

| Shortcut | Command | How useful(?) |
General Final Cut Pro | ||
| Shft-Cmd-N | New Project | + – |
| Cmd-N | New Sequence | + – |
| Optn-Cmd-S | Save All | + – |
| Ctrl-M | Print to Video | + – |
| Ctrl-U | Arrange Windows to Standard Layout | + – |
Browser Final Cut Pro | |||
| Cmd-I | Import File | + – | |
| right arrow | Open Bins (List View) | + – | |
| left arrow | Close Bins (List View) | + – | |
| Optn-Enter (on Number Pad) | Open Bin in New Tab | + – | |
| Ctrl-W | Close Tab | + – | |
| Cmd-B | New Bin | + – | |
| Cmd-4 | Show/Hide Browser | + – | |
| Cmd-5 | Show Effects | + – | |
| Cmd-6 | Show Favorites | + – | |
| Cmd-9 | Item Properties | + – | |
| Shft-H | Toggle Browser View | + – | |
| Optn-return | View Item in Editor | + – | |
| Shft-return | View Item in New Window | + – | |
| Optn-B | Logging Columns (Layout view) | + – | |
| Cmd-F | Find | + – | |
| F3 | Find Next (in Find Results) | + – | |
Timeline Final Cut Pro | |||
| N | Snapping | + – | |
| Shft-L | Linked Selection | + – | |
| F4 plus track number | Lock/Unlock Video Track | + – | |
| F6 plus track number | Set Video Destination | + – | |
| Shft-F6 | Clear Video Destination | + – | |
| F5 plus track number | Lock Audio Track | + – | |
| F7 plus track number | Set Audio Destination 1 | + – | |
| F8 plus track number | Set Audio Destination 2 | + – | |
| Shft-F7 | Clear Audio Destination 1 | + – | |
| Shft-F8 | Clear Audio Destination 2 | + – | |
| Optn-W | Toggle Clip Overlays | + – | |
| Shft-T | Toggle Timeline Track Height | + – | |
| Optn-Plus (+) | Zoom In (Timeline Only) | + – | |
| Optn-Minus (-) | Zoom Out (Timeline Only) | + – | |
| Ctrl-V | Add Edit | + – | |
| Optn-I | Clear In | + – | |
| Optn-O | Clear Out | + – | |
| Optn-X | Clear In and Out | + – | |
| Cmd-T | Add Video Transition | + – | |
| Optn-Cmd-T | Add Audio Transition | + – | |
| Shft-Z | Fit Sequence to Window | + – | |
| home | Go to Beginning of Media | + – | |
| end | Go to End of Media | + – | |
| Shft-F4 | Lock All Video Tracks | + – | |
| Shft-F5 | Lock All Audio Tracks | + – | |
| Optn-Cmd-I | Mark Audio In | + – | |
| Optn-Cmd-O | Mark Audio Out | + – | |
| Optn-R | Render All: Audio and Video | + – | |
| Shft-X | Ripple Cut | + – | |
| Optn-A | Select In to Out | + – | |
Viewer Final Cut Pro | |||
| Shft-Z | Fit to Window | + – | |
| W | Toggle Wireframes | + – | |
| X | Mark Clip | + – | |
| I | Mark In | + – | |
| O | Mark Out | + – | |
| up arrow | Go to Previous Edit | + – | |
| down arrow | Go to Next Edit | + – | |
| Shft-\ | Play In to Out | + – | |
| Spacebar | Play Forward | + – | |
| Ctrl-X | Open Text Generator | + – | |
| Ctrl-W | Close Tab | + – | |
| Cmd-1 | Show/Hide Viewer | + – | |
Navigation Final Cut Pro | |||
| enter a timecode value and press return | To navigate using timecode | + – | |
| J | Rewind | + – | |
| press J repeatedly | Rewind Faster | + – | |
| K | Stop | + – | |
| L | Fast Forward | + – | |
| press L repeatedly | Fast Forward Faster | + – | |
| Hold K and L | Slow Motion Forward | + – | |
| Hold J and K | Slow Motion Backward | + – | |
| Hold K and tap L | Forward One Frame | + – | |
| Hold K and tape J | Reverse One Frame | + – | |
| left arrow | Go Back One Frame | + – | |
| Shft-left arrow | Go Back One Second | + – | |
| Shft-I | Go to In Point | + – | |
| Shft-K | Go to Next Keyframe | + – | |
| Optn-K | Go to Previous Keyframe | + – | |
| Shft-O | Go to Out Point | + – | |
| Ctrl-L | Looping Playback | + – | |
| Optn-\ | Play Every Frame | + – | |
| Shft-Space | Play Reverse | + – | |
| Shft-P | Play to Out | + – | |
| Optn-A | Select In to Out | + – | |
Markers Final Cut Pro | |||
| M | Add Marker | + – | |
| Cmd-Tilde (~) | Delete Marker | + – | |
| Ctrl-Tilde (~) | Delete All Markers | + – | |
| Optn-Cmd-M | Edit Marker | + – | |
| Shft-down arrow | Next Marker | + – | |
| Shft-up arrow | Previous Marker | + – | |
Canvas Final Cut Pro | |||
| F9 | Insert Clip | + – | |
| F10 | Overwrite Clip | + – | |
| F11 | Replace Clip | + – | |
| F12 | Superimpose Clip | + – | |
| Shft-F11 | Fit to Fill | + – | |
| Shft-F9 | Insert Clip with Transition | + – | |
| Shft-F10 | Overwrite with Transition | + – | |
| Ctrl-I | Mark Video In | + – | |
| Ctrl-O | Mark Video Out | + – | |
| Cmd-2 | Show/Hide Canvas | + – | |
Log and capture Final Cut Pro | |||
| Cmd-8 | Show Log and Capture | + – | |
| Shft-I | Go to In Point | + – | |
| Shft-O | Go to Out Point | + – | |
| F2 | Log Clip | + – | |
| Shft-C | Capture Now | + – | |
| Ctrl-C | Batch Capture | + – | |
| Esc | Stops Capture | + – | |
Motion tab Final Cut Pro | |||
| Optn-K | Go to Previous Keyframe | + – | |
| Shft-K | Go to Next Keyframe | + – | |
| Ctrl-K | Add Motion Keyframe | + – | |
Effects Final Cut Pro | |||
| Optn-R | Render All | + – | |
| Cmd-R | Render Selection (In to Out) | + – | |
| Optn-F | Make Favorite Effect | + – | |
| Shft-N | Make Freeze Frame (in Viewer) | + – | |