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⤢ NUKE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Insert W… E R Insert R… T Insert T… Y U I Mark In … O Insert R… P Insert R… A Toggle A… S ⌘ Save Scr… D Disable … F Zoom to … G Insert G… H J Play Bac… K Pause L Play For… Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Insert B… N ⌘ New Scri… M Insert M… MORE SHORTCUTS Tab Node Search M… ⇥ Open Node Propert… ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Delete Selected ⌦ Group Selected No… ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Chan… G Toggle Blue Chann… B Swap A/B Input Bu… ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Step Forward One … → Step Backward One… ← Mark Out Point O Open Script ⌘ O Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A Generate Flipbook… ⌥ F Toggle Proxy ⌘ P Save and Incremen… ⌘ ⌥ S shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NUKE · MAC
NUKE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Toggle A… Z ⌘ Undo E R Insert R… T Insert T… Y U I Mark In … O Insert R… P Insert R… Q S ⌘ Save Scr… D Disable … F Zoom to … G Insert G… H J Play Bac… K Pause L Play For… M Insert M… W Insert W… X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Insert B… N ⌘ New Scri… MORE SHORTCUTS Tab Node Search M… ⇥ Open Node Propert… ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Delete Selected ⌦ Group Selected No… ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Chan… G Toggle Blue Chann… B Swap A/B Input Bu… ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Step Forward One … → Step Backward One… ← Mark Out Point O Open Script ⌘ O Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A Generate Flipbook… ⌥ F Toggle Proxy ⌘ P Save and Incremen… ⌘ ⌥ S shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NUKE · MAC
⤢ EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Delete Selected ⌦ Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A VIEWER Toggle Alpha Channel A Zoom to Fit F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Channel G Toggle Blue Channel B Swap A/B Input Buffers ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Toggle Proxy ⌘ P NODE GRAPH Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ Insert Blur Node B Insert Roto Node O Insert RotoPaint Node P Group Selected Nodes ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Generate Flipbook for… ⌥ F PLAYBACK Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K Step Forward One Frame → Step Backward One Fra… ← Mark In Point I Mark Out Point O FILE Save Script ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open Script ⌘ O Save and Increment Ve… ⌘ ⌥ S Nuke KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NUKE · MAC ⤢ EDITING 07 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Delete Selected ⌦ Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A VIEWER 08 Toggle Alpha Channel A Zoom to Fit F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Channel G Toggle Blue Channel B Swap A/B Input Buffers ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Toggle Proxy ⌘ P PLAYBACK 07 Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K Step Forward One Frame → Step Backward One Fra… ← Mark In Point I Mark Out Point O FILE 04 Save Script ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open Script ⌘ O Save and Increment Ve… ⌘ ⌥ S NODE GRAPH 14 Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ Insert Blur Node B Insert Roto Node O Insert RotoPaint Node P Group Selected Nodes ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Generate Flipbook for… ⌥ F Nuke KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NUKE · MAC
⤢ NUKE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 NUKE TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODE GRAPH 14 EDITING 07 PLAYBACK 07 FILE 04 VIEWER 08 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ Insert Blur Node B Insert Roto Node O Insert RotoPaint Node P Group Selected Nodes ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Generate Flipbook for Node ⌥ F Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Delete Selected ⌦ Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K Step Forward One Frame → Step Backward One Frame ← Mark In Point I Mark Out Point O Save Script ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open Script ⌘ O Save and Increment Version ⌘ ⌥ S Toggle Alpha Channel A Zoom to Fit F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Channel G Toggle Blue Channel B Swap A/B Input Buffers ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Toggle Proxy ⌘ P
NUKE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Insert W… E R Insert R… T Insert T… Y U I O P A Toggle A… S ⌘ Save Scr… D Disable … F G Insert G… H J Play Bac… K Pause L Play For… Z ⌘ Undo X C V B N M Insert M… MORE SHORTCUTS Tab Node Search M… ⇥ Open Node Propert… ↵ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NUKE · MAC Keyboard map NODE GRAPH Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ VIEWER Toggle Alpha Channel A EDITING Undo ⌘ Z PLAYBACK Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K FILE Save Script ⌘ S Nuke 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 NUKE · MAC Isometric NODE GRAPH 08 Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ VIEWER 01 Toggle Alpha Channel A EDITING 01 Undo ⌘ Z PLAYBACK 03 Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K FILE 01 Save Script ⌘ S Nuke 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 NUKE · MAC Typewriter NUKE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 NUKE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODE GRAPH 08 EDITING 01 PLAYBACK 03 FILE 01 VIEWER 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ Undo ⌘ Z Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K Save Script ⌘ S Toggle Alpha Channel A Editorial Nuke is a node-based compositing application used in film and television visual effects to combine and manipulate image layers with precision. Its shortcuts speed up building node graphs, viewing channels, and navigating the timeline, which is vital on complex shots.
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All Nuke keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 1 more control in the table below
+ 1 more control in the table below
14 Action Shortcut Tab Node Search Menu ⇥ Insert Read Node R Insert Write Node W Insert Merge Node M Insert Grade Node G Insert Transform Node T Disable / Enable Node D Open Node Properties ↵ Insert Blur Node B Insert Roto Node O Insert RotoPaint Node P Group Selected Nodes ⌘ G Fit Nodes to Panel F Generate Flipbook for Node ⌥ F
8 Action Shortcut Toggle Alpha Channel A Zoom to Fit F Toggle Red Channel R Toggle Green Channel G Toggle Blue Channel B Swap A/B Input Buffers ↵ Toggle Wipe Tool W Toggle Proxy ⌘ P
7 Action Shortcut Play Forward L Play Backward J Pause K Step Forward One Frame → Step Backward One Frame ← Mark In Point I Mark Out Point O
7 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Delete Selected ⌦ Duplicate Node ⌘ D Select All ⌘ A
4 Action Shortcut Save Script ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open Script ⌘ O Save and Increment Version ⌘ ⌥ S
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Does the poster include every Nuke shortcut? Nuke has 40 keyboard shortcuts in total — 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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