Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 147 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Ableton Live 12 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

  • Space — Play / Stop
  • Shift+Space — Play from Start
  • F9 — Record
  • Ctrl+R — Record (Alternative)
  • Ctrl+Space — Stop All Clips
  • Ctrl+L — Toggle Loop
  • Ctrl+Shift+L — Loop Selection
  • Ctrl+M — Toggle Metronome
  • T — Tap Tempo
  • Ctrl+Period — Nudge Tempo Up
  • Ctrl+Comma — Nudge Tempo Down
  • Ctrl+F — Follow Playhead
  • Home — Jump to Start
  • End — Jump to End
  • ArrowLeft — Move Insert Marker Left
  • ArrowRight — Move Insert Marker Right
  • Ctrl+Shift+A — Toggle Automation Arm
  • Ctrl+Alt+A — Re-enable Automation
  • Ctrl+Z — Undo
  • Ctrl+Y — Redo
  • Ctrl+Shift+Z — Redo (Alternative)
  • Ctrl+X — Cut
  • Ctrl+C — Copy
  • Ctrl+V — Paste
  • Ctrl+D — Duplicate
  • Delete — Delete
  • Backspace — Delete (Backspace)
  • Ctrl+A — Select All
  • Escape — Deselect All
  • Ctrl+R — Rename

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