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Keyboard shortcuts

These work the same in every video player, the Player, the main app, a selected video clip on the canvas, and fullscreen (F11). The JKL shuttle is DaVinci Resolve–style: tap L (or J) again to go faster.

ActionKey
Play / pauseSpace
Shuttle backward / forward, press again = fasterJ / L
Stop (Shift + K slows down)K
MuteM
Step one frame back / forward, / .
Skip back / forward /
Set in / out pointI / O
Previous / next noteShift + ← / Shift + →
Add a noteN
Toggle panel under cursor to full screenCtrl + B
Fit frame to windowF
FullscreenF11
Dark theater (while fullscreen)D

This mirrors the in-app Settings ▸ Shortcuts map. The drawing-tool, canvas, and navigation keys below are remappable there; the rest are fixed. (Defaults shown.)

ActionKey / control
ZoomMouse wheel · Ctrl + wheel · pinch
PanMiddle-drag · hold Space and drag
Eyedropper / color loupehold Alt over the canvas
Fit / frameF: one selected video toggles Fit ↔ 100 %; otherwise fits the selection, or the whole board when nothing is selected
Fit all contentF5
Zoom 100 %Ctrl + 0
Zoom in / outCtrl + = / Ctrl + -
Save view slot 1–9Ctrl + 1 … Ctrl + 9
Recall view slot 1–91 … 9
ActionKey
Save canvasCtrl + S
Save canvas asCtrl + Shift + S
Open canvasCtrl + O
New canvasCtrl + N
Backup Time MachineCtrl + H
ActionKey
Select tool (Select / Move)S
Select allCtrl + A
Copy / PasteCtrl + C / Ctrl + V
Duplicate selectionCtrl + D
Delete selectedDelete / Backspace
Undo / Redo (session)Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z
Toggle transform modeCtrl + T
Toggle mute (all canvas audio)M
Search canvasTab
Quick-search paletteCtrl + Space
Global searchCtrl + Shift + F
Close Immersion CanvasCtrl + Q (also Ctrl + Shift + I from the main viewer)
ActionKey / control
Group selected (logical)Ctrl + G
Group selected + network boxShift + G
Ungroup selectedCtrl + Shift + G
New network boxCtrl + Shift + O
Parent (first selected → others)Ctrl + P
Dynamic link (color swatches)Ctrl + Shift + P
Parent wire (hold, drag node → node)J
Dynamic-link wire (hold)Shift + J
Scissor (hold, drag across a wire to cut it)Y
Align (hold; click = grid, drag = row/column)A
ActionKey
Shuttle the selected video clipJ / K / L (Shift modifies speed)
Toggle composition guides (video nodes, or a single selected image / GIF)G
Show / hide player chrome (single video)D
Fullscreen videoF11
ActionKey
Toggle panel editI
Spawn sibling panel (Shift = name it)Alt + =
Storyboard metadataF2
Duplicate panel with drawingsF3
ActionKey
Brush size down / up (Shift = 5 px)[ / ]
Finalize pen pathEnter
Cancel pen pathEsc
ActionKey
Create template from selectionCtrl + Shift + T
Open template libraryCtrl + Alt + T
Export selection as .prmic clusterCtrl + Shift + E
Import as image sequence (on drop)Ctrl + drag a numbered frame
Send feedbackCtrl + Shift + K