Final Cut Pro has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 54 that work on Mac, grouped by what you’re trying to do.

General

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + N	Create a new project
Cmd + I	Import media
Cmd + E	Share using the default destination
Cmd + Z	Undo
Cmd + Shift + Z	Redo
Cmd + C	Copy
Cmd + X	Cut
Cmd + V	Paste at the skimmer or playhead
Cmd + Shift + V	Paste attributes
Cmd + A	Select all clips

Playback

Shortcut	What it does
Space	Start or pause playback
J	Play in reverse (press again to go faster)
K	Stop playback
L	Play forward (press again to go faster)
Left Arrow	Move the playhead back one frame
Right Arrow	Move the playhead forward one frame
;	Go to the previous edit point
‘	Go to the next edit point
/	Play the selection
Cmd + Shift + F	Play full screen
S	Turn skimming on or off

Shortcut	What it does
I	Set the range start
O	Set the range end
Option + X	Clear the range selection
E	Append the selection to the end of the storyline
W	Insert at the skimmer or playhead
Q	Connect to the primary storyline
D	Overwrite at the skimmer or playhead
Option + W	Insert a gap clip
Cmd + B	Blade the clip at the skimmer or playhead
Option + [	Trim the clip start to the playhead
Option + ]	Trim the clip end to the playhead
Option + Up Arrow	Move selected connected clips up
Option + Down Arrow	Move selected connected clips down
Cmd + T	Add the default transition
V	Enable or disable the selected clip
M	Add a marker
N	Turn snapping on or off

Shortcut	What it does
Control + =	Raise the volume by 1 dB
Control + –	Lower the volume by 1 dB
Control + S	Expand audio and video into separate parts
Option + S	Solo the selected clips

Shortcut	What it does
Shift + Z	Zoom to fit the timeline
Cmd + Control + 1	Show or hide the browser
Cmd + Control + 2	Show or hide the timeline
Cmd + 4	Show or hide the inspector
Cmd + 5	Show or hide the Effects browser

Good to know: Final Cut Pro runs only on Mac. You can change any shortcut in Final Cut Pro > Commands > Customize (Option + Cmd + K).

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If you’d rather have it on your desk, the download below is a sortable Excel file plus a printable one-page PDF of all 54 shortcuts, for $0.99.

Built-in shortcuts only work while Final Cut Pro is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:

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