DaVinci Resolve has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 38 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts (Resolve 18 to 21, independent site) on October 21, 2026.
General
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + S | Save the project |
| Ctrl + I | Import media |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + , | Open Preferences |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Open Keyboard Customization |
| Ctrl + F | Show the viewer full screen |
Switch Pages
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shift + 3 | Go to the Cut page |
| Shift + 4 | Go to the Edit page |
| Shift + 5 | Go to the Fusion page |
| Shift + 6 | Go to the Color page |
| Shift + 7 | Go to the Fairlight page |
| Shift + 8 | Go to the Deliver page |
Playback
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or pause |
| J | Play in reverse |
| K | Stop |
| L | Play forward |
| Left Arrow | Step back one frame |
| Right Arrow | Step forward one frame |
| Up Arrow | Jump to the previous edit point |
| Down Arrow | Jump to the next edit point |
Edit Page
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| A | Selection mode |
| T | Trim edit mode |
| B | Blade edit mode |
| Ctrl + B | Split the clip at the playhead |
| I | Mark In |
| O | Mark Out |
| Alt + X | Clear In and Out points |
| F9 | Insert clip |
| F10 | Overwrite clip |
| Shift + F12 | Append clip to the end of the timeline |
| M | Add a marker |
| N | Turn snapping on or off |
| Ctrl + Alt + L | Link or unlink audio and video |
| Shift + Z | Zoom the timeline to fit |
Cut Page
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| W | Turn Dynamic Trim mode on or off |
Color Page
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + S | Add a serial node |
| Alt + P | Add a parallel node |
| Alt + L | Add a layer node |
Good to know: Blackmagic Design has no shortcut web page (only the large reference manual PDF), so these keys are the ones two independent Resolve 18 to 21 lists agree on. Your own copy shows every key under DaVinci Resolve > Keyboard Customization (Ctrl + Alt + K).
Good to know: Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl and Option instead of Alt.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while DaVinci Resolve is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your standard video description, end-screen text, or title card wording with a hotkey you pick
- Second Keyboard Manager: turn a spare number keypad into a cheap edit pad for blade, markers and page switching
- YouTuber Tools: more of our picks for people who record and edit videos
