Camtasia has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 47 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against TechSmith: Camtasia Editor Shortcuts on October 21, 2026.
Project
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Create a new project |
| Ctrl + O | Open a project |
| Ctrl + S | Save the project |
| Ctrl + I | Import media into the Media Bin |
| Ctrl + E | Export to a local file |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Export the project as a package |
| Ctrl + Comma | Open Preferences |
Recording
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + R | Start a new recording |
| F9 | Start or pause recording |
| F10 | Stop recording |
| Ctrl + M | Add a marker while recording |
Playback
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or pause |
| K | Stop playback |
| J | Play in reverse (press again to go faster) |
| L | Play forward (press again to go faster) |
| Comma | Step backward on the timeline |
| Period | Step forward on the timeline |
| Ctrl + Home | Jump to the beginning of the timeline |
| Ctrl + End | Jump to the end of the timeline |
Editing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate |
| Delete | Delete and leave a gap on the timeline |
| Ctrl + Delete | Ripple delete (close the gap) |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| S | Split the selected media at the playhead |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Split all tracks at the playhead |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Stitch the selected media |
| Shift + E | Extend a frame |
| Ctrl + G | Group |
| Ctrl + U | Ungroup |
| Shift + S | Silence the selected audio |
Timeline and Markers
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Zoom in on the timeline |
| Ctrl + Shift + – | Zoom out on the timeline |
| Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Zoom to fit all media on the timeline |
| Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Zoom to the selection |
| Shift + M | Add a marker |
| Ctrl + ] | Go to the next marker |
| Ctrl + [ | Go to the previous marker |
Annotations, Captions and Effects
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shift + N | Add an annotation |
| Shift + C | Add a caption |
| Shift + T | Add the last used transition |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Start or stop narration recording |
| Ctrl + 1 | Show or hide the tools panel |
Good to know: Most shortcuts can be changed in Edit > Preferences > Shortcuts. Mac keys differ more than usual (for example, split is Cmd + T on Mac).
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Camtasia is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your lesson intro, callout text, or standard video description with a hotkey you pick
- Course Creator Tools: more of our picks for people who record and build training videos
- Second Keyboard Manager: turn a spare number keypad into one-key buttons for split, ripple delete and markers
