Pro Tools - Shortcuts to Know

This is a list of essential Pro Tools shortcuts that are useful to know for streamlined usage. Use Cmd+F (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Windows) to find what you're looking for quickly.

Color coded shortcuts signify that they will be used in tandem in the same window.

Make sure the "Edit Keyboard Focus" button is selected in your Edit Window.

Shortcuts:

Action	Mac	Windows
Save	Cmd+S	Ctrl+S
Copy	Cmd+C	Ctrl+C
Paste	Cmd+V	Ctrl+V
Undo	Cmd+Z	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Cmd+Shift+Z	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Play	Spacebar	Spacebar
Record	Cmd+Spacebar / F12 / 3 (Numpad)	Ctrl+Spacebar / F12 / 3 (Numpad)
Solo Safe	Cmd+Click	Ctrl+Click
Import Audio	Cmd+Shift+I	Ctrl+Shift+I
Import Video	Cmd+Shift+Opt+I	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+I
Create Clip Separation	Cmd+E	Ctrl+E
Heal Clip Separation	Cmd+H	Ctrl+H
Consolidate Clips	Opt+Shift+3	Alt+Shift+3
Duplicate Clip	Cmd+D	Ctrl+D
Trim Clip to Cursor	A	A
Trim Clip from Cursor	S	S
Auto-Fade	F	F
Fade Window (Clips selected)	Cmd+F	Ctrl+F
Create Group	Cmd+G	Ctrl+G
Enable/Disable Groups	Cmd+Shift+G	Ctrl+Shift+G
Toggle Insertion Follows Playback	N	N
Reset Window View	Opt+A	Alt+A
Increase/Decrease Waveform Size	Shift+Opt+Scroll	Shift+Opt+Scroll
Increase/Decrease Horizontal View	Opt+Scroll	Alt+Scroll
Increase/Decrease all Track Height	Ctrl+Opt+Arrow Up/Down	Start+Alt+Arrow Up/Down
New Track Dialogue Box	Cmd+Shift+N	Ctrl+Shift+N
Change Track Type (Dialogue Box)	Cmd+Arrow Up/Down	Ctrl+Arrow Up/Down
Change Track Width (Dialogue Box)	Cmd+Arrow Left/Right	Ctrl+Arrow Left/Right
Add/Remove New Track Parameter (Dialogue Box)	Cmd+Shift+Arrow Up/Down	Cmd+Shift+Arrow Up/Down
Increase/Decrease Create Track Number (Dialogue Box)	Arrow Up/Down	Arrow Up/Down
Create Marker	Enter (Numpad)	Enter (Numpad)
Enable/Disable Mix View	Cmd+=	Ctrl+=
Bounce to Disk	Cmd+Opt+B	Ctrl+Alt+B
Bounce Track	Cmd+Opt+Shift+B	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B
Export Media	Cmd+Shift+K	Ctrl+Shift+K
Change All Inputs/Outputs/Sends	Opt, then select input/output/send	Opt, then select input/output/send
Change Inputs/Outputs/Sends for Selected Tracks	Opt+Shift, then select input/output/send	Opt+Shift, then select input/output/send
Cascade Inputs/Outputs/Sends for Selected Track	Cmd+Opt+Shift, then select input/output/send to start cascade	Ctrl+Alt+Shift, then select input/output/send to start cascade
Add/Remove Plugin on Insert Column on All Tracks	Opt, then select/remove plugin	Alt, then select/remove plugin
Bypass Plugin	Cmd+Click	Ctrl+Click
Bypass All Plugins on Track	Ctrl+Click (on first plugin in insert chain)	Start+Click (on first plugin in insert chain)
Bypass All Plugins on All Tracks	Ctrl+Opt+Click (on first plugin in insert chain)	Start+Alt+Click (on first plugin in insert chain)
Bypass All Plugins on Insert Column on All Tracks	Cmd+Opt+Click	Ctrl+Opt+Click
Make Plugin Inactive	Cmd+Ctrl+Click	Ctrl+Start+Click
Tab to Transient (Forwards)	Tab	Tab
Tab to Transient (Backwards)	Opt+Tab	Alt+Tab
Move Cursor Up/Down	P = Up, ; = Down	P = Up, ; = Down
Half Speed Playback	Shift+Spacebar	Shift+Spacebar
Start/Stop	0 (Numpad)	0 (Numpad)
Rewind	1 (Numpad)	1 (Numpad)
Fast Forward	2 (Numpad)	2 (Numpad)
Record Enable	3 (Numpad)	3 (Numpad)
Loop Playback Mode	4 (Numpad)	4 (Numpad)
Loop Record Mode	5 (Numpad)	5 (Numpad)
Quick Punch Mode	6 (Numpad)	6 (Numpad)
Click On/Off	7 (Numpad)	7 (Numpad)
Countoff On/Off	8 (Numpad)	8 (Numpad)
Create 1k Test Tone	Ctrl+Opt+Shift+3	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+3

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