Most Useful Premiere Pro Keyboard Shortcuts

Results Windows Mac OS

New Project Ctrl+Alt+N Opt+Cmd+N

New Sequence Ctrl+N Cmd+N

Import Media Ctrl+I Cmd+I

Export Media Ctrl+M Cmd+M

Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S

Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+S

Play/Stop Space Space

Shuttle Left J J

Shuttle Right K K

Render Effects in Work Area Enter Return

Selection Tool V V

Razor Tool C C

Ripple Edit Tool B B

Ripple Trim Previous Q Q

Ripple Trim Next W W

Ripple Delete Shift+Del Shift+Del

Extend Selected Edit to Playhead E E

Speed/Duration Ctrl+R Cmd+R

Zoom In = =

Zoom Out – –

Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z

Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Shift+Cmd+Z

Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C

Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X

Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V

The Main Default Premiere Pro Keyboard
Shortcuts
In Adobe Premiere, there are two types of keyboard shortcuts:

• Application shortcuts: Application shortcuts work throughout the application even

without a specific panel in focus.
• Panel shortcuts: Panel shortcuts will only work if you’re using that specific panel.
Note: In some cases, the same keys can be used for different commands in each of these
categories (although this depends on your shortcut settings). For instance, the C key within
the overall application is devoted to the Razor tool. But when focused on the specific “Titler”
panel, it toggles to the Vertical Type tool instead — sophisticated, right?
On top of that, Adobe Premiere shortcuts can be further broken down into different segments.
Understanding these types will make it should make it easier to learn. We’ll take a closer look
at each of these in the next section.

• Command Shortcuts: Perform tasks such as starting, closing, and saving projects.
• Clipboard Shortcuts: Basic and advanced copy/paste commands.
• Tool Shortcuts: Action tasks related to Premiere Pro tools.
• Navigation Shortcuts: Helpful for reviewing your video projects.

Pro Tip: Tools and Navigation shortcuts will be the same for both PC and Mac users.
Command Shortcuts
Results Windows Mac OS
New Project/Production Ctrl+Alt+N Opt+Cmd+N
New Sequence Ctrl+N Cmd+N
New Bin Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Title Ctrl+T Cmd+T
Open Project/Production Ctrl+O Cmd+O
Browse in Adobe Bridge Ctrl+Alt+O Opt+Cmd+O
Close Project Ctrl+Shift+W Shift+Cmd+W
Close Ctrl+W Cmd+W
Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S
Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Shift+Cmd+S
Save a Copy Ctrl+Alt+S Opt+Cmd+S
Import from Media Browser Ctrl+Alt+I Opt+Cmd+I
Import Media Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Export Media Ctrl+M Cmd+M
Get Properties for Selection Ctrl+Shift+H Shift+Cmd+H
Exit/Quit Premiere Pro Ctrl+Q Cmd+Q
Clipboard Shortcuts
Results Windows Mac OS
Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Shift+Cmd+Z
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C
Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
Paste Insert Ctrl+Shift+V Shift+Cmd+V
Paste Attributes Ctrl+Alt+V Opt+Cmd+V
Clear Delete Forward Delete
Clear In & Out Ctrl+Shift+X Opt+X
Ripple Delete Shift+Delete Shift+Forward Delete
Duplicate Ctrl+Shift+/ Shift+Cmd+/
Select All Ctrl+A Cmd+A
Deselect All Ctrl+Shift+A Shift+Cmd+A
Find Ctrl+F Cmd+F
Edit Original Ctrl+E Cmd+E

Tool Shortcuts
Results Windows Mac OS

Selection Tool V V
Track Select Forward Tool A A
Track Select Backward Tool Shift+A Shift+A
Ripple Edit Tool B B
Rolling Edit Tool N N
Rate Stretch Tool R R
Razor Tool C C
Slip Tool Y Y
Slide Tool U U
Pen Tool P P
Hand Tool H H
Zoom Tool Z Z

• Selection Tool (V): Select specific points so you can perform basic trims. It is also
great just for selecting a particular section of your video from the timeline.
• Track Select Tool (A): Select the clips available within a single sequence, except for
the available in locked tracks.
 • Ripple Edit Tool (B): This tool not only lets you trim a clip but also ripple the effect to
all remaining clips. It resolves any gaps between edited clips like magic.
• Rolling Edit Tool (N): This tool lets you edit clips by rolling their . You can move
the backward or forward. The adjustment causes the next clip’s in point to move as
well.
• Rate Stretch Tool (R): This is used to change the speed of a specific clip while having
it stay within its duration. It’s effective for creating faster or slower clips within a
sequence.
• Razor Tool(C): You’ll be using the razor tool a lot. Staying true to its name, it splits a
clip from where you select it. As a result, you can create as many clips as you want
from a single one.
• Slip Tool (Y): Adjust the in and out points of a clip without affecting its duration. The in
and out points are adjusted simultaneously for the same duration. The clip’s duration
stays the same, however.
• Slide Tool (U): Move a clip to the left or right. It also adjusts the other clips in its
vicinity. While the target clip has its duration intact, the other clips are adjusted.
• Pen Tool (P): The pen tool helps you add masks to your clips over any freeform
shapes. For instance, you can use it to blur a part of the video or as part of your color
corrected arsenal.
• Hand Tool (H): tool is a navigation tool that lets you drag your position on the video’s
timeline.
• Zoom Tool (Z): This one is pretty self-explanatory. It lets you zoom in and out on a
Premiere Pro video.

Navigation Shortcuts
Results Windows Mac OS
Play/Stop Toggle Space Space
Step Back Left (←) Left (←)
Step Forward Right (→) Right (→)
Go to Next Edit Point Down Down
Go to Previous Edit Point Up Up
Mark In Point I I
Mark Out Point O O
Clear In & To Out Ctrl+Shift+X Opt+X
Go to In Point Shift+I Shift+I
Go to Out Point Shift+O Shift+O
Shuttle Left J J
Stop K K
Shuttle Right L L
Snap (Turn On/Off) S S