☕️ TL;DR – If you like keyboard shortcuts, this list will come in handy. If you aren’t used to using keyboard shortcuts, give ’em a a try!
We will update this list regularly, so make sure to check back often!
Timeline Functions | Function | Premiere Equivalent |
▶️ | Move Playhead forward 1 Frame at a time | ▶️ |
◀️ | Move Playhead back 1 Frame at a time | ◀️ |
Shift + ▶️ | Move Playhead forward 1 second at a time | |
Shift + ◀️ | Move Playhead back 1 second at a time | |
Go to First Frame of Previous Clip | ||
Go to First Frame of Next Clip |
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Space Bar | Play Preview | Space Bar |
Shift+Space Bar | Play/Loop current Clip only | |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Z | Undo | CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Z |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Y | Redo | CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + SHIFT + Z |
Trimming & Splitting Clips | Premiere Equivalent | |
Q | Trim the Clip to start at Playhead (aka “ripple trim”) | Q |
W |
Set the Clip’s Out-point on the source media Timeline (trims the Clip from the Playhead)
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W
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C |
Split the Clip at the Playhead (scissors icon)
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CTRL/CMD + K
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Del / Backspace
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Deletes currently selected Clip
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Del / Backspace |
Preview Mode Hold CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Drag the Crop Box |
Shows the alignment Grid for snapping to the center axes
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Hold SHIFT + Drag the Crop Box |
Locks the Crop Box to the horizontal or vertical axis while dragging
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Advanced Navigation | ||
Shift+Q | Snaps the Playhead back to the Clip’s In-Point | |
Shift+W | Snaps the Playhead to the Clip’s Out-Point | |
Clip Settings | ||
[ | Decrease Clip Audio Volume | [ |
] | Increase Clip Audio Volume | ] |
Zoom In/Out | ||
– | Zoom Out Timeline, centering on Playhead | – |
= | Zoom In Timeline, centering on Playhead | = |
Shift & Mouse/Trackpad | ||
Shift + Click (KeyFrames) | When clicking on the KeyFrame trash can, deletes all KeyFrames on the current Clip | |
Shift (Trackpad) | While holding Shift, you can slide 2 fingers vertically up on the Trackpad to zoom to the current Frame in the Timeline. Slide down to zoom out again. | |
Shift (Mouse Wheel) | While holding Shift, you can use the Mouse Wheel to scroll the Timeline horizontally back and forth. | Shift (Mouse Wheel) |
Captions Shortcuts for editing on the Timeline
ENTER |
Edit the selected word within the Word Clip. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + ENTER |
Adds or Removes a Line Break from the selected word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + ▶️ |
Navigates to and selects the next word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + ◀️ |
Navigates to and selects the previous word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + |
Auto Capitalizes the first Letter of the selected word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Double Tap |
Capitalizes the whole selected word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + |
Converts the entire selected word to lower case. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Backspace |
Deletes the selected word. |
CTRL (Windows) or Option (Mac) + Any Special Character |
Appends the Special Character to end of the selected word. |
Suggestions: Let us know which keyboard shortcuts you would like to see next by sending us a note in the Help chat on Kamua (?)