Hands on the keys — this page is the cheat sheet. Menu items also show their keys.
File-level basics.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘N | New project |
| ⌘O | Open… |
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⇧⌘S | Save As… |
| ⌘W | Close project (does not quit) |
| ⌘Q | Quit |
| ⌘E | Export Movie… |
Traffic-light close closes the window only — reopen from the Dock.
Undo, paste, duration, rotate.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z | Undo / Redo (⌘Y also Redo when not typing) |
| ⌘V / ⌘C | Paste / copy media (plain text while a caption or title field is focused) |
| ⌘⌫ | Delete selected media or music |
| ⌘D | Set Duration… |
| ⌘1 / ⌘2 | Set Start Here / Set End Here |
| ⌘] / ⌘[ | Rotate Right / Rotate Left |
| ⇧⌘] / ⇧⌘[ | Flip Horizontal / Flip Vertical |
Edit → Auto Caption N Untitled Slides and Edit → Sort by Date Taken are in the menu (no extra keys beyond what the menu shows).
Chrome and zoom.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌃⌘S | Toggle Sidebar |
| ⌥⌘I | Show / Hide Inspector |
| ⇧⌘S | Switch Essential / Studio |
| ⌥⌘+ / ⌥⌘- | Timeline zoom in / out |
| ⌘+ / ⌘- / ⌘0 | Increase / Decrease / Default UI text size (not Timeline zoom, not slide captions) |
Watch without leaving the keyboard.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play / Pause (not while a text field is focused) |
| ← / → | Nudge playhead |
| ⇧← / ⇧→ | Larger steps |
| ⌘→ / ⌘← | Next / Previous Slide |
| ⌥⌘← | Go to Start |
Docs and diagnostics.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘/ | MemoryString Help… |
| ⌘, | MCP Server |
Help → Full Documentation Online opens this GitBook in a browser. Help → Show Walkthrough replays the first-run tour. Help → Report a Problem… emails a sanitized crash package (stacks, Mac specs, breadcrumbs; no media filenames).
Space and arrows pass through while you edit title text. ⌘V / ⌘C stay plain text while a caption or title field is focused. Undo/Redo cover most Inspector changes (Style, Motion, Intro, trims, shuffle). Prefer clicking? Playback → Play / Pause (Space is not bound on that menu item). ⌘D applies to every selected slide. ⌘+ / ⌘- / ⌘0 change UI text size (library thumbs and timeline row height), not slide captions.