Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts
Premiere Pro is Adobe's timeline editor for cutting footage, sound, and graphics into a finished video. Some keys work anywhere, such as for clips, trimming, and markers, while others only work in the Project, Program, or Timeline panel.
Windows, macOS · 179 shortcutsProjects and files
Create, open, save, import, inspect, export, and close Premiere projects and sequences.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a project | WindowsCtrl + Alt + N macOSOption + Cmd + N |
| Create a sequence | WindowsCtrl + N macOSCmd + N |
| Open a project | WindowsCtrl + O macOSCmd + O |
| Close the active window | WindowsCtrl + W macOSCmd + W |
| Close the project | WindowsCtrl + Shift + W macOSShift + Cmd + W |
| Save | WindowsCtrl + S macOSCmd + S |
| Save as | WindowsCtrl + Shift + S macOSShift + Cmd + S |
| Save a copy | WindowsCtrl + Alt + S macOSOption + Cmd + S |
| Import from Media Browser | WindowsCtrl + Alt + I macOSOption + Cmd + I |
| Import media | WindowsCtrl + I macOSCmd + I |
| Export media | WindowsCtrl + M macOSCmd + M |
| Send to Media Encoder | WindowsAlt + Shift + M macOSOption + Shift + M |
| Get media file properties for the selection | WindowsCtrl + Shift + H macOSShift + Cmd + H |
| Exit Premiere | WindowsCtrl + Q macOSCmd + Q |
Editing and clips
Use standard editing commands, paste attributes, change clip properties, insert edits, and group timeline material.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Undo | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Redo | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Z macOSShift + Cmd + Z |
| Cut | WindowsCtrl + X macOSCmd + X |
| Copy | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Paste | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Paste attributes | WindowsCtrl + Alt + V macOSOption + Cmd + V |
| Clear | WindowsDelete macOSForward Delete |
| Ripple delete | WindowsShift + Delete macOSShift + Forward Delete |
| Duplicate | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Slash macOSShift + Cmd + Slash |
| Select all | WindowsCtrl + A macOSCmd + A |
| Deselect all | WindowsCtrl + Shift + A macOSShift + Cmd + A |
| Find | WindowsCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Edit original | WindowsCtrl + E macOSCmd + E |
| Open Keyboard Shortcuts | WindowsCtrl + Alt + K macOSCmd + Option + K |
| Make a subclip | WindowsCtrl + U macOSCmd + U |
| Open Audio Channels | Windows / macOSShift + G |
| Open Audio Gain | Windows / macOSG |
| Open Speed or Duration | WindowsCtrl + R macOSCmd + R |
| Insert the source selection | Windows / macOSComma |
| Overwrite with the source selection | Windows / macOSPeriod |
| Enable or disable the selection | WindowsShift + E macOSShift + Cmd + E |
| Link or unlink selected clips | WindowsCtrl + L macOSCmd + L |
| Group selected clips | WindowsCtrl + G macOSCmd + G |
| Ungroup selected clips | WindowsCtrl + Shift + G macOSShift + Cmd + G |
Sequences and trimming
Render, match frames, add edits, trim, apply transitions, lift or extract material, and change timeline zoom and snapping.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Render effects from In to Out | Windows / macOSEnter |
| Match frame | Windows / macOSF |
| Reverse match frame | Windows / macOSShift + R |
| Add an edit | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Add an edit to all tracks | WindowsCtrl + Shift + K macOSShift + Cmd + K |
| Open Trim Edit | WindowsShift + T macOSCmd + T |
| Extend the selected edit to the playhead | Windows / macOSE |
| Apply the default video transition | WindowsCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Apply the default audio transition | WindowsCtrl + Shift + D macOSShift + Cmd + D |
| Apply default transitions to the selection | Windows / macOSShift + D |
| Lift | Windows / macOSSemicolon |
| Extract | Windows / macOSApostrophe |
| Zoom in | Windows / macOS= |
| Zoom out | Windows / macOS- |
| Go to the next item in the sequence | Windows / macOSShift + Semicolon |
| Go to the previous item in the sequence | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Semicolon macOSOption + Semicolon |
| Toggle timeline snapping | Windows / macOSS |
| Make a subsequence | WindowsShift + U macOSCmd + U |
| Add a caption track | WindowsCtrl + Alt + A macOSOption + Cmd + A |
| Add a caption at the playhead | WindowsCtrl + Alt + C macOSOption + Cmd + C |
| Go to the next caption segment | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Down macOSOption + Cmd + Down |
| Go to the previous caption segment | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Up macOSOption + Cmd + Up |
Marks and markers
Set and clear In and Out points, mark clips or selections, and create or navigate sequence markers.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Mark In | Windows / macOSI |
| Mark Out | Windows / macOSO |
| Mark the clip | Windows / macOSX |
| Mark the selection | Windows / macOSSlash |
| Go to In | Windows / macOSShift + I |
| Go to Out | Windows / macOSShift + O |
| Clear In | WindowsCtrl + Shift + I macOSOption + I |
| Clear Out | WindowsCtrl + Shift + O macOSOption + O |
| Clear In and Out | WindowsCtrl + Shift + X macOSOption + X |
| Add a marker | Windows / macOSM |
| Go to the next marker | Windows / macOSShift + M |
| Go to the previous marker | WindowsCtrl + Shift + M macOSShift + Cmd + M |
| Clear the selected marker | WindowsCtrl + Alt + M macOSOption + M |
| Clear all markers | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + M macOSOption + Cmd + M |
Graphics, workspaces, and panels
Create text and shapes, reorder graphic layers, switch workspaces, and focus the panels used throughout an edit.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create text | WindowsCtrl + T macOSCmd + T |
| Create a rectangle | WindowsCtrl + Alt + R macOSOption + Cmd + R |
| Create an ellipse | WindowsCtrl + Alt + E macOSOption + Cmd + E |
| Bring the graphic layer to front | WindowsCtrl + Shift + ] macOSShift + Cmd + ] |
| Bring the graphic layer forward | WindowsCtrl + ] macOSCmd + ] |
| Send the graphic layer backward | WindowsCtrl + [ macOSCmd + [ |
| Send the graphic layer to back | WindowsCtrl + Shift + [ macOSShift + Cmd + [ |
| Select the next graphic layer | WindowsCtrl + Alt + ] macOSOption + Cmd + ] |
| Select the previous graphic layer | WindowsCtrl + Alt + [ macOSOption + Cmd + [ |
| Open the All Panels workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 1 macOSOption + Shift + 1 |
| Open the Assembly workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 2 macOSOption + Shift + 2 |
| Open the Audio workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 3 macOSOption + Shift + 3 |
| Open the Captions and Graphics workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 4 macOSOption + Shift + 4 |
| Open the Color workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 5 macOSOption + Shift + 5 |
| Open the Editing workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 6 macOSOption + Shift + 6 |
| Open the Effects workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 7 macOSOption + Shift + 7 |
| Open the Essential workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 8 macOSOption + Shift + 8 |
| Open the Learning workspace | WindowsAlt + Shift + 9 macOSOption + Shift + 9 |
| Reset to the saved workspace layout | WindowsAlt + Shift + 0 macOSOption + Shift + 0 |
| Focus the Audio Clip Mixer | Windows / macOSShift + 9 |
| Focus the Audio Track Mixer | Windows / macOSShift + 6 |
| Focus Effect Controls | Windows / macOSShift + 5 |
| Focus the Effects panel | Windows / macOSShift + 7 |
| Focus Media Browser | Windows / macOSShift + 8 |
| Focus Program Monitor | Windows / macOSShift + 4 |
| Focus the Projects panel | Windows / macOSShift + 1 |
| Focus Source Monitor | Windows / macOSShift + 2 |
| Focus the Timeline | Windows / macOSShift + 3 |
Audio, effects, and utility panels
These commands apply only while the named mixer, Effects, History, Media Browser, or Metadata panel has focus.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Show or hide tracks in Audio Track Mixer | WindowsCtrl + Alt + T macOSOption + Cmd + T |
| Toggle looping in Audio Track Mixer | WindowsCtrl + L macOSCmd + L |
| Meter inputs only in Audio Track Mixer | Windows / macOSCtrl + Shift + I |
| Remove the selected effect in Effect Controls | WindowsBackspace macOSDelete |
| Toggle looping during audio-only Effect Controls playback | WindowsCtrl + L macOSCmd + L |
| Create a custom bin in the Effects panel | WindowsCtrl + Slash macOSCmd + Slash |
| Delete the selected custom Effects item | WindowsBackspace macOSDelete |
| Step backward in the History panel | Windows / macOSLeft |
| Step forward in the History panel | Windows / macOSRight |
| Delete the selected History state | WindowsBackspace macOSDelete |
| Open the Media Browser selection in Source Monitor | Windows / macOSShift + O |
| Select the Media Browser directory list | Windows / macOSShift + Left |
| Select the Media Browser media list | Windows / macOSShift + Right |
| Toggle looping in the Metadata panel | WindowsCtrl + L macOSCmd + L |
| Play from the Metadata panel | Windows / macOSSpace |
Project and Program panels
Create bins, change Project panel views, move through fields, and position graphic objects in Program Monitor.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a bin | WindowsCtrl + B macOSCmd + B |
| Delete the Project panel selection | WindowsBackspace macOSDelete |
| Use Project panel List view | WindowsCtrl + Page Up macOSCmd + Page Up |
| Use Project panel Icon view | WindowsCtrl + Page Down macOSCmd + Page Down |
| Toggle Hover Scrub | Windows / macOSShift + H |
| Delete the Project panel selection with options | WindowsCtrl + Delete macOSCmd + Forward Delete |
| Extend the Project panel selection down | Windows / macOSShift + Down |
| Extend the Project panel selection left | Windows / macOSShift + Left |
| Extend the Project panel selection right | Windows / macOSShift + Right |
| Extend the Project panel selection up | Windows / macOSShift + Up |
| Move the Project panel selection down | Windows / macOSDown |
| Move the Project panel selection to the end | Windows / macOSEnd |
| Move the Project panel selection home | Windows / macOSHome |
| Move the Project panel selection left | Windows / macOSLeft |
| Move the Project panel selection one page down | Windows / macOSPage Down |
| Move the Project panel selection one page up | Windows / macOSPage Up |
| Move the Project panel selection right | Windows / macOSRight |
| Move the Project panel selection up | Windows / macOSUp |
| Move to the next column field | Windows / macOSTab |
| Move to the next row field | WindowsEnter macOSReturn |
| Open the Project panel selection in Source Monitor | Windows / macOSShift + O |
| Move to the previous column field | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Move to the previous row field | WindowsShift + Enter macOSShift + Return |
| Increase thumbnail size | Windows / macOSShift + ] |
| Decrease thumbnail size | Windows / macOSShift + [ |
| Toggle the Project panel view | Windows / macOSShift + Backslash |
| Zoom in within the Project panel | Windows / macOS= |
| Zoom out within the Project panel | Windows / macOS- |
| Show Program Monitor rulers | WindowsCtrl + R macOSCmd + R |
| Show Program Monitor guides | WindowsCtrl + Semicolon macOSCmd + Semicolon |
| Toggle Program Monitor snapping | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Semicolon macOSShift + Cmd + Semicolon |
| Lock Program Monitor guides | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + R macOSOption + Shift + Cmd + R |
| Nudge the selected Program Monitor object up five frames | WindowsShift + Ctrl + Up macOSShift + Cmd + Up |
| Nudge the selected Program Monitor object right five frames | WindowsShift + Ctrl + Right macOSShift + Cmd + Right |
| Nudge the selected Program Monitor object left five frames | WindowsShift + Ctrl + Left macOSShift + Cmd + Left |
| Nudge the selected Program Monitor object down five frames | WindowsShift + Ctrl + Down macOSShift + Cmd + Down |
| Nudge the selected object up one frame | WindowsCtrl + Up macOSCmd + Up |
| Nudge the selected object right one frame | WindowsCtrl + Right macOSCmd + Right |
| Nudge the selected object left one frame | WindowsCtrl + Left macOSCmd + Left |
| Nudge the selected object down one frame | WindowsCtrl + Down macOSCmd + Down |
Timeline panel
Resize tracks, nudge clips, ripple delete, set the work area, and slip or slide selected clips by exact frame counts.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Clear the Timeline selection | WindowsBackspace macOSDelete |
| Decrease audio track height | WindowsAlt + - macOSOption + - |
| Decrease video track height | WindowsCtrl + - macOSCmd + - |
| Increase audio track height | WindowsAlt + = macOSOption + = |
| Increase video track height | WindowsCtrl + = macOSCmd + = |
| Nudge selected clips left five frames | WindowsAlt + Shift + Left macOSShift + Cmd + Left |
| Nudge selected clips left one frame | WindowsAlt + Left macOSCmd + Left |
| Nudge selected clips right five frames | WindowsAlt + Shift + Right macOSShift + Cmd + Right |
| Nudge selected clips right one frame | WindowsAlt + Right macOSCmd + Right |
| Ripple delete in the Timeline panel | WindowsAlt + Backspace macOSOption + Delete |
| Set the Work Area Bar In point | WindowsAlt + [ macOSOption + [ |
| Set the Work Area Bar Out point | WindowsAlt + ] macOSOption + ] |
| Show the next Timeline screen | Windows / macOSPage Down |
| Show the previous Timeline screen | Windows / macOSPage Up |
| Slide selected clips left five frames | WindowsAlt + Shift + Comma macOSOption + Shift + Comma |
| Slide selected clips left one frame | WindowsAlt + Comma macOSOption + Comma |
| Slide selected clips right five frames | WindowsAlt + Shift + Period macOSOption + Shift + Period |
| Slide selected clips right one frame | WindowsAlt + Period macOSOption + Period |
| Slip selected clips left five frames | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + Left macOSOption + Shift + Cmd + Left |
| Slip selected clips left one frame | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Left macOSOption + Cmd + Left |
| Slip selected clips right five frames | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Shift + Right macOSOption + Shift + Cmd + Right |
| Slip selected clips right one frame | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Right macOSOption + Cmd + Right |
Source
Adobe Premiere default keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Current Adobe Premiere desktop default shortcut set from Adobe's reference updated January 7, 2026 and checked August 31, 2026. Custom presets and unassigned commands are not listed.