

Mac Desktop app Shotcut

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Press S to split the clip at the playhead in Shotcut. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Timeline

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`S`
Windows	Desktop app	`S`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts - Shotcut

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
Cut the clip at the playhead Kdenlive Shift + R
Add an edit at the playhead Adobe Premiere Pro Cmd + K

More Shotcut shortcuts

Split every track at the playhead Shift + S
Add or edit a marker M
Zoom the timeline in =
Zoom the timeline out -
Fit the timeline to the window 0
Add an audio track Cmd + U
Add a video track Cmd + I
Toggle snapping Cmd + P

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