Adobe Premiere keyboard shortcuts
Adobe Premiere, formerly Premiere Pro, is cut mostly with single keys: J, K and L to play, I and O to mark, comma and full stop to edit into the sequence. These are the default shortcuts, from Adobe's reference table and its editing guides, Windows and Mac side by side. Every key can be changed in Keyboard Shortcuts, under the Edit menu on Windows and the Premiere menu on a Mac, and many only work while their panel has focus.
Checked against Adobe Help Center — Premiere keyboard shortcuts (default keyboard shortcuts), Adobe Help Center — Navigate Premiere using the keyboard, Adobe Help Center — Play clips in Source Monitor, Adobe Help Center — Play active sequence in Program Monitor, Adobe Help Center — Navigate sequences in the timeline, Adobe Help Center — Edit video in Premiere, Adobe Help Center — Select clips, Adobe Help Center — Tools panel in Premiere, Adobe Help Center — Cut clips, Adobe Help Center — Perform ripple edits, Adobe Help Center — Perform rolling edit, Adobe Help Center — Perform slip edits, Adobe Help Center — Perform slide edits, Adobe Help Center — Change clip speed and duration using the Rate Stretch tool, Adobe Help Center — About Trim mode and Adobe Help Center — Edit in Trim mode. Version: Adobe Premiere desktop, current release (26.5.1, September 2026), default shortcuts.
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175 shortcuts
The top 20 are the Premiere shortcuts this page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear here. The drill asks the marked ones first too, shuffled. Or tick your own and print those.
The 20 to learn first: the shortcuts the Premiere page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear on it.
Your own sheet: the Premiere shortcuts you ticked.
Playback and the timeline
Click a panel first: the keys go to the panel with the blue outline.
Practise thesePlay or stop # Works in the Timeline panel and in both monitors, whichever has focus. In Trim mode it loops playback around the selected edit.WinSpace barMacSpace bar
Play forward, faster with each press # Hold K and press L to play forward slowly, or hold K and tap L to step forward one frame.WinLMacL
Stop playback # The middle of the J-K-L shuttle keys. Hold it with J or L to play slowly.WinKMacK
Play backwards, faster with each press # Hold K and press J to play backwards slowly, or hold K and tap J to step back one frame.WinJMacJ
Play forward slightly faster #WinShift plusLMacShift plusL
Play backwards slightly faster #WinShift plusJMacShift plusJ
Move the playhead one frame forward #WinRight arrowMacRight arrow
Move the playhead one frame back #WinLeft arrowMacLeft arrow
Move the playhead five frames forward #WinShift plusRight arrowMacShift plusRight arrow
Move the playhead five frames back #WinShift plusLeft arrowMacShift plusLeft arrow
Zoom in on the timeline # Adobe's timeline guide writes it as +, the same key. The Timeline panel must be active.WinEqualsMacEquals
Zoom out of the timeline #WinMinusMacMinus
Scroll the timeline one screen to the right # The pointer only has to be over the Timeline panel; the panel does not need to be selected.WinPage DownMacPage Down
Scroll the timeline one screen to the left #WinPage UpMacPage Up
Make the video tracks taller #WinControl plusEqualsMacCommand plusEquals
Make the video tracks shorter #WinControl plusMinusMacCommand plusMinus
Make the audio tracks taller #WinAlt plusEqualsMacOption plusEquals
Make the audio tracks shorter #WinAlt plusMinusMacOption plusMinus
Set the work area bar's In point #WinAlt plusLeft bracketMacOption plusLeft bracket
Set the work area bar's Out point #WinAlt plusRight bracketMacOption plusRight bracket
Render the effects between In and Out # Sequence > Render Effects In to Out.WinEnterMacReturn
Turn snapping in the timeline on or off #WinSMacS
In and Out points and markers
Practise theseMark In #WinIMacI
Mark Out #WinOMacO
Mark In and Out around the clip # Markers > Mark Clip.WinXMacX
Mark In and Out around the selection # Markers > Mark Selection.WinSlashMacSlash
Go to the In point #WinShift plusIMacShift plusI
Go to the Out point # In the Project panel and the Media Browser, Shift+O opens the selected clip in the Source Monitor instead.WinShift plusOMacShift plusO
Clear the In point #WinControl plusShift plusIMacOption plusI
Clear the Out point #WinControl plusShift plusOMacOption plusO
Clear both In and Out #WinControl plusShift plusXMacOption plusX
Add a marker #WinMMacM
Go to the next marker #WinShift plusMMacShift plusM
Go to the previous marker #WinControl plusShift plusMMacShift plusCommand plusM
Clear the selected marker #WinControl plusAlt plusMMacOption plusM
Clear all markers #WinControl plusAlt plusShift plusMMacOption plusCommand plusM
Select the Selection tool # The default tool. Adobe suggests going back to it when you finish with any other tool.WinVMacV
Select the Razor tool # Click a clip to split it at that point.WinCMacC
Select the Ripple Edit tool # Drag a clip's edge to trim it: the clips after it move to close the gap, and the sequence gets shorter or longer.WinBMacB
Select the Rolling Edit tool # Moves the cut between two clips without changing their combined length.WinNMacN
Select the Slip tool # Changes a clip's In and Out points together, keeping its length and its place in the timeline.WinYMacY
Select the Slide tool # Moves a clip along the timeline and trims the clips either side to make room. Its own In and Out points stay the same.WinUMacU
Select the Rate Stretch tool # Drag a clip's edge to change its speed and duration together.WinRMacR
Split the clips on every track at one point # With the Razor tool.WinShift plusclickMacShift plusclick
Split only the audio or only the video of a linked clip # With the Razor tool.WinAlt plusclickMacOption plusclick
Add clips to the selection # With the Selection tool.WinShift plusclickMacShift plusclick
Select only the audio or only the video of a linked clip # With the Selection tool. The Linked Selection button at the top left of the Timeline panel turns linked selection off altogether.WinAlt plusclickMacOption plusclick
Switch to the Rolling Edit tool on an edit point # Click the edit point while using the Ripple Edit tool.WinControl plusclickMacCommand plusclick
Set a keyframe on a connector line # With the Pen tool.WinControl plusclickMacCommand plusclick
Building the sequence
Practise theseInsert the source clip into the sequence # Clip > Insert.WinCommaMacComma
Overwrite the sequence with the source clip # Clip > Overwrite.WinFull stopMacFull stop
Lift the marked range out of the sequence #WinSemicolonMacSemicolon
Extract the marked range and close the gap # Sequence markers inside the range are removed, whatever the Ripple Sequence Markers setting.WinApostropheMacApostrophe
Add an edit at the playhead #WinControl plusKMacCommand plusK
Add an edit on every track at the playhead #WinControl plusShift plusKMacShift plusCommand plusK
Remove the selected clips # Delete is Edit > Clear, the Forward Delete key on a Mac. Backspace is the Timeline panel's Clear Selection, the Delete key on a Mac. Select a gap instead and the key closes it.WinDeleteorBackspaceMacForward DeleteorDelete
Ripple delete the selected clips # Shift+Delete (Shift+Forward Delete on a Mac) is Edit > Ripple Delete; Alt+Backspace (Opt+Delete on a Mac) is the Timeline panel's own.WinShift plusDeleteorAlt plusBackspaceMacShift plusForward DeleteorOption plusDelete
Match frame to the source clip # Sequence > Match Frame.WinFMacF
Reverse match frame #WinShift plusRMacShift plusR
Apply the video transition #WinControl plusDMacCommand plusD
Apply the audio transition #WinControl plusShift plusDMacShift plusCommand plusD
Apply the default transitions to the selection #WinShift plusDMacShift plusD
Change the clip's speed and duration # Opens Clip > Speed/Duration. In the Program Monitor the same key shows the rulers.WinControl plusRMacCommand plusR
Make a subsequence # Adobe's table gives Cmd+U on a Mac for Make Subclip too.WinShift plusUMacCommand plusU
Make a subclip #WinControl plusUMacCommand plusU
Undo, the clipboard and clips
Practise theseUndo #WinControl plusZMacCommand plusZ
Redo #WinControl plusShift plusZMacShift plusCommand plusZ
Cut #WinControl plusXMacCommand plusX
Copy #WinControl plusCMacCommand plusC
Paste #WinControl plusVMacCommand plusV
Paste the attributes of the copied clip # Edit > Paste Attributes.WinControl plusAlt plusVMacOption plusCommand plusV
Duplicate #WinControl plusShift plusSlashMacShift plusCommand plusSlash
Select all #WinControl plusAMacCommand plusA
Deselect all #WinControl plusShift plusAMacShift plusCommand plusA
Find #WinControl plusFMacCommand plusF
Link the selected clips # Clip > Link. In the Audio Track Mixer, Effect Controls and Metadata panels the same key turns looping on.WinControl plusLMacCommand plusL
Group the selected clips #WinControl plusGMacCommand plusG
Ungroup #WinControl plusShift plusGMacShift plusCommand plusG
Enable or disable the selected clips # Clip > Enable.WinShift plusEMacShift plusCommand plusE
Edit the original media # Edit > Edit Original.WinControl plusEMacCommand plusE
Set the audio gain # Clip > Audio Gain.WinGMacG
Set the audio channels # Clip > Audio Channels.WinShift plusGMacShift plusG
Trimming, nudging, slipping and sliding
The clip keys act on the selected clips in the timeline.
Practise theseOpen Trim mode # Sequence > Trim Edit. Adobe's Trim mode guides say Shift+T without naming a platform; the reference table gives Cmd+T on a Mac. Press it again to leave Trim mode.WinShift plusTMacCommand plusT
Extend the selected edit to the playhead #WinEMacE
Nudge the clip one frame left #WinAlt plusLeft arrowMacCommand plusLeft arrow
Nudge the clip one frame right #WinAlt plusRight arrowMacCommand plusRight arrow
Nudge the clip five frames left #WinAlt plusShift plusLeft arrowMacShift plusCommand plusLeft arrow
Nudge the clip five frames right #WinAlt plusShift plusRight arrowMacShift plusCommand plusRight arrow
Slide the clip one frame left # The clips either side are trimmed to make room.WinAlt plusCommaMacOption plusComma
Slide the clip one frame right #WinAlt plusFull stopMacOption plusFull stop
Slide the clip five frames left #WinAlt plusShift plusCommaMacOption plusShift plusComma
Slide the clip five frames right #WinAlt plusShift plusFull stopMacOption plusShift plusFull stop
Slip the clip one frame left # Put the playhead on the clip to watch the slip. Adobe's slip-edit guide gives Alt+Shift+Left on Windows here, which its reference table gives to a five-frame nudge.WinControl plusAlt plusLeft arrowMacOption plusCommand plusLeft arrow
Slip the clip one frame right # The slip-edit guide gives Alt+Shift+Right on Windows.WinControl plusAlt plusRight arrowMacOption plusCommand plusRight arrow
Slip the clip five frames left #WinControl plusAlt plusShift plusLeft arrowMacOption plusShift plusCommand plusLeft arrow
Slip the clip five frames right #WinControl plusAlt plusShift plusRight arrowMacOption plusShift plusCommand plusRight arrow
Trim only one track of a linked clip # For a split edit, an L-cut or a J-cut. In Trim mode the key unlinks audio and video while you hold it.WinAlt plusdragMacOption plusdrag
Select several edit points in Trim mode # A trim then applies to every selected edit.WinShift plusclickMacShift plusclick
Do a regular trim on one side in Trim mode # Drag the outgoing or the incoming clip.WinControl plusdragMacCommand plusdrag
Titles, graphics and captions
Practise theseAdd a text layer # Graphics and Titles > New Layer > Text.WinControl plusTMacCommand plusT
Add a rectangle layer #WinControl plusAlt plusRMacOption plusCommand plusR
Add an ellipse layer #WinControl plusAlt plusEMacOption plusCommand plusE
Bring the layer to the front #WinControl plusShift plusRight bracketMacShift plusCommand plusRight bracket
Bring the layer forward #WinControl plusRight bracketMacCommand plusRight bracket
Send the layer backward #WinControl plusLeft bracketMacCommand plusLeft bracket
Send the layer to the back #WinControl plusShift plusLeft bracketMacShift plusCommand plusLeft bracket
Select the next layer #WinControl plusAlt plusRight bracketMacOption plusCommand plusRight bracket
Select the previous layer #WinControl plusAlt plusLeft bracketMacOption plusCommand plusLeft bracket
Add a caption track #WinControl plusAlt plusAMacOption plusCommand plusA
Add a caption at the playhead #WinControl plusAlt plusCMacOption plusCommand plusC
Go to the next caption segment #WinControl plusAlt plusDown arrowMacOption plusCommand plusDown arrow
Go to the previous caption segment #WinControl plusAlt plusUp arrowMacOption plusCommand plusUp arrow
Show the rulers in the Program Monitor # With the Program Monitor active.WinControl plusRMacCommand plusR
Show the guides in the Program Monitor #WinControl plusSemicolonMacCommand plusSemicolon
Turn snapping in the Program Monitor on or off #WinControl plusShift plusSemicolonMacShift plusCommand plusSemicolon
Lock the guides #WinControl plusAlt plusShift plusRMacOption plusShift plusCommand plusR
Nudge the selected object in the Program Monitor # Adobe's table calls each step one frame.WinControl plusUp arroworControl plusDown arroworControl plusLeft arroworControl plusRight arrowMacCommand plusUp arroworCommand plusDown arroworCommand plusLeft arroworCommand plusRight arrow
Nudge the selected object five steps at a time # Adobe's table calls it five frames.WinControl plusShift plusUp arroworControl plusShift plusDown arroworControl plusShift plusLeft arroworControl plusShift plusRight arrowMacShift plusCommand plusUp arroworShift plusCommand plusDown arroworShift plusCommand plusLeft arroworShift plusCommand plusRight arrow
Panels and workspaces
Practise theseOpen the keyboard shortcuts editor # Shows the keys for the active panel as well as the menus, and is where you change any of them.WinControl plusAlt plusKMacOption plusCommand plusK
Go to the Project panel # Window > Projects in Adobe's table.WinShift plus1MacShift plus1
Go to the Source Monitor #WinShift plus2MacShift plus2
Go to the Timeline panel #WinShift plus3MacShift plus3
Go to the Program Monitor #WinShift plus4MacShift plus4
Go to the Effect Controls panel #WinShift plus5MacShift plus5
Go to the Audio Track Mixer #WinShift plus6MacShift plus6
Go to the Effects panel #WinShift plus7MacShift plus7
Go to the Media Browser #WinShift plus8MacShift plus8
Go to the Audio Clip Mixer # From Adobe's reference table. Its keyboard navigation guide lists Shift+6 for the Audio Clip Mixer instead, the key the table gives the Audio Track Mixer.WinShift plus9MacShift plus9
Move to the next panel, clockwise # Ctrl, not Cmd, on a Mac too. A blue outline marks the panel with focus.WinControl plusShift plusFull stopMacControl plusShift plusFull stop
Move to the previous panel, anticlockwise #WinControl plusShift plusCommaMacControl plusShift plusComma
Move to the category list in a dialogue # In a dialogue that has one, such as Keyboard Shortcuts. The arrow keys then move up and down it.WinControl plusTabMacControl plusTab
Switch to the All Panels workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus1MacOption plusShift plus1
Switch to the Assembly workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus2MacOption plusShift plus2
Switch to the Audio workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus3MacOption plusShift plus3
Switch to the Captions and Graphics workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus4MacOption plusShift plus4
Switch to the Color workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus5MacOption plusShift plus5
Switch to the Editing workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus6MacOption plusShift plus6
Switch to the Effects workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus7MacOption plusShift plus7
Switch to the Essential workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus8MacOption plusShift plus8
Switch to the Learning workspace #WinAlt plusShift plus9MacOption plusShift plus9
Reset the workspace to its saved layout #WinAlt plusShift plus0MacOption plusShift plus0
Create a new bin # Project panel.WinControl plusBMacCommand plusB
Show the Project panel as a list #WinControl plusPage UpMacCommand plusPage Up
Show the Project panel as icons #WinControl plusPage DownMacCommand plusPage Down
Toggle the Project panel view #WinShift plusBackslashMacShift plusBackslash
Turn hover scrub on or off # Project panel.WinShift plusHMacShift plusH
Open the selected clip in the Source Monitor # In the Project panel and the Media Browser.WinShift plusOMacShift plusO
Make the thumbnails bigger #WinShift plusRight bracketMacShift plusRight bracket
Make the thumbnails smaller #WinShift plusLeft bracketMacShift plusLeft bracket
Zoom in on the Project panel #WinEqualsMacEquals
Zoom out of the Project panel #WinMinusMacMinus
Delete the selected item # Listed for the Project, Effects and History panels. In the Effect Controls panel it removes the selected effect.WinBackspaceMacDelete
Delete the selection, with options # Project panel. Cmd+Forward Delete on a Mac.WinControl plusDeleteMacCommand plusForward Delete
Create a new custom bin in the Effects panel #WinControl plusSlashMacCommand plusSlash
Go to the folder list in the Media Browser #WinShift plusLeft arrowMacShift plusLeft arrow
Go to the media list in the Media Browser #WinShift plusRight arrowMacShift plusRight arrow
Turn looping on or off # Listed for the Audio Track Mixer and Metadata panels, and in Effect Controls as Loop During Audio-Only Playback.WinControl plusLMacCommand plusL
Show or hide tracks in the Audio Track Mixer #WinControl plusAlt plusTMacOption plusCommand plusT
Meter the inputs only in the Audio Track Mixer # Ctrl, not Cmd, on a Mac too, in Adobe's table.WinControl plusShift plusIMacControl plusShift plusI
Step back through the History panel #WinLeft arrowMacLeft arrow
Step forward through the History panel #WinRight arrowMacRight arrow
Projects, import and export
Practise theseCreate a new project #WinControl plusAlt plusNMacOption plusCommand plusN
Create a new sequence #WinControl plusNMacCommand plusN
Open a project #WinControl plusOMacCommand plusO
Close the active item # File > Close.WinControl plusWMacCommand plusW
Close the project #WinControl plusShift plusWMacShift plusCommand plusW
Save the project #WinControl plusSMacCommand plusS
Save the project under a new name #WinControl plusShift plusSMacShift plusCommand plusS
Save a copy of the project #WinControl plusAlt plusSMacOption plusCommand plusS
Import media #WinControl plusIMacCommand plusI
Import from the Media Browser #WinControl plusAlt plusIMacOption plusCommand plusI
Export media #WinControl plusMMacCommand plusM
Send the export to Adobe Media Encoder #WinAlt plusShift plusMMacOption plusShift plusM
Show the file properties of the selected media #WinControl plusShift plusHMacShift plusCommand plusH
Quit Premiere # File > Exit in Adobe's table.WinControl plusQMacCommand plusQ
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