OBS Studio keyboard shortcuts

OBS Studio's documented defaults focus on editing sources and moving around the preview. This reference keeps the general commands, source-list actions, transforms, and preview controls separate so a key is read in the right OBS context.

Windows, Linux, macOS · 24 shortcuts

General

General commands work across the OBS Studio interface. Windows and Linux share the documented bindings, while macOS uses the Command key in the same actions.

ActionWindowsLinuxmacOS
Quit OBS StudioCtrlQCtrlQCmdQ
Undo editCtrlZCtrlZCmdZ
Redo editCtrlShiftZCtrlShiftZCmdShiftZ

Sources list

Source-list commands require a source to be selected. They copy, remove, reorder, and transform the selected source in the scene.

ActionWindowsLinuxmacOS
Copy sourceCtrlCCtrlCCmdC
Paste sourceCtrlVCtrlVCmdV
Remove sourceDeleteDeleteDelete
Move source up in the listCtrlUpCtrlUpCmdUp
Move source down in the listCtrlDownCtrlDownCmdDown
Move source to the topCtrlHomeCtrlHomeCmdFnLeft
Move source to the bottomCtrlEndCtrlEndCmdFnRight
Edit transformCtrlECtrlECmdE
Reset transformCtrlRCtrlRCmdR
Fit to screenCtrlFCtrlFCmdF
Stretch to screenCtrlSCtrlSCmdS
Center to screenCtrlDCtrlDCmdD

Preview window

Preview commands apply when a source bounding box is selected or when the preview uses fixed scaling. Drag-based actions are shown as a key plus the documented pointer gesture.

ActionWindowsLinuxmacOS
Nudge source upUpUpUp
Nudge source downDownDownDown
Nudge source leftLeftLeftLeft
Nudge source rightRightRightRight
Crop a sourceAltdragAltdragOptiondrag
Stretch a sourceShiftdragShiftdragShiftdrag
Temporarily disable source snappingCtrldragCtrldragCmddrag
Move the previewSpacedragSpacedragSpacedrag
Zoom the previewSpacescrollSpacescrollSpacescroll

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