Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide for HitFilm Editor - Windows & Mac

 

NOTE: Mac Users use CMD instead of Ctrl

General

  • Undo – Ctrl+Z
  • Redo – Ctrl*+*Y
  • New Project – Ctrl+N
  • Open Project – Ctrl+O
  • Save Project – Ctrl+S
  • Save As – Ctrl+Alt+S
  • Exit – Alt+F4
  • Delete – Del
  • Rename – F2
  • Cut – Ctrl+X
  • Copy – Ctrl+C
  • Paste – Ctrl+V
  • Duplicate – Ctrl+D
  • Select All – Ctrl+A
  • Reset – Ctrl+R
  • Set In Point – I
  • Set Out Point – O
  • Previous Frame – ,
  • Next Frame – .
  • Jump Back by 10 Frames – Shift+,
  • Jump Forward by 10 Frames – Shift+.
  • Move Playhead to Start of Timeline – Home
  • Move Playhead to End of Timeline – End
  • Move Playhead to In Point – Shift+I
  • Move Playhead to Out Point – Shift+O
  • Play/Pause – Space
  • Toggle Loop Playback – Ctrl+L
  • Shuttle Left – J
  • Shuttle Right – L
  • Shuttle Stop – K
  • Create New Composite Shot – Ctrl+Shift+N
  • Create New Plane – Ctrl+Shift+A
  • Import Media – Ctrl+O
  • Convert to Composite Shot – Ctrl+M
  • Close Active Panel – Ctrl+W
  • Close All Open Composite Shot Panels – Shift+Ctrl+W
  • Switch to Home Screen – Ctrl+1
  • Switch to Edit Screen – Ctrl+3

Common Timeline

  • Jump to Time – Ctrl+J (highlights current time indicator)
  • RAM Preview – Alt+L
  • Previous Edit Point – Page up
  • Next Edit Point – Page down
  • Set In and Out Points to Content – P
  • Set In and Out Points to View – (no default)
  • Increase Timeline Scale – Ctrl+Shift+=
  • Decrease Timeline Scale – Ctrl+-
  • Scroll to Playhead – Ctrl+Home
  • Previous Keyframe – Alt+,
  • Next Keyframe – Alt+.
  • Add/Remove Keyframe – Alt+T
  • Slice Selected Objects/Layers – Ctrl+Shift+D
  • Remove Attributes – Shift+CTRL+X
  • Paste Attributes – Shift+CTRL+V
  • Remove Effects – Option+CTRL+V
  • Fit to Frame – (no default)
  • Fit to Frame Width – (no default)
  • Fit to Frame Height – (no default)
  • Center in Frame – (no default)
  • Cycle Properties Filter – U
  • Remove All Color Labels From the Selection – 0
  • Apply Color Label 1 to the Selection – 1
  • Apply Color Label 2 to the Selection – 2
  • Apply Color Label 3 to the Selection – 3
  • Apply Color Label 4 to the Selection – 4
  • Apply Color Label 5 to the Selection – 5
  • Apply Color Label 6 to the Selection – 6
  • Apply Color Label 7 to the Selection – 7
  • Apply Color Label 8 to the Selection – 8
  • Apply Color Label 9 to the Selection – 9

Editor Sequence Timeline

  • Select Tool – V
  • Hand Tool – H
  • Snap On/Off – Shift+S
  • Slice Tool – C
  • Slip Edit Tool – Y
  • Slide Edit Tool – Shift+U
  • Ripple Edit Tool – R
  • Roll Edit Tool – E
  • Ripple Delete – Alt+Delete
  • Rate Stretch Tool – S
  • Track Select Forwards Tool – A
  • Track Select Backwards Tool – Shift+A
  • Link Video and Audio Clips – CTRL+
  • Unlink Video and Audio Clips – Shift+CTRL+
  • Make Composite Shot – Ctrl+M

Composite Shot Timeline

  • Select Tool – V
  • Hand Tool – H
  • Slice Tool – C
  • Snap On/Off – Shift+S
  • Open New Layer Menu – Ctrl+Alt+N
  • New Plane Layer – Ctrl+Alt+A
  • New Camera Layer – Ctrl+Alt+C
  • New Light Layer – Ctrl+Alt+L
  • New Grade Layer – Ctrl+Alt+G
  • New Text Layer – Ctrl+Alt+T
  • New Point Layer – Ctrl+Alt+P
  • Move Layer(s) to Playhead – (No Default)
  • Make Composite Shot – Ctrl+M
  • Rate Stretch Tool – S
  • Publish – (No Default)
  • Unpublish – (No Default)
  • Lock – (No Default)
  • Lock All – (No Default)
  • Unlock All – (No Default)

Trimmer

  • Insert Media on the Current Timeline – B
  • Overlay Media on the Current Timeline – N

Viewer Panel

  • Select Tool – V
  • Hand Tool – H
  • Text Tool – T
  • Rectangle Mask Tool – R
  • Rounded Rectangle Mask Tool – G
  • Ellipse Mask Tool – E
  • Polygon Mask Tool – D
  • Star Mask Tool – S
  • Freehand Mask Tool – F
  • Orbit tool – B
  • Set Mask Point(s) to Linear – Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
  • Set Mask Point(s) to Curved – Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
  • Toggle Full Screen Preview – Alt+CTRL+F
  • Move Position Left by 1 Pixel – Left Arrow
  • Move Position Right by 1 Pixel – Right Arrow
  • Move Position Up by 1 Pixel – Up Arrow
  • Move Position Down by 1 Pixel – Down Arrow
  • Move Position Left by 10 Pixels – Shift+Left Arrow
  • Move Position Right by 10 Pixels – Shift+Right Arrow
  • Move Position Up by 10 Pixels – Shift+Up Arrow
  • Move Position Down by 10 Pixels – Shift+Down Arrow
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