Loom keyboard shortcuts

Loom's desktop recorder, Chrome extension, and video player each have a small set of documented controls. This reference keeps those contexts separate.

Windows, macOS · 20 shortcuts

Desktop recorder

Control an active Loom recording or capture a screenshot from the desktop app.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Start or stop recordingCtrlShiftLCmdShiftL
Pause or resume recordingAltShiftPOptionShiftP
Cancel recordingAltShiftCOptionShiftC
Capture a full-screen screenshotCtrlShift1CmdShift1
Capture a custom-size screenshotCtrlShift2CmdShift2
Quickly restart recordingCtrlShiftRCmdShiftR
Open the drawing toolCtrlShiftDCmdShiftD
Trigger confettiCtrlAltCCtrlCmdC

Chrome extension

Use the extension bindings while recording in Chrome. These are separate from the desktop-app shortcuts.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Activate the Loom extensionAltShiftLOptionShiftL
Pause or resume extension recordingAltShiftSOptionShiftP
Cancel extension recordingAltShiftCOptionShiftC
Quickly restart the extension recordingAltShiftROptionShiftR

Video playback

While watching a Loom video, use the documented player keys to seek, pause, change volume, and enter full screen.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Jump forward six secondsRightorLRightorL
Jump back six secondsLeftorJLeftorJ
Step forward one second..
Step back one second,,
Play or pause playbackKorSpaceKorSpace
Toggle full-screen playbackFF
Increase volumeUpUp
Decrease volumeDownDown

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