Keep your hands on the edit.
Find useful default ShareCut Studio shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and Linux, with the context for each key.
Find the command you need.
These are useful default shortcuts. Press ? or Shift+/ to open Commands and shortcuts and see what is available right now. You can also open Help from the transport menu or the phone’s More hub.
On Mac, ⌘ means Command and Option is the Alt key. Windows and Linux use Ctrl.
Useful defaults.
On a small screen, scroll the table sideways to read each shortcut’s context.
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commands and shortcuts | ? or Shift+/ | ? or Shift+/ | Outside typing and open overlays. Lists commands available in your current context. |
| Play or pause | Space | Space | Timeline or transcript focused. |
| Stop playback | K | K | Outside typing and open overlays. Timeline focus is not required. |
| Nudge the playhead | ← or → | ← or → | Moves 1 second, or 5 seconds with Shift. A focused fade or trim handle uses these keys to adjust the handle instead. |
| Go to start or end | Home or End; ⌘← or ⌘→ | Home or End; Ctrl+← or Ctrl+→ | Outside typing and open overlays. |
| Select tool | V | V | Timeline focused. |
| Blade tool | C | C | Timeline focused, with permission to make structural edits or suggestions. |
| Blade cut at playhead | ⌘K | Ctrl+K | Project open, with permission to make structural edits or suggestions. |
| Undo; redo | ⌘Z; ⌘Shift+Z | Ctrl+Z; Ctrl+Shift+Z | Project open. |
| Copy | ⌘C | Ctrl+C | Project open. |
| Cut; paste | ⌘X; ⌘V | Ctrl+X; Ctrl+V | Project open, with permission to edit directly. Paste inserts on the same track at the playhead. |
| Toggle comment mode | ⌘Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C | Outside typing and open overlays. Adding a comment still requires comment permission. |
| Mute; solo target track | M; S | M; S | Project open. M mutes only when the record panel is closed. |
| Add a recording marker | M | M | Record panel open. Takes priority over mute and adds a timeline comment. Typing still takes priority. |
| Zoom timeline in; out | = or +; - | = or +; - | Timeline focused. |
| Fit session width | Backslash | Backslash | Timeline focused. |
| Restore; timeline; transcript; review layout | ⌘1; ⌘2; ⌘3; ⌘4 | Ctrl+1; Ctrl+2; Ctrl+3; Ctrl+4 | Desktop or tablet layout. A browser may reserve these keys. Use the transport layout control or View → Layout instead. |
| Import audio | ⌘I | Ctrl+I | Project open, with permission to add media. |
| Export deliverables | ⌘Shift+E | Ctrl+Shift+E | Host only, with a project open. |
| Escape | Esc | Esc | An open overlay handles Escape first. Otherwise, stop following, leave comment mode, or clear selection, in that order. |
Change a key.
Show remaps
Open Commands and shortcuts and turn on Show remaps.
Enter the replacement key
Find the command, enter a replacement key in its Remap field, then leave the field to save. The command keeps its existing Command, Ctrl, Shift, or Alt requirements.
Restore a default
Clear that command’s Remap field and leave the field to restore its default key. Remaps are saved locally in this browser or app storage.