Adobe Premiere Pro shortcuts 2020 complete list for Windows and Mac + PDF
Video editing can be a hard and frustrating process. If you are on a tight schedule then you want to make sure that you can work as fast and efficiently as possible. One way to reach that goal is to memorize the shortcuts of all the necessary actions you take inside your go-to software. Since you have come this far then you might have already realized that there are a lot of shortcuts available. To make it simpler for you, we collected all the shortcuts available and placed them inside this blog.
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| Premiere Pro default keyboard shortcuts | ||
| Many commands have keyboard shortcut equivalents, so you can complete tasks with minimal use of the mouse. You can also create or edit keyboard shortcuts. | ||
| Audio Track Mixer panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Show/Hide Tracks | Ctrl + Alt + T | Opt + Cmd + T |
| Loop | Ctrl + L | Cmd + L |
| Meter Input(s) Only | Ctrl + Shift + I | Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Capture panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Record Video | V | V |
| Record Audio | A | A |
| Eject | E | E |
| Fast Forward | F | F |
| Go to In point | Q | Q |
| Go to Out point | W | W |
| Record | G | G |
| Rewind | R | R |
| Step Back | Left | Left |
| Step Forward | Right | Right |
| Stop | S | S |
| Effect Controls panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Remove Selected Effect | Backspace | Delete |
| Loop During Audio-Only Playback | Ctrl + L | Cmd + L |
| Effects panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| New Custom Bin | Ctrl +/ | Cmd + / |
| Delete Custom Item | Backspace | Delete |
| Essential Graphics panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Clear Selection | Backspace | Delete |
| History panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Step Backward | Left | Left |
| Step Forward | Right | Right |
| Delete | Backspace | Delete |
| Legacy Titler panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Arc Tool | A | A |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
| Decrease Kerning by Five Units | Alt + Shift + Left | Opt + Shift + Left |
| Decrease Kerning by One Unit | Alt + Left | Opt + Left |
| Decrease Leading by Five Units | Alt + Shift + Down | Opt + Shift + Down |
| Decrease Leading by One Unit | Alt + Down | Opt + Down |
| Decrease Text Size by Five Points | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left | Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left |
| Decrease Text Size by One Point | Ctrl + Alt + Left | Opt + Cmd + Left |
| Ellipse Tool | E | E |
| Increase Kerning by Five Units | Alt + Shift + Right | Opt + Shift + Right |
| Increase Kerning by One Unit | Alt + Right | Opt + Right |
| Increase Leading by Five Units | Alt + Shift + Up | Opt + Shift + Up |
| Increase Leading by One Unit | Alt + Up | Opt + Up |
| Increase Text Size by Five Points | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right | Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right |
| Increase Text Size by One Point | Ctrl + Alt + Right | Opt + Cmd + Right |
| Insert Copyright Symbol | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Opt + Shift + Cmd + C |
| Insert Registered Symbol | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R | Opt + Shift + Cmd + R |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Line Tool | L | L |
| Nudge Selected Object Down by Five Pixels | Shift + Down | Shift + Down |
| Nudge Selected Object Down by One Pixel | Down | Down |
| Nudge Selected Object Left by Five Pixels | Shift + Left | Shift + Left |
| Nudge Selected Object Left by One Pixel | Left | Left |
| Nudge Selected Object Right by Five Pixels | Shift + Right | Shift + Right |
| Nudge Selected Object Right by One Pixel | Right | Right |
| Nudge Selected Object Up by Five Pixels | Shift + Up | Shift + Up |
| Nudge Selected Object Up by One Pixel | Up | Up |
| Path Type Tool | ||
| Pen Tool | P | P |
| Position Objects to Bottom Title Safe Margin | Ctrl + Shift + D | Shift + Cmd + D |
| Position Objects to Left Title Safe Margin | Ctrl + Shift + F | Shift + Cmd + F |
| Position Objects to Top Title Safe Margin | Ctrl + Shift + O | Shift + Cmd + O |
| Rectangle Tool | R | R |
| Rotation Tool | O | O |
| Selection Tool | V | V |
| Type Tool | T | T |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
| Vertical Type Tool | C | C |
| Wedge Tool | W | W |
| Media Browser panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Open in Source Monitor | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Select Directory List | Shift + Left | Shift + Left |
| Select Media List | Shift + Right | Shift + Right |
| Metadata panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Loop | Ctrl + L | Cmd + L |
| Play | Space | Space |
| Multi-camera | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Go to Next Edit Point | Down | Down |
| Go to Next Edit Point on Any Track | Shift + Down | Shift + Down |
| Go to Previous Edit Point | Up | Up |
| Go to Previous Edit Point on Any Track | Shift + Up | Shift + Up |
| Go to Selected Clip End | Shift + End | Shift + End |
| Go to Selected Clip Start | Shift + Home | Shift + Home |
| Go to Sequence-Clip End | End | End |
| Go to Sequence-Clip Start | Home | Home |
| Increase Clip Volume | ] | ] |
| Increase Clip Volume Many | Shift + ] | Shift + ] |
| Maximize or Restore Active Frame | Shift + ` | Shift + ` |
| Maximize or Restore Frame Under Cursor | ` | ` |
| Minimize All Tracks | Shift + - | Shift + - |
| Play Around | Shift + K | Shift + K |
| Play In to Out | Ctrl + Shift + Space | Opt + K |
| Play In to Out with Preroll/Postroll | Shift + Space | Shift + Space |
| Play from Playhead to Out Point | Ctrl + Space | Ctrl + Space |
| Play-Stop Toggle | Space | SpaceRecord Voiceover |
| Reveal Nested Sequence | Ctrl + Shift + F | Shift + T |
| Ripple Trim Next Edit To Playhead | W | W |
| Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead | Q | Q |
| Select Camera 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Select Camera 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Select Camera 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Select Camera 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Select Camera 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Select Camera 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Select Camera 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Select Camera 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Select Camera 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Select Find Box | Shift + F | Shift + F |
| Select Clip at Playhead | D | D |
| Select Next Clip | Ctrl + Down | Cmd + Down |
| Select Next Panel | Ctrl + Shift + . | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Select Previous Clip | Ctrl + Up | Cmd + Up |
| Select Previous Panel | Ctrl + Shift + , | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Set Poster Frame | Shift + P | Cmd + P |
| Shuttle Left | J | J |
| Shuttle Right | L | L |
| Shuttle Slow Left | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Shuttle Slow Right | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Shuttle Stop | K | K |
| Step Back | Left | Left |
| Step Back Five Frames - Units | Shift + Left | Shift + Left |
| Step Forward | Right | Right |
| Step Forward Five Frames - Units | Shift + Right | Shift + Right |
| Toggle All Audio Targets | Ctrl + 9 | Cmd + 9 |
| Toggle All Source Audio | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Opt + Cmd + 9 |
| Toggle All Source Video | Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Opt + Cmd + 0 |
| Toggle All Video Targets | Ctrl + 0 | Cmd + 0 |
| Toggle Audio During Scrubbing | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Toggle Control Surface Clip Mixer Mode | ||
| Toggle Full Screen | Ctrl + ` | Ctrl + ` |
| Toggle Multi-Camera View | Shift + 0 | Shift + 0 |
| Toggle Trim Type | Shift + T | Ctrl + T |
| Trim Backward | Ctrl + Left | Opt + Left |
| Trim Backward Many | Ctrl + Shift + Left | Opt + Shift + Left |
| Trim Forward | Ctrl + Right | Opt + Right |
| Trim Forward Many | Ctrl + Shift + Right | Opt + Shift + Right |
| Trim Next Edit to Playhead | Ctrl + Alt + W | Opt + W |
| Trim Previous Edit to Playhead | Ctrl + Alt + Q | Opt + Q |
| Program Monitor panel | ||
| Note: | ||
| To use nudging for graphic layers, make sure that: | ||
| You have at least one layer selected (blue box) in a single graphic | ||
| The Program Monitor or the Essential Graphics panel is in focus | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Snap in Program Monitor | Shift + Ctrl + ; | Shift + Cmd + ; |
| Nudge Selected Object up by five frames | Shift + Ctrl + Up | Shift + Cmd + Up |
| Nudge Selected Object right by five frames | Shift + Ctrl + Right | Shift + Cmd + Right |
| Nudge Selected Object left by five frames | Shift + Ctrl + Left | Shift + Cmd + Left |
| Nudge Selected Object down by five frames | Shift + Ctrl + Down | Shift + Cmd + Down |
| Nudge Selected Object up by one frame | Ctrl + Up | Cmd + Up |
| Nudge Selected Object right by one frame | Ctrl + Right | Cmd + Right |
| Nudge Selected Object left by one frame | Ctrl + Left | Cmd + Left |
| Nudge Selected Object down by one frame | Ctrl + Down | Cmd + Down |
| Project panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| New Bin | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
| Delete | Backspace | Delete |
| List | Ctrl + Page Up | Cmd + Page Up |
| Icon | Ctrl + Page Down | Cmd + Page Down |
| Hover Scrub | Shift + H | Shift + H |
| Delete Selection with Options | Ctrl + Delete | Cmd + Forward Delete |
| Extend Selection Down | Shift + Down | Shift + Down |
| Extend Selection Left | Shift + Left | Shift + Left |
| Extend Selection Right | Shift + Right | Shift + Right |
| Extend Selection Up | Shift + Up | Shift + Up |
| Move Selection Down | Down | Down |
| Move Selection End | End | End |
| Move Selection Home | Home | Home |
| Move Selection Left | Left | Left |
| Move Selection Page Down | Page Down | Page Down |
| Move Selection Page Up | Page Up | Page Up |
| Move Selection Right | Right | Right |
| Move Selection Up | Up | Up |
| Next Column Field | Tab | Tab |
| Next Row Field | Enter | Return |
| Open in Source Monitor | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Previous Column Field | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Previous Row Field | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Thumbnail Size Next | Shift + ] | Shift + ] |
| Thumbnail Size Previous | Shift + [ | Shift + [ |
| Toggle View | Shift + \ | Shift + \ |
| Timeline panel | ||
| Result | Windows | macOS |
| Clear Selection | Backspace | Delete |
| Decrease Audio Tracks Height | Alt + - | Opt + - |
| Decrease Video Tracks Height | Ctrl + - | Cmd + - |
| Increase Audio Tracks Height | Alt + = | Opt + = |
| Increase Video Tracks Height | Ctrl + = | Cmd + = |
| Nudge Clip Selection Left Five Frames | Alt + Shift + Left | Shift + Cmd + Left |
| Nudge Clip Selection Left One Frame | Alt + Left | Cmd + Left |
| Nudge Clip Selection Right Five Frames | Alt + Shift + Right | Shift + Cmd + Right |
| Nudge Clip Selection Right One Frame | Alt + Right | Cmd + Right |
| Ripple Delete | Alt + Backspace | Opt + Delete |
| Set Work Area Bar In Point | Alt + [ | Opt + [ |
| Set Work Area Bar Out Point | Alt + ] | Opt + ] |
| Show Next Screen | Page Down | Page Down |
| Show Previous Screen | Page Up | Page Up |
| Slide Clip Selection Left Five Frames | Alt + Shift + , | Opt + Shift + , |
| Slide Clip Selection Left One Frame | Alt + , | Opt + , |
| Slide Clip Selection Right Five Frames | Alt + Shift + . | Opt + Shift + . |
| Slide Clip Selection Right One Frame | Alt + . | Opt + . |
| Slip Clip Selection Left Five Frames | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left | Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left |
| Slip Clip Selection Left One Frame | Ctrl + Alt + Left | Opt + Cmd + Left |
| Slip Clip Selection Right Five Frames | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right | Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right |
| Slip Clip Selection Right One Frame | Ctrl + Alt + Right | Opt + Cmd + Right |