Learn Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts

Practice Final Cut Pro 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 54 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

  • Ctrl+I — Import Media
  • Ctrl+N — New Project
  • Space — Play/Pause
  • Shift+Space — Play from beginning
  • ArrowRight — Forward one frame
  • ArrowLeft — Back one frame
  • Shift+ArrowRight — Forward 10 frames
  • Shift+ArrowLeft — Back 10 frames
  • Home — Go to beginning
  • End — Go to end
  • I — Mark in point
  • O — Mark out point
  • B — Blade tool
  • A — Select tool
  • T — Trim tool
  • P — Position tool
  • R — Range selection
  • Z — Zoom tool
  • H — Hand tool
  • Shift+C — Crop tool
  • Shift+T — Transform tool
  • Alt+D — Distort tool
  • Ctrl+T — Add default transition
  • Alt+ArrowUp — Lift from storyline
  • Alt+ArrowDown — Overwrite storyline
  • Q — Connect clip
  • W — Insert clip
  • E — Append clip
  • D — Overwrite clip
  • Alt+S — Solo

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