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⤢ PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 1 Rewind (… 2 Ctrl Trimmer … 3 Alt Shift Consolid… 4 Toggle L… 5 Toggle L… 6 7 Ctrl Smart To… 8 9 0 Q W E Ctrl Separate… R T Ctrl Trim Cli… Y U I Ctrl Shift Import A… O Ctrl Open Ses… P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Create F… G H Ctrl Heal Sep… J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Alt Bounce t… N Ctrl New Sess… M Ctrl Mute / U… MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Sta… Enter Redo Ctrl Shift Z Tab to Transi… Tab Zoom In (Hori… Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Hor… Ctrl [ Go to End Ctrl Enter Zoom to Fit S… Alt F Zoom Toggle (… E Toggle Edit /… Ctrl = Save As Ctrl Shift S Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Half-Speed Pl… Shift Space Fast Forward … 2 Tab to Previo… Ctrl Tab Enable / Disa… Ctrl Alt Tab Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS
PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 1 Rewind (… 2 Ctrl Trimmer … 3 Alt Shift Consolid… 4 Toggle L… 5 Toggle L… 6 7 Ctrl Smart To… 8 9 0 A Ctrl Select A… Z Ctrl Undo E Ctrl Separate… R T Ctrl Trim Cli… Y U I Ctrl Shift Import A… O Ctrl Open Ses… P Q S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Create F… G H Ctrl Heal Sep… J K L M Ctrl Mute / U… W X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Alt Bounce t… N Ctrl New Sess… MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Sta… Enter Redo Ctrl Shift Z Tab to Transi… Tab Zoom In (Hori… Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Hor… Ctrl [ Go to End Ctrl Enter Zoom to Fit S… Alt F Zoom Toggle (… E Toggle Edit /… Ctrl = Save As Ctrl Shift S Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Half-Speed Pl… Shift Space Fast Forward … 2 Tab to Previo… Ctrl Tab Enable / Disa… Ctrl Alt Tab Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS
⤢ EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Create Fades Ctrl F Consolidate Clip Alt Shift 3 MIXING Mute / Unmute Clips Ctrl M Toggle Edit / Mix Window Ctrl = EDIT MODES Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 TRANSPORT Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Go to End Ctrl Enter Toggle Loop Playback Mode … 4 Half-Speed Playback Shift Space Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keyp… 2 NAVIGATION Zoom In (Horizontal) Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) Ctrl [ Zoom to Fit Selection Alt F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focu… E RECORDING Toggle Loop Record Mode (N… 5 FILE Save Ctrl S New Session Ctrl N Open Session Ctrl O Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Bounce to Disk Ctrl Alt B Save As Ctrl Shift S SELECTION Select All Ctrl A Tab to Transient (next) Tab Tab to Previous Transient … Ctrl Tab Enable / Disable Tab to Tr… Ctrl Alt Tab TOOLS Trimmer Tool Ctrl 2 Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Smart Tool Ctrl 7 Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS ⤢ EDITING 11 Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Create Fades Ctrl F Consolidate Clip Alt Shift 3 MIXING 02 Mute / Unmute Clips Ctrl M Toggle Edit / Mix Window Ctrl = EDIT MODES 04 Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 TRANSPORT 08 Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Go to End Ctrl Enter Toggle Loop Playback Mode… 4 Half-Speed Playback Shift Space Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Key… 2 NAVIGATION 04 Zoom In (Horizontal) Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) Ctrl [ Zoom to Fit Selection Alt F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Foc… E RECORDING 01 Toggle Loop Record Mode (… 5 FILE 06 Save Ctrl S New Session Ctrl N Open Session Ctrl O Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Bounce to Disk Ctrl Alt B Save As Ctrl Shift S SELECTION 04 Select All Ctrl A Tab to Transient (next) Tab Tab to Previous Transient… Ctrl Tab Enable / Disable Tab to T… Ctrl Alt Tab TOOLS 04 Trimmer Tool Ctrl 2 Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Smart Tool Ctrl 7 Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS
⤢ PRO TOOLS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 9 SETS · No.01 PRO TOOLS TOTAL 44 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 08 EDITING 11 FILE 06 SELECTION 04 NAVIGATION 04 MIXING 02 TOOLS 04 RECORDING 01 EDIT MODES 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Go to End Ctrl Enter Toggle Loop Playback Mode (Numeric Keypad) 4 Half-Speed Playback Shift Space Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keypad) 2 Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Create Fades Ctrl F Consolidate Clip Alt Shift 3 Save Ctrl S New Session Ctrl N Open Session Ctrl O Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Bounce to Disk Ctrl Alt B Save As Ctrl Shift S Select All Ctrl A Tab to Transient (next) Tab Tab to Previous Transient / Boundary Ctrl Tab Enable / Disable Tab to Transients Ctrl Alt Tab Zoom In (Horizontal) Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) Ctrl [ Zoom to Fit Selection Alt F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focus) E Mute / Unmute Clips Ctrl M Toggle Edit / Mix Window Ctrl = Trimmer Tool Ctrl 2 Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Smart Tool Ctrl 7 Toggle Loop Record Mode (Numeric Keypad) 5 Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4
PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Ctrl Separate… R T Ctrl Trim Cli… Y U I O P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F G H Ctrl Heal Sep… J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Redo Ctrl Shift Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS Keyboard map TRANSPORT Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter FILE Save Ctrl S SELECTION Select All Ctrl A EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS Isometric TRANSPORT 03 Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter FILE 01 Save Ctrl S SELECTION 01 Select All Ctrl A EDITING 09 Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 PRO TOOLS · WINDOWS Typewriter PRO TOOLS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 4 SETS · No.01 PRO TOOLS TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 03 EDITING 09 FILE 01 SELECTION 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Save Ctrl S Select All Ctrl A Editorial Pro Tools is Avid's flagship digital audio workstation, a studio standard for recording, editing, and mixing. Its keyboard shortcuts are vital for fast editing, transport control, and mixing moves during high-pressure sessions.
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All Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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11 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Shift Z Separate Clip at Selection Ctrl E Heal Separation Ctrl H Trim Clip to Selection Ctrl T Duplicate Ctrl D Create Fades Ctrl F Consolidate Clip Alt Shift 3
8 Action Shortcut Play / Stop Space Record (Start) Ctrl Space Return to Start Enter Go to End Ctrl Enter Toggle Loop Playback Mode (Numeric Keypad) 4 Half-Speed Playback Shift Space Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keypad) 2
6 Action Shortcut Save Ctrl S New Session Ctrl N Open Session Ctrl O Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Bounce to Disk Ctrl Alt B Save As Ctrl Shift S
4 Action Shortcut Select All Ctrl A Tab to Transient (next) Tab Tab to Previous Transient / Boundary Ctrl Tab Enable / Disable Tab to Transients Ctrl Alt Tab
4 Action Shortcut Zoom In (Horizontal) Ctrl ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) Ctrl [ Zoom to Fit Selection Alt F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focus) E
4 Action Shortcut Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4
4 Action Shortcut Trimmer Tool Ctrl 2 Selector Tool Ctrl 3 Grabber Tool Ctrl 4 Smart Tool Ctrl 7
2 Action Shortcut Mute / Unmute Clips Ctrl M Toggle Edit / Mix Window Ctrl =
1 Action Shortcut Toggle Loop Record Mode (Numeric Keypad) 5
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Does the poster include every Pro Tools shortcut? Pro Tools has 44 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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