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⤢ HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 ⌥ Scene Vi… 2 Select P… 3 Select E… 4 Select P… 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Bypass N… W Toggle S… E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U Go Up Le… I O ⇧ Add Netw… P ⇧ Add Stic… A S ⌘ Save File D Display … F ⌃ Find Node G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N Select A… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu… ⇥ Zoom to Selec… ␣ › G Zoom to All O… ␣ › A Select Tool S Play Forward ↑ Enter Node ↵ Show Default … ␣ › H Toggle Single… ␣ › B Perspective V… ␣ › 1 Node-Specific… ↵ Toggle Object… F8 Toggle Auto-K… ⌥ K Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First F… ⌃ ↑ Network Edito… ⌥ 2 Parameters Pa… ⌥ 3 Orthographic/… ␣ › O Top View ␣ › 2 Front View ␣ › 3 Select Nothing ⇧ N Close Tab ⌃ W shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · MAC
HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 ⌥ Scene Vi… 2 Select P… 3 Select E… 4 Select P… 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Z ⌘ Undo E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U Go Up Le… I O ⇧ Add Netw… P ⇧ Add Stic… Q Bypass N… S ⌘ Save File D Display … F ⌃ Find Node G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L M W Toggle S… X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N Select A… MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu… ⇥ Zoom to Selec… ␣ › G Zoom to All O… ␣ › A Select Tool S Play Forward ↑ Enter Node ↵ Show Default … ␣ › H Toggle Single… ␣ › B Perspective V… ␣ › 1 Node-Specific… ↵ Toggle Object… F8 Toggle Auto-K… ⌥ K Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First F… ⌃ ↑ Network Edito… ⌥ 2 Parameters Pa… ⌥ 3 Orthographic/… ␣ › O Top View ␣ › 2 Front View ␣ › 3 Select Nothing ⇧ N Close Tab ⌃ W shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · MAC
⤢ NODES Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ ANIMATION Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying ⌥ K PLAYBACK Play Forward ↑ Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First Frame ⌃ ↑ PANES Scene View Pane ⌥ 1 Network Editor Pane ⌥ 2 Parameters Pane ⌥ 3 Close Tab ⌃ W VIEWPORT Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A Show Default View ␣ › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewpo… ␣ › B Perspective Viewport ␣ › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective … ␣ › O Top View ␣ › 2 Front View ␣ › 3 NETWORK Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node ⌃ F Add Network Box ⇧ O Add Sticky Note ⇧ P TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles ↵ EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V SELECTION Toggle Object/Component S… F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing ⇧ N Houdini KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · MAC ⤢ NODES 01 Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ ANIMATION 02 Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying ⌥ K PLAYBACK 05 Play Forward ↑ Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First Frame ⌃ ↑ PANES 04 Scene View Pane ⌥ 1 Network Editor Pane ⌥ 2 Parameters Pane ⌥ 3 Close Tab ⌃ W TOOLS 05 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles ↵ EDIT 04 Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V SELECTION 06 Toggle Object/Component… F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing ⇧ N VIEWPORT 10 Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A Show Default View ␣ › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad View… ␣ › B Perspective Viewport ␣ › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspectiv… ␣ › O Top View ␣ › 2 Front View ␣ › 3 NETWORK 08 Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node ⌃ F Add Network Box ⇧ O Add Sticky Note ⇧ P Houdini KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · MAC
⤢ HOUDINI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 9 SETS · No.01 HOUDINI TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODES 01 VIEWPORT 10 TOOLS 05 ANIMATION 02 EDIT 04 PLAYBACK 05 NETWORK 08 SELECTION 06 PANES 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A Show Default View ␣ › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewports ␣ › B Perspective Viewport ␣ › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective Toggle ␣ › O Top View ␣ › 2 Front View ␣ › 3 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles ↵ Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying ⌥ K Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Play Forward ↑ Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First Frame ⌃ ↑ Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node ⌃ F Add Network Box ⇧ O Add Sticky Note ⇧ P Toggle Object/Component Selection F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing ⇧ N Scene View Pane ⌥ 1 Network Editor Pane ⌥ 2 Parameters Pane ⌥ 3 Close Tab ⌃ W
HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U I O P A S ⌘ Save File D F G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L Z ⌘ Undo X C V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu (Ad… ⇥ Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objec… ␣ › A Select Tool S Play Forward ↑ Enter Node ↵ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · MAC Keyboard map VIEWPORT Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A ANIMATION Set Keyframe K EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S NETWORK Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ NODES Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S PLAYBACK Play Forward ↑ Houdini 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 HOUDINI · MAC Isometric VIEWPORT 02 Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A ANIMATION 01 Set Keyframe K EDIT 02 Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S NETWORK 03 Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ NODES 01 Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ TOOLS 04 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S PLAYBACK 01 Play Forward ↑ Houdini 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 HOUDINI · MAC Typewriter HOUDINI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 HOUDINI TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODES 01 VIEWPORT 02 TOOLS 04 ANIMATION 01 EDIT 02 PLAYBACK 01 NETWORK 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥ Zoom to Selected ␣ › G Zoom to All Objects ␣ › A Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Set Keyframe K Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S Play Forward ↑ Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ Editorial Houdini is a procedural 3D application widely used for visual effects, simulations, and complex animation in film and games. Its shortcuts speed up network navigation, node creation, and viewport control across an inherently deep workflow.
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All Houdini keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
10 Action Shortcut Zoom to Selected ␣ then G Zoom to All Objects ␣ then A Show Default View ␣ then H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewports ␣ then B Perspective Viewport ␣ then 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective Toggle ␣ then O Top View ␣ then 2 Front View ␣ then 3
8 Action Shortcut Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node ↵ Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node ⌃ F Add Network Box ⇧ O Add Sticky Note ⇧ P
6 Action Shortcut Toggle Object/Component Selection F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing ⇧ N
5 Action Shortcut Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles ↵
5 Action Shortcut Play Forward ↑ Play Backward ↓ Next Frame → Previous Frame ← Go to First Frame ⌃ ↑
4 Action Shortcut Scene View Pane ⌥ 1 Network Editor Pane ⌥ 2 Parameters Pane ⌥ 3 Close Tab ⌃ W
4 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Save File ⌘ S Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V
2 Action Shortcut Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying ⌥ K
1 Action Shortcut Open Tab Menu (Add Node) ⇥
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