Cheat Sheet of Final Cut Pro X Video Editing Workflow Shortcuts

With Final Cut Pro X, you can edit video on macOS with powerful control over audio, motion graphics, and delivery, help your transition step into production from start to finish. This handy list of Final Cut Pro X shortcuts helps you focus on what’s important.

Table of contents

Application Shortcuts
Editing
Effects
Marking
Organization
Navigation and Playback
Tools
Viewing
Windows
General Shortcuts

Application Shortcuts

Hide app	Cmd + H
Minimize app	Cmd + M
Open Library	Cmd + O
Quit app	Cmd + Q
Open preferences	Cmd + Comma (,)
Command editor	Option + Cmd + K
Redo change	Shift + Cmd + Z
Undo change	Cmd + Z

Editing

Select clip	C
Copy selection	Cmd + C
Duplicate	Cmd + D
Cut the selection	Cmd + X
Create storyline	Cmd + G
Create audition	Cmd + Y
Blade	Cmd + B
Blade all	Shift + Cmd + B
Select all	Cmd + A
Deselect all	Shift + Cmd + A
Change duration	Control + D
Adjust volume relative	Control + L
Adjust volume absolute	Control + Option + L
Delete	Delete
Delete selection only	Option + Cmd + Delete
Enable/Disable clip	V
Toggle storyline mode	G
Trim end	Option + Right Brancket (])
Trim start	Option + Left Brancket ([)
Trim to selection	Option + Backslash (\)

Effects

Match color	Option + Cmd + M
Match audio	Shift + Cmd + M
Copy effects	Option + Cmd + C
Copy keyframes	Option + Shift + C
Cut keyframes	Option + Shift + X
Paste keyframes	Option + Shift + V
Paste effects	Option + Cmd + V
Paste attributes	Shift + Cmd + V
Next text	Option + Tab
Previous text	Option + Shift + Tab

Marking

Add caption	Option + C
Edit caption	Control + Shift + C
Add marker	M
Add markers and modify	Option + M
Show all clips	Control + C
Clear selected ranges	Option + X
Clear range end	Option + O
Clear range start	Option + I
Delete marker	Control + M
Delete markers in selection	Control + Shift + M
Range selection tool	R
Select clip range	X
Set clip end	O
Set clip end (while editing a text field)	Control + O
Set clip start	I
Set clip start (while editing a text field)	Control + I
Removes ratings from a selection	U

Organization

New event	Option + N
New folder	Shift + Cmd = N
Synchronize clips	Option + Cmd + G
Reveal selected clip in the browser	Shift + F
Reveal project in the browser	Option + Shift + Cmd + F

Navigation and Playback

Turn skimming on/off	S
Audio skimming on/off	Shift + S
Clip skimming on/off	Option + Cmd + S
Go to previous frame	Left arrow
Go to previous field	Option + Left Arrow
Go back ten frames	Shift + Left Arrow
Go to next frame	Right arrow
Go to next subframe	Option + Right Arrow
Go forward ten frames	Shift + Right Arrow
Go to beginning	Home key
Go to end	End key
Go to previous edit	Semicolon (;)
Go to next edit	Apostrophe (‘)
Monitor audio	Shift + A
Play forward	L
Play in reverse	J
Play selection	Slash (/)
Play to end	Control + Shift + O
Start or pause playback	Space bar
Stop playback	K
Start/Stop voiceover recording	Option + Shift + A

Tools

Arrow tool	A
Blade tool	B
Hand tool	H
Position tool	P
Trim tool	T
Zoom tool	Z
Crop tool	Shift + C
Distort tool	Option + D
Transform tool	Shift + T

Viewing

Zoom in	Cmd + Plus sign
Zoom out	Cmd + Minus sign
Zoom to fit	Shift + Z
Zoom to samples	Control + Z
View clip names	Option + Shift + N
Show/Hide audio animation	Control + A
Show/Hide video animation	Control + V
Show/Hide skimmer info	Control + Y
Decrease clip height	Shift + Cmd + Hyphen (-)
Increase clip height	Shift + Cmd + Equal sign (=)
Increase waveform size (clip appearance)	Control + Option + Up arrow
Decrease waveform size (clip appearance)	Control + Option + Down arrow

Windows

Go to browser	Cmd + 1
Go to timeline	Cmd + 2
Go to viewer	Cmd + 3
Show/Hide inspector	Cmd + 4
Show/Hide effects browser	Cmd + 5
Go to color board	Cmd + 6
Show/Hide video scopes	Cmd + 7
Go to audio enhancements	Cmd + 8
Show/Hide background tasks	Cmd + 9
Show/Hide voice recorder	Option + Cmd + 8

General Shortcuts

Find	Cmd + F
Import media	Cmd + I
New project	Cmd + N
Project properties	Cmd + J
Render selection	Control + R
Render all	Control + Shift + R