Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional video editor built around a magnetic timeline and optimized for fast, high-quality editing. Its shortcuts accelerate trimming, marking, and navigating clips, which is where serious editors gain real speed on the timeline.
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All Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 7 more controls in the table below
+ 7 more controls in the table below
40 shortcuts
Editing 12
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Append to Storyline | E |
| Insert | W |
| Overwrite | D |
| Connect to Primary Storyline | Q |
| Delete Selection | ⌦ |
| Cut | ⌘X |
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Paste Insert at Playhead | ⌘V |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Replace | ⇧R |
| Replace with Gap | ⇧⌦ |
Playback 7
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play / Stop | ␣ |
| Go to Next Frame | → |
| Go to Previous Frame | ← |
| Go to Next Edit | ' |
| Go to Previous Edit | ; |
| Go to Beginning | ↖ |
| Go to End | ↘ |
Timeline 7
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Blade | ⌘B |
| Zoom In | ⌘+ |
| Zoom Out | ⌘− |
| Toggle Snapping | N |
| Enable / Disable Clip | V |
| Blade All | ⇧⌘B |
| Solo | ⌥S |
Marking 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Set Range Start (In) | I |
| Set Range End (Out) | O |
| Add Marker | M |
| Clear Selected Ranges | ⌥X |
Tools 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select All | ⌘A |
| Add Default Transition | ⌘T |
| Range Selection Tool | R |
| Add Default Title | ⌃T |
Trim 3
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Trim Start | ⌥[ |
| Trim End | ⌥] |
| Change Duration | ⌃D |
Organization 3
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Favorite | F |
| Import Media | ⌘I |
| Reveal Source in Browser | ⇧F |
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There is a Stream Deck profile for Final Cut Pro — 127 shortcuts laid out across the keys, each one labelled, installed by double-clicking a file. It fits every current Stream Deck model.
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- Final Cut Pro has 40 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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- We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
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