Adobe Premiere Pro Cheat Sheet

Shortcuts for Windows (macOS: Ctrl → ⌘, Alt → ⌥). Customize them under Edit → Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl + Alt + K).

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Updated 1 Oct 2026

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Playback #

Shortcut	Action
`Space`	Play / stop
`J` / `K` / `L`	Reverse / pause / forward (press again for faster)
`←` / `→`	Back / forward one frame
`Shift + ←/→`	5 frames
`↑` / `↓`	Previous / next edit point
`Home` / `End`	Start / end of the sequence
`I` / `O`	Mark in / out
`Ctrl + Shift + X`	Clear in and out
`M`	Add marker

Tools #

Key	Tool
`V`	Selection
`A`	Track select forward
`B`	Ripple edit
`N`	Rolling edit
`R`	Rate stretch
`C`	Razor
`Y`	Slip
`U`	Slide
`P`	Pen (keyframes)
`H`	Hand
`T`	Type

Editing #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + K`	Cut at the playhead (selected tracks)
`Ctrl + Shift + K`	Cut all tracks at the playhead
`Q` / `W`	Ripple trim the start / end of the clip to the playhead
`Shift + Delete`	Ripple delete (no gap left behind)
`,` / `.`	Insert / overwrite from the Source monitor
`;` / `'`	Lift / extract the in-out range
`Alt + drag`	Duplicate the clip
`Alt + click`	Select only video or only audio of a linked clip
`Ctrl + L`	Link / unlink audio and video
`S`	Snapping on / off
`F`	Match frame (find the source clip)
`Ctrl + R`	Speed / duration
`G`	Audio gain

Transitions #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + D`	Default video transition
`Ctrl + Shift + D`	Default audio transition
`Shift + D`	Default transitions for audio and video

Timeline View #

Shortcut	Action
`=` / `-`	Zoom in / out
`\`	Zoom to fit the whole sequence
` (backtick)	Maximize the panel under the mouse
`Enter`	Render the in-out range

Project & Export #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + I`	Import
`Ctrl + N`	New sequence
`Ctrl + M`	Export media
`Ctrl + S`	Save

Features Worth Knowing #

Feature	Where
Text-based editing (edit by deleting transcript text)	Window → Text
Auto captions	Text panel → Captions → Transcribe
Scene edit detection	Right-click a clip → Scene Edit Detection
Auto Reframe (vertical video)	Sequence → Auto Reframe Sequence
Essential Graphics (titles)	Window → Essential Graphics
Enhance speech	Essential Sound → Dialogue → Enhance
Lumetri color	Color workspace
Proxies for slow PCs	Right-click clips → Proxy → Create Proxies

Tips #

A typical cutting rhythm: play with L, stop with K, cut with Ctrl + K, ripple trim with Q / W.
Save often and turn on Auto Save (Preferences → Auto Save).