Adobe Premiere Pro has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 53 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Adobe Help: Premiere keyboard shortcuts on October 21, 2026.
Project and File
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Create a new project |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new sequence |
| Ctrl + O | Open a project |
| Ctrl + S | Save the project |
| Ctrl + I | Import media |
| Ctrl + M | Export media |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor |
Playback
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or stop |
| J | Play in reverse (press again to go faster) |
| K | Stop playback |
| L | Play forward (press again to go faster) |
| Left Arrow | Step back one frame |
| Right Arrow | Step forward one frame |
| Enter | Render effects from In to Out |
Marking
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| I | Mark In |
| O | Mark Out |
| X | Mark the clip |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Clear In and Out |
| Shift + I | Go to the In point |
| Shift + O | Go to the Out point |
| M | Add a marker |
| Shift + M | Go to the next marker |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Go to the previous marker |
Editing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste attributes |
| Ctrl + Shift + / | Duplicate |
| Ctrl + K | Add an edit (cut) at the playhead |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Add an edit to all tracks |
| Shift + Delete | Ripple delete |
| , | Insert |
| . | Overwrite |
| ; | Lift |
| ‘ | Extract |
| Ctrl + D | Apply the default video transition |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Apply the default audio transition |
| Ctrl + R | Open Speed/Duration |
| Ctrl + L | Link or unlink clips |
| B | Ripple Edit tool |
Timeline and Panels
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| = | Zoom in on the timeline |
| – | Zoom out on the timeline |
| S | Turn timeline snapping on or off |
| Alt + = | Increase audio track height |
| Alt + – | Decrease audio track height |
| Shift + 1 | Open the Project panel |
| Shift + 2 | Open the Source Monitor |
| Shift + 3 | Open the Timeline |
| Shift + 4 | Open the Program Monitor |
| Shift + 6 | Open the Audio Track Mixer |
| Shift + 7 | Open the Effects panel |
Good to know: Most shortcuts act on the panel that has focus (blue outline), so click the Timeline or a monitor first. Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl and Option instead of Alt.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Adobe Premiere Pro is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your standard YouTube description, credits, or lower-third text with a hotkey you pick
- Second Keyboard Manager: turn a spare number keypad into a one-key edit pad for cut, ripple delete and markers
- YouTuber Tools: more of our picks for people who record and edit videos
