Indispensable Final Cut Pro X Keyboard Shortcuts – Faster Editing

Shortcuts are a great way to quickly complete a task that should have required you to go through multiple steps of clicks and mouse scrolling, take for instance the ever-popular Ctrl + S – To Save. In this page, I have listed a number of indispensable Final Cut Pro X Keyboard Shortcuts

To work really fast in any program, you must learn to use shortcuts, they can be difficult to memorize and remember but when you work with a particular shortcut once or twice, that shortcut becomes a part of you and easy to remember.

You do not have to force your brain into memorizing these keyboard combinations, all you have to do is pick a few (5 – 10) and keep using them for the next couple of days after then go for another 5 and gradually you find yourself working with plenty of shortcuts and thereby leading to faster and comfortable editing experience.

Indispensable Final Cut Pro X Keyboard Shortcuts

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Application Shortcuts
Cmd + H	Hide app
Cmd + M	Minimize app
Cmd + O	Open library
Cmd + Q	Quit app
Cmd + Comma (,)	Open preferences
Option + Cmd + K	Command editor
Shift + Cmd + Z	Redo change
Cmd + Z	Undo change
Editing
C	Select clip
Cmd + C	Copy selection
Cmd + D	Duplicate
Cmd + X	Cut the selection
Cmd + G	Create storyline
Cmd + Y	Create audition
Cmd + B	Blade
Shift + Cmd + B	Blade all
Cmd + A	Select all
Shift + Cmd + A	Deselect all
Control + D	Change duration
Control + L	Adjust volume relative
Control + Option + L	Adjust volume absolute
Delete	Delete
Option + Cmd + Delete	Delete selection only
V	Enable/Disable clip
G	Toggle storyline mode
Option + Right Bracket (])	Trim end
Option + Left Bracket ([)	Trim start
Option + Backslash (\)	Trim to selection
Effects
Option + Cmd + M	Match color
Shift + Cmd + M	Match audio
Option + Cmd + C	Copy effects
Option + Shift + C	Copy keyframes
Option + Shift + X	Cut keyframes
Option + Shift + V	Paste keyframes
Option + Cmd + V	Paste effects
Shift + Cmd + V	Paste attributes
Option + Tab	Next text
Option + Shift + Tab	Previous text
Marking
Option + C	Add caption
Control + Shift + C	Edit caption
M	Add marker
Option + M	Add marker and modify
Control + C	Show all clips
Option + X	Clear selected ranges
Option + O	Clear range end
Option + I	Clear range start
Control + M	Delete marker
Control + Shift + M	Delete markers in selection
R	Range selection tool
X	Select clip range
O	Set range end
Control + O	Set range end (while editing a text field)
I	Set range start
Control + I	Set range end (while editing a text field)
U	Removes ratings from selection
Organization
Option + N	New event
Shift + Cmd + N	New folder
Option + Cmd + G	Synchronize clips
Shift + F	Reveal selected clip in browser
Option + Shift + Cmd + F	Reveal project in browser
Navigation and Playback
S	Turn skimming on/off
Shift + S	Audio skimming on/off
Option + Cmd + S	Clip skimming on/off
Left arrow	Go to previous frame
Option + Left Arrow	Go to previous field
Shift + Left Arrow	Go back ten frames
Right arrow	Go to next frame
Option + right arrow	Go to next subframe
Shift + Right Arrow	Go forward ten frames
Home key	Go to beginning
End key	Go to end
Semicolon (;)	Go to previous edit
Apostrophe (‘)	Go to next edit
Shift + A	Monitor audio
L	Play forward
J	Play in reverse
Slash (/)	Play selection
Control + Shift + O	Play to end
Space bar	Start or pause playback
K	Stop playback
Option + Shift + A	Start/Stop voiceover recording
Tools
A	Arrow tool
B	Blade tool
H	Hand tool
P	Position tool
T	Trim tool
Z	Zoom tool
Shift + C	Crop tool
Option + D	Distort tool
Shift + T	Transform tool
Viewing
Cmd + plus sign	Zoom in
Cmd + minus sign	Zoom out
Shift + Z	Zoom to fit
Control + Z	Zoom to samples
Option + Shift + N	View clip names
Control + A	Show/Hide audio animation
Control + V	Show/Hide video animation
Control + Y	Show/Hide skimmer info
Shift + Cmd + Hyphen (-)	Decrease clip height
Shift + Cmd + Equal sign (=)	Increase clip height
Control + Option + Up arrow	Increase waveform size (clip appearance)
Control + Option + Down arrow	Decrease waveform size (clip appearance)
Windows
Cmd + 1	Go to browser
Cmd + 2	Go to timeline
Cmd + 3	Go to viewer
Cmd + 4	Show/Hide inspector
Cmd + 5	Show/Hide effects browser
Cmd + 6	Go to color board
Cmd + 7	Show/Hide video scopes
Cmd + 8	Go to audio enhancements
Cmd + 9	Show/Hide background tasks
Option + Cmd + 8	Show/hide voice recorder
General Shortcuts
Cmd + F	Find
Cmd + I	Import media
Cmd + N	New project
Cmd + J	Project properties
Control + R	Render selection
Control + Shift + R	Render all

References:

Makeuseof – https://www.makeuseof.com/final-cut-pro-x-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/