Premiere Pro Shortcuts: Mac

Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are many keyboard shortcuts for Premiere Pro, including lesser known and hidden keystrokes!

Tools
V Selection Tool
A Track Select Forward Tool
Shift–A Track Select Backward Tool
B Ripple Edit Tool
N Rolling Edit Tool
R Rate Stretch Tool
C Razor Tool
Y Slip Tool
U Slide Tool
H Hand Tool
Z Zoom Tool
T Type Tool
General
Import Cmd–I
Export Media Cmd–M
Create New Project Cmd–Opt–N
Create New Sequence Cmd–N
Interface
Reveal or Focus on Project Panel Shift–1
Reveal or Focus on Source Panel Shift–2
Reveal or Focus on Timeline Panel Shift–3
Reveal or Focus on Program Panel Shift–4
Reveal or Focus on Effect Controls Panel Shift–5
Reveal or Focus on Effects Panel Shift–7
Maximize/Restore Panel Size   Hover Cursor Over Panel–Tilde(~)
Maximize/Restore Panel Size Double–Click Panel Name
Zooming
Zoom In Time Ruler Plus (+)
Zoom Out Time Ruler Minus (-)
Zoom to Fit Timeline Backslash ( \ )
Working in the Project Panel
New Bin Cmd–B
New Bin From Selection Shift–B
Find Cmd–F
Import Double–Click Any Empty Area
Select Object Above Up Arrow
Select Object Below Down Arrow
Expand Highlighted Bin Right Arrow or Cmd–Up Arrow
Close Highlighted Bin Left Arrow or Cmd–Down Arrow
Previewing
Play/Stop Toggle Spacebar
Play Backwards J
Pause K
Play Forwards L
Fast Reverse JJ
Fast Forward LL
Step Backwards 1 Frame Left Arrow
Step Forwards 1 Frame Right Arrow
Step Backwards 5 Frame Shift–Left Arrow
Step Forwards 5 Frame Shift–Right Arrow
Go To In Point Shift–I
Go To Out Point Shift–O
Play In to Out Opt–K
Play Around Playhead Shift–K
Working with the Timeline
Add Marker M
Add Marker & Open Dialog MM
Go To Next Marker Shift–M
Go To Previous Marker Cmd–Shift–M
Mark In Point I
Mark Out Point O
Clear In Option–I
Clear Out Option–O
Clear In and Out Option–X
Go to Next Edit Point Down Arrow
Go to Previous Edit Point Up Arrow
Nudge Clip Forward 1 Frame   Option–Period (.) or Cmd–Right Arrow
Nudge Clip Back 1 Frame Option–Comma (,) or Cmd–Left Arrow
Nudge Clip by 5 Frames Add Shift to the above keystrokes
Insert From Source Comma(,)
Overwrite From Source Period(.)
Snap Playhead on Timeline Hold Shift While Dragging
Mark Selection Slash ( / )
Mark Clip Under Playhead X
Find in Timeline Cmd–F
Select Next Clip in Track Cmd–Up Arrow
Select Previous Clip in Track Cmd–Down Arrow
Nudge Clip Up 1 Track Opt–Up Arrow
Nudge Clip Down 1 Track Opt–Down Arrow
Toggle Snapping S
Working with Clips
Unlink A/V Clip Cmd–L
Make Subclip Cmd–U
Enable/Disable Clip Cmd–Shift–E
Group Clips Cmd–G
Ungroup Cmd–Shift–G
Open Speed/Duration Dialog Cmd–R
Edit Original Cmd–E
Get Properties for Selection Cmd–Shift–H
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