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Keyboard shortcuts

The Cut Editor is built to be driven from the keyboard. Press ? inside the editor (or use the rail's ? help button → Keyboard Shortcuts) to see this list in-app.

On Windows and Linux, read as Ctrl and as Alt.

File

CommandShortcut
New cut⌘N
Open…⌘O
Save⌘S
Import media…⌘I
Export…⌘E

Corte autosaves continuously — ⌘S exists for peace of mind, not necessity.

Editing

CommandShortcut
Undo⌘Z
Redo⇧⌘Z
Cut / Copy / Paste⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V
Select forward on trackA
Select forward on all tracks⇧A
Split at playhead⌘K
Trim start to playheadQ
Trim end to playheadW
Delete
Ripple delete (close the gap)⇧⌫

Q, W, and ⌘K together cover most rough cutting: park the playhead, split, and trim to it. See Timeline editing for how these fit a real edit.

View & panels

CommandShortcut
Toggle Media panel⌘0
Toggle Inspector⌥⌘0
Toggle Agent panel⌥⌘A
Layout: Default⌘1
Layout: Media⌘2
Layout: Vertical⌘3
Enter full screen⌘F
Keyboard shortcuts?

The layouts are described in Touring the workspace.