Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator for your daily tools

Build one printable page from the shortcuts you actually use. Choose your apps, keep the platform you work on, and trim the groups until the sheet fits the work in front of you.

The preview is the thing you will print. Each app keeps its name and each group keeps its task heading, so a key such as Ctrl+P still makes sense when several apps share the same paper.

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Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts

Pro Tools · Windows, macOS

ActionWindowsmacOS
Search and shortcut focus
Enable or disable Edit window Commands Keyboard FocusCtrl Alt 1Cmd Option 1
Move keyboard focus to the Groups ListCtrl Alt 3Cmd Option 3
Open Pro Tools SearchStart Shift SControl Shift S
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts windowStart Shift KControl Shift K
Execute the selected search resultReturnReturn
Move through search resultsUp ArrowUp Arrow
Playback
Start or stop playbackSpaceSpace
Play at half speedShift SpaceShift Space
Pause and pre-prime the deckStart SpaceControl Space
Enable or disable online playbackCtrl JCmd J
Play the Edit selectionAlt [Option [
Toggle loop playbackCtrl Shift LCmd Shift L
Toggle Dynamic Transport ModeCtrl Start PCmd Control P
Toggle the transport masterCtrl \Cmd \
Center on the selection start or endLeft ArrowLeft Arrow
Recording
Start recordingCtrl SpaceCmd Space
Stop recording and discard the takeCtrl .Cmd .
Record at half speedCtrl Shift SpaceCmd Shift Space
Enable or disable online recordCtrl Alt SpaceCmd Option Space
Toggle loop recordAlt LOption L
Toggle TrackPunchCtrl Shift TCmd Shift T
Toggle QuickPunchCtrl Shift PCmd Shift P
Play or stop in numeric keypad transport mode00
Rewind in numeric keypad transport mode11
Fast forward in numeric keypad transport mode22
Enable recording in numeric keypad transport mode33
Toggle loop playback in numeric keypad transport mode44
Toggle loop record in numeric keypad transport mode55
Toggle QuickPunch in numeric keypad transport mode66
Toggle click in numeric keypad transport mode77
Toggle countoff in numeric keypad transport mode88
Toggle MIDI Merge or Replace in numeric keypad transport mode99
Edit modes and tools
Use Shuffle modeF1F1
Use Slip modeF2F2
Use Spot modeF3F3
Use Grid modeF4F4
Enable Snap to Grid while in another Edit modeShift F4Shift F4
Cycle through Edit modes''
Cycle through Edit toolsEscapeEscape
Use the Zoomer toolF5F5
Use the Trimmer toolF6F6
Use the Selector toolF7F7
Use the Grabber toolF8F8
Use the Scrubber toolF9F9
Use the Pencil toolF10F10
Use the Smart ToolCtrl 7Cmd 7
Selection and navigation
Enable or disable Tab to TransientsCtrl Alt TCmd Option Tab
Locate the cursor to the next transientTabTab
Locate the cursor to the previous transientCtrl TabOption Tab
Go to and select the next clipStart TabCtrl Tab
Go to and select the previous clipCtrl Start TabCtrl Option Tab
Go to the song startStart EnterCtrl Return
Return to the start of the sessionEnterReturn
Go to the end of the sessionCtrl EnterOption Return
Extend the selection to the start of the sessionShift EnterShift Return
Extend the selection to the end of the sessionCtrl Shift EnterOption Shift Return
Extend the selection to the next clip boundaryShift TabShift Tab
Extend the selection to the previous clip boundaryCtrl Shift TabOption Shift Tab
Link Timeline and Edit selectionShift /Shift /
Link Track and Edit selectionShift TShift T
Move insertion to the beginning of the Edit selectionDown ArrowDown Arrow
Move insertion to the end of the Edit selectionUp ArrowUp Arrow
Editing, nudging, and trimming
Change the Grid valueStart Alt +Control Option +
Change the Nudge valueCtrl Alt +Cmd Option +
Nudge the Edit selection backNumpad -Numpad -
Nudge the Edit selection forwardNumpad +Numpad +
Trim the left edge of a clipAlt +Option +
Trim the right edge of a clipCtrl +Cmd +
Delete the selection in the playlistDeleteDelete
Snap a clip to the next clipAlt Start .Option Control .
Snap a clip to the previous clipAlt Start ,Option Control ,
MIDI and clip gain
Transpose a MIDI note up one semitoneUp ArrowUp Arrow
Transpose a MIDI note down one semitoneDown ArrowDown Arrow
Copy and transpose a MIDI note up one semitoneAlt Up ArrowOption Up Arrow
Copy and transpose a MIDI note down one semitoneAlt Down ArrowOption Down Arrow
Transpose a MIDI note up one octaveShift Up ArrowShift Up Arrow
Transpose a MIDI note down one octaveShift Down ArrowShift Down Arrow
Increase velocity by fiveCtrl Up ArrowCmd Up Arrow
Decrease velocity by fiveCtrl Down ArrowCmd Down Arrow
Show or hide the Clip Gain lineStart Shift -Control Shift -
Add a Clip Gain breakpointStart Shift EControl Shift E
Clear Clip GainStart Shift BControl Shift B
Cut Clip GainStart Shift XControl Shift X
Copy Clip GainStart Shift CControl Shift C
Dashboard and menus
Open the DashboardCtrl Alt OCmd Option O
Create a new sessionCtrl NCmd N
Open a sessionCtrl OCmd O
Close the current sessionCtrl WCmd W
Save the sessionCtrl SCmd S
Save the session asCtrl Shift SCmd Shift S
Quit Pro ToolsAlt F4Cmd Q
UndoCtrl ZCmd Z
RedoCtrl Shift ZCmd Shift Z
CutCtrl XCmd X
CopyCtrl CCmd C
PasteCtrl VCmd V
Select allCtrl ACmd A
Deselect allCtrl Shift ACmd Shift A
FindCtrl FCmd F

Build a sheet for the work you actually do

A useful cheat sheet is smaller than the reference it came from. Pick the apps that share your desk, keep the platform you are using, and remove groups that belong to a job you do not do. A focused page has a chance of staying beside the keyboard instead of becoming another document you never open.

If you move between a terminal, an editor, and a browser, make one sheet for that loop. If you are learning one app, select only its groups and give yourself a page you can glance at without hunting through unrelated commands.

Choose the platform before you print

Windows, macOS, and Linux often share the action but change the modifier. Keep all platforms when the sheet is for a shared desk or a team. Choose one platform when you want a quieter page and know which keyboard will be in front of you.

Some applications also use terminal settings, editor modes, or custom keymaps. The sheet keeps the documented default rows from this reference. It does not rewrite them for a personal binding file.

Read the paper as a task list

Each app keeps its own name and each group keeps its task heading. That matters when several apps share keys such as Ctrl+P or Cmd+K. The action beside the keys tells you which app context gives the combination its meaning.

The live preview is the document that prints. If you remove an app, platform, or group, the count and the paper change with it. Groups that have no shortcut for the selected platform disappear from the sheet rather than leaving an empty heading behind.

What this sheet does not promise

This generator does not discover shortcuts from your installed apps, inspect custom bindings, or turn undocumented actions into guesses. It prints the rows in the stack127 keyboard reference for the choices you made. For a full app page, including notes about modes and sequences, use the keyboard shortcuts directory.

Keep the first version deliberately short

Start with the keys that remove a repeated interruption today. When those become ordinary, make a second sheet or add another group. The point is to put the next useful action near your hand, not to turn every documented shortcut into homework.

Your selections stay in this browser while you build the sheet. Printing uses the browser's own print dialog, so the final paper follows the page you can see here.