Audacity keyboard shortcuts

Explore all 133 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Audacity 2025 on an interactive visual keyboard. Toggle modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Meta), filter by category, and search any command or key combination.

Top shortcuts

  • Ctrl+N — New
  • Ctrl+O — Open
  • Ctrl+W — Close
  • Ctrl+Q — Exit
  • Ctrl+S — Save project
  • Ctrl+Shift+E — Export audio
  • Ctrl+Shift+L — Export multiple
  • Ctrl+Shift+I — Import audio
  • Ctrl+Z — Undo
  • Ctrl+Y — Redo
  • Ctrl+X — Cut
  • Ctrl+K — Delete
  • Ctrl+C — Copy
  • Ctrl+V — Paste
  • Ctrl+D — Duplicate
  • Ctrl+P — Preferences
  • Ctrl+Alt+X — Split cut
  • Ctrl+Alt+K — Split delete
  • Ctrl+L — Silence audio
  • Ctrl+T — Trim audio
  • Ctrl+Alt+I — Split new
  • Ctrl+J — Join
  • Ctrl+Shift+J — Detach at silences
  • Ctrl+B — Add label at selection
  • Ctrl+M — Add label at playback position
  • Ctrl+Alt+V — Paste text to new label
  • Alt+X — Cut labeled audio
  • Alt+K — Delete labeled audio
  • Shift+Alt+X — Split cut labeled audio
  • Shift+Alt+K — Split delete labeled audio

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