Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts
Editors who cut quickly rarely touch the razor tool with the mouse. The J, K and L keys shuttle through footage, Ctrl+K cuts at the playhead, and Q and W trim everything up to the playhead while closing the gap. Premiere shortcuts are fully customisable, so these are the defaults.
Practise Premiere Pro shortcuts
30 Premiere Pro shortcuts for Windows. You get 10 prompts: press the real keys on your keyboard (or pick from four answers on a phone). Anything you miss comes back sooner in your daily review.
Premiere Pro shortcut cheat sheet
Tools
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Selection tool | V | V |
| Razor tool | C | C |
| Ripple Edit tool | B | B |
| Rolling Edit tool | N | N |
| Rate Stretch tool | R | R |
| Slip tool | Y | Y |
| Hand tool | H | H |
Playback
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Play / stop | Space | Space |
| Shuttle back / pause / forwardK pauses, L plays forward; tap again to speed up | J | J |
| Mark In | I | I |
| Mark Out | O | O |
| Go to next edit pointUp goes to the previous edit | ↓ | ↓ |
Timeline
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add edit (cut at playhead) | CtrlK | ⌘cmdK |
| Add edit to all tracks | CtrlShiftK | ⌘cmd⇧shiftK |
| Ripple delete | ShiftDelete | ⇧shift⌦fn del |
| Ripple trim previous edit to playhead | Q | Q |
| Ripple trim next edit to playhead | W | W |
| Toggle snapping | S | S |
| Link / unlink clips | CtrlL | ⌘cmdL |
| Speed/Duration dialog | CtrlR | ⌘cmdR |
| Apply default video transition | CtrlD | ⌘cmdD |
| Match frame | F | F |
| Insert clip from Source | , | , |
| Overwrite clip from Source | . | . |
View & export
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom timeline to sequence | \ | \ |
| Zoom in / out on timelineThe minus key zooms out | = | = |
| Maximize panel under cursor | ` | ` |
| Render effects in to out | Enter | ↩return |
| Export Media | CtrlM | ⌘cmdM |
| Keyboard Shortcuts editor | CtrlAltK | ⌘cmd⌥optionK |
Source: Adobe Help: Default keyboard shortcuts in Premiere Pro; Adobe Help: Select, delete, or ripple-delete clips. Defaults for the current version as documented by Adobe; custom keymaps and non-US keyboard layouts can differ.
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Premiere Pro shortcut questions
What is the ripple delete shortcut in Premiere Pro?
Select the clip or gap and press Shift+Delete on Windows or Shift+Forward Delete on a Mac (Fn+Shift+Delete on a laptop keyboard).
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