Keyboard Shortcut Reference
ToDo Tables could have a more pleasing format/color (but see other examples, in tutorials). Should be sized with same column widths as each other. Also needs all the current shortcuts adding (a major task).
File Commands
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| New Project | CTRL+N |
| Open Project | CTRL+O |
| Close Project | CTRL+W |
| Save Project | CTRL+S |
| Preferences | CTRL+P |
Editing Tools
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Selection Tool | F1 |
| Envelope Tool | F2 |
| Editing Tool | F3 |
| Zoom Tool | F4 |
| Timeshift Tool | F5 |
| Multi Tool | F6 |
| Next tool in Tools Toolbar | D |
| Previous tool in Tools Toolbar | A |
Edit Commands
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Undo | CTRL+Z |
| Redo (Windows) | CTRL+Y |
| Redo (Mac/Unix) | CTRL+SHIFT+Z |
| Cut | CTRL+X |
| Copy | CTRL+C |
| Paste | CTRL+V |
| Delete | CTRL+K or DELETE |
| Silence | CTRL+L |
| Duplicate | CTRL+D |
| Select All | CTRL+A |
| Find Zero Crossings | Z |
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Play/Stop | SPACE |
| Loop | SHIFT+SPACE or L |
| Pause | P |
| Record | R |
| Preview 1 second | 1 |
| Play From Cursor To Selection | B |
| Zoom In | CTRL+1 |
| Zoom Normal | CTRL+2 |
| Zoom Out | CTRL+3 |
| Fit In Window | CTRL+F |
| Fit Vertically | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Zoom to Selection | CTRL+E |
| Import Audio | CTRL+I |
| Create Label | CTRL+B |
| Repeat Last Effect | CTRL+R |
* Menus * Cycle through Dock, Track View and Selection Bar * Tools Toolbar * Control Toolbar and associated Play commands * Additional Delete keys * Seek during playback * Move and toggle track focus * Move cursor * Adjust selection regions * Track Panel and Track Drop-Down Menu commands for focused track * Snap To
| New | CTRL + N |
| Open... | CTRL + O |
| Close | CTRL + W |
| Save Project | CTRL + S |
| Save Project As | |
| Check Dependencies | |
| Open Metadata Editor | |
| Import Audio | CTRL + SHIFT + I |
| Import Lables | |
| Import MIDI | |
| Import Raw Data | |
| Export | |
| Export Selection | |
| Export Labels | |
| Export Multiple | |
| Apply Chain | |
| Edit Chains | |
| Page Setup | |
| Exit | CTRL + Q |
| Undo | CTRL + Z |
| Redo | CTRL + Y |
| Cut | CTRL + X |
| Spilt Cut | CTRL + ALT + X |
| Copy | CTRL + C |
| Paste | CTRL + V |
| Trim | CTRL + T |
| Delete | CTRL + K |
| Split Delete | CTRL + ALT + K |
| Silence | CTRL + L |
| Split | CTRL + I |
| Split New | CTRL + ALT + I |
| Join | CTRL + J |
| Disjoin | CTRL + ALT + J |
| Duplicate | CTRL + D |
| Cut Labels | ALT + X |
| Split Cut Labels | SHIFT + ALT + X |
| Copy Labels | SHIFT + ALT + C |
| Delete Labels | ALT + K |
| Split Delete Lables | SHIFT + ALT + K |
| Silence Lables | ALT + L |
| Split Labels | ALT + I |
| Join Labels | ALT + J |
| Disjoin Labels | SHIFT + ALT + J |
| Select All | CTRL + A |
| None | CTRL + SHIFT + A |
| Left at Playback Position | [ |
| Right at Playback Position | ] |
| Select Start to Cursor | |
| Select Cursor to End | |
| Find Zero Crossings | Z |
| Cursor to Selection Start | |
| Cursor to Selection End | |
| Cursor to Track Start | |
| Cursor to Track End | |
| Selection Save | |
| Selection Restore | |
| Lock Play Region | |
| Unlock Play Region | |
| Preferences | CTRL + P |
| Zoom In | CTRL + 1 |
| Normal Zoom | CTRL + 2 |
| Zoom Out | CTRL + 3 |
| Fit In Window | CTRL + F |
| Fit Vertically | CTRL + SHIFT + F |
| Zoom to Selection | CTRL + E |
| Collapse All Tracks | CTRL + SHIFT + C |
| Expand All Tracks | CTRL + SHIFT + X |
| Show Clipping | |
| Undo History | |
| Show Control Toolbar | |
| Show Device Toolbar | |
| Show Edit Toolbar | |
| Show Meter Toolbar | |
| Show Mixer Toolbar | |
| Show Selection Toolbar | |
| Show Rools Toolbar | |
| Show Transcription Toolbar | |
| Reset Toolbars | |
| Simplified View | |
| New Audio Track | CTRL + SHIFT + N |
| New Stereo Track | |
| New Label Track | |
| New Time Track | |
| Timer Record | |
| Stereo to Mono | |
| Mix and Render | |
| Mix and Render to New Track | CTRL + SHIFT + M |
| Resample | |
| Remove Tracks | |
| Add Label At Selection | CTRL + B |
| Add Label At Playback Position | CTRL + M |
| Edit Labels | |
| Sort By Time | |
| Sort By Name | |
| Repeat Last Effect | CTRL + R |
| Plot Spectrum | |
| About Audacity | |
| Show Welcome Message | |
| Help Index | |
| Run Benchmark | |
| Audio Device Info... | |
| Cycle backward through Dock, Track View, and Selection Bar | CTRL + SHIFT + F6 |
| Cycle forward through Dock, Track View, and Selection Bar | CTRL + F6 |
| Selection Tool | F1 |
| Envelope Tool | F2 |
| Draw Tool | F3 |
| Zoom Tool | F4 |
| Time Shift Tool | F5 |
| Multi-Tool | |
| Next Tool | D |
| Previous Tool | A |
| Play/Stop | SPACEBAR |
| Stop | S |
| Pause | P |
| Record | R |
| Play/Stop and Set Cursor | SHIFT + A |
| Play One Second | 1 |
| Play To Selection | B |
| Play Looped | L |
| Play Looped | SHIFT + SPACEBAR |
| Play Cut Preview | C |
| Skip to Start | HOME |
| Skip to End | END |
| Selection to Start | SHIFT + HOME |
| Selection to End | SHIFT + END |
| Delete Key | BACKSPACE |
| Delete Key 2 | DELETE |
| Seek left short period during playback | LEFT |
| Seek right short period during playback | RIGHT |
| Seek left long period during playback | SHIFT + LEFT |
| Seek right long period during playback | SHIFT + RIGHT |
| Move Focus to Previous Track | UP |
| Move Focus to Previous and Change Selection | SHIFT + UP |
| Move Focus to Next Track | DOWN |
| Move Focus to Next and Change Selection | SHIFT + DOWN |
| Toggle Focused Track | RETURN |
| Toggle Focused Track | NUMPAD_ENTER |
| Toggle Focused Track | CTRL + SPACEBAR |
| Cursor Left | LEFT |
| Cursor Right | RIGHT |
| Cursor Short Jump Left | , |
| Cursor Short Jump Right | . |
| Cursor Long Jump Left | SHIFT + , |
| Cursor Long Jump Right | SHIFT + . |
| Selection Extend Left | SHIFT + LEFT |
| Selection Extend Right | SHIFT + RIGHT |
| Set (or Extend) Left Selection | |
| Set (or Extend) Right Selection | |
| Selection Contract Left | CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT |
| Selection Contract Right | CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT |
| Change pan on focused track | SHIFT + P
TrackPanLeft" "Pan left on focused track" "Alt+Shift+Left" TrackPanRight" "Pan right on focused track" "Alt+Shift+Right" TrackGain" "Change gain on focused track" "Shift+G" TrackGainInc" "Increase gain on focused track" "Alt+Shift+Up" TrackGainDec" "Decrease gain on focused track" "Alt+Shift+Down" TrackMenu" "Open menu on focused track" "Shift+M" TrackMute" "Mute/Unmute focused track" "Shift+U" TrackSolo" "Solo/Unsolo focused track" "Shift+S" TrackClose" "Close focused track" "Shift+C" SnapToOn" "Snap To On" "" SnapToOff" "Snap To Off" "" |