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⤢ COMPRESSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 27 1 ⌘ Show the… 2 ⌘ Show the… 3 ⌘ Show the… 4 ⌘ Show or … 5 ⌘ Show or … 6 7 8 9 0 Q ⌘ Quit Com… W ⌘ Close th… E ⌘ Show Err… R T Y U I ⌘ Add a Fi… O Set the … P A S D F G H J Play in … K Stop Pla… L Play the… Z X C V B ⌘ Start Tr… N M Add a Ma… MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Pause the Vi… ␣ Set the In Point I Navigate Up the J… ↑ Navigate Down the… ↓ Compressor Settin… ⌘ , Add Image Sequenc… ⌥ ⌘ I Go to Previous Ma… ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker… ⌃ ' Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2 Add Surround Soun… ⌃ ⌘ I Minimize the Wind… ⌘ M shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC
COMPRESSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 27 1 ⌘ Show the… 2 ⌘ Show the… 3 ⌘ Show the… 4 ⌘ Show or … 5 ⌘ Show or … 6 7 8 9 0 A Z E ⌘ Show Err… R T Y U I ⌘ Add a Fi… O Set the … P Q ⌘ Quit Com… S D F G H J Play in … K Stop Pla… L Play the… M Add a Ma… W ⌘ Close th… X C V B ⌘ Start Tr… N MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Pause the Vi… ␣ Set the In Point I Navigate Up the J… ↑ Navigate Down the… ↓ Compressor Settin… ⌘ , Add Image Sequenc… ⌥ ⌘ I Go to Previous Ma… ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker… ⌃ ' Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2 Add Surround Soun… ⌃ ⌘ I Minimize the Wind… ⌘ M shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC
⤢ BATCH Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B Add Image Sequence Files ⌥ ⌘ I Add Surround Sound Files ⌃ ⌘ I MARKERS Add a Marker M Go to Previous Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ' JOBS Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ WINDOW Compressor Settings ⌘ , Quit Compressor ⌘ Q Show Errors & Warnings ⌘ E Close the Window ⌘ W Minimize the Window ⌘ M PLAYBACK Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L PREVIEW Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O VIEW Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Show the Completed View ⌘ 3 Show or Hide Presets/Locations ⌘ 5 Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2 Compressor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 27 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC ⤢ BATCH 04 Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B Add Image Sequence Files ⌥ ⌘ I Add Surround Sound Files ⌃ ⌘ I MARKERS 03 Add a Marker M Go to Previous Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ' JOBS 02 Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ WINDOW 05 Compressor Settings ⌘ , Quit Compressor ⌘ Q Show Errors & Warnings ⌘ E Close the Window ⌘ W Minimize the Window ⌘ M PLAYBACK 04 Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L PREVIEW 02 Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O VIEW 07 Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Show the Completed View ⌘ 3 Show or Hide Presets/Locations ⌘ 5 Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2 Compressor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 27 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC
⤢ COMPRESSOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 COMPRESSOR TOTAL 27 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS BATCH 04 PLAYBACK 04 PREVIEW 02 MARKERS 03 VIEW 07 JOBS 02 WINDOW 05 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B Add Image Sequence Files ⌥ ⌘ I Add Surround Sound Files ⌃ ⌘ I Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O Add a Marker M Go to Previous Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ' Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Show the Completed View ⌘ 3 Show or Hide Presets/Locations ⌘ 5 Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2 Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ Compressor Settings ⌘ , Quit Compressor ⌘ Q Show Errors & Warnings ⌘ E Close the Window ⌘ W Minimize the Window ⌘ M
COMPRESSOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ Show the… 2 ⌘ Show the… 3 4 ⌘ Show or … 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I ⌘ Add a Fi… O Set the … P A S D F G H J Play in … K Stop Pla… L Play the… Z X C V B ⌘ Start Tr… N M Add a Ma… MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Pause the Vi… ␣ Set the In Point I Navigate Up the J… ↑ Navigate Down the… ↓ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC Keyboard map PLAYBACK Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L MARKERS Add a Marker M JOBS Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ BATCH Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B PREVIEW Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O VIEW Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Compressor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC Isometric PLAYBACK 04 Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L MARKERS 01 Add a Marker M JOBS 02 Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ BATCH 02 Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B PREVIEW 02 Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O VIEW 03 Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Compressor KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH COMPRESSOR · MAC Typewriter COMPRESSOR · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 COMPRESSOR TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS BATCH 02 PLAYBACK 04 PREVIEW 02 MARKERS 01 VIEW 03 JOBS 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O Add a Marker M Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓ Editorial Compressor is Apple's companion app to Final Cut Pro for advanced media encoding, custom export settings, and batch transcoding. Its shortcuts help you queue jobs, adjust presets, and manage batches efficiently when delivering many output formats.
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All Compressor keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
7 Action Shortcut Show or Hide the Inspector ⌘ 4 Show the Current View ⌘ 1 Show the Active View ⌘ 2 Show the Completed View ⌘ 3 Show or Hide Presets/Locations ⌘ 5 Show Presets ⇧ ⌘ 1 Show Locations ⇧ ⌘ 2
5 Action Shortcut Compressor Settings ⌘ , Quit Compressor ⌘ Q Show Errors & Warnings ⌘ E Close the Window ⌘ W Minimize the Window ⌘ M
4 Action Shortcut Add a File ⌘ I Start Transcoding the Batch ⌘ B Add Image Sequence Files ⌥ ⌘ I Add Surround Sound Files ⌃ ⌘ I
4 Action Shortcut Play/Pause the Video ␣ Play in Reverse J Stop Playback K Play the Video L
3 Action Shortcut Add a Marker M Go to Previous Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ ; Go to Next Marker or In/Out Point ⌃ '
2 Action Shortcut Navigate Up the Job List ↑ Navigate Down the Job List ↓
2 Action Shortcut Set the In Point I Set the Out Point O
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