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Keyboard shortcuts

Every Cutscript keyboard shortcut, grouped the way the app groups them.

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Press ⌘ / (or ⇧ ?) in the editor, or click Keyboard shortcuts in the top bar, to open the same list inside Cutscript. The list in the app is built from the app's own keymap, so it always matches your version.

The keyboard shortcuts list.
Every keyboard shortcut, one keypress away.

Three things to know:

  • Keys give way to whatever has focus. A text field always keeps its own keys.
  • Timeline keys work only while the timeline has focus, so click the timeline first. Media library keys work only while the library has focus.
  • Modifier keys are written in the order macOS prints them: ⌃ Control, ⌥ Option, ⇧ Shift, ⌘ Command.

Anywhere

These are the menu bar's shortcuts.

KeysWhat it does
⌘ ,Open Settings
⌘ NNew Project…
⇧ ⌘ RNew Recording…
⌘ IImport Media…
⌘ EExport…
⇧ ⌘ HGo to All Projects
⌘ Z, ⇧ ⌘ ZUndo, redo
⌘ X, ⌘ C, ⌘ V, ⌘ ACut, copy, paste, select all
⌥ ⌘ 0, ⌥ ⌘ =, ⌥ ⌘ -Actual size, zoom in, zoom out for the whole window

On the home screen, ⌘ ↵ runs Create and ⌘ F searches your projects and transcripts.

Playback

KeysWhat it does
SpacePlay or pause
JPlay backward. Press again for 2× and 4×.
KStop, and put the playback speed back
LPlay forward. Press again for 2× and 4×.

Script

KeysWhat it does
⌫ or ⌦Delete the selected words
⌘ ⌫Ignore the selected words: cut them from the recording and leave them struck through in the script
⇧ ⌘ ⌫Restore the selected words
⌘ GShorten the pause at the cursor
⇧ ⌘ GShorten this pause by the last amount
CCorrect the selected words, while the script has focus
⇧ ⌘ FFind filler words
⌘ FSearch the script. The bar also removes fillers, gaps and repeats.
↵, ⇧ ↵Next, previous search result
← →Move the word cursor
⇧ ← →Extend the word selection
⌘ ASelect every word
⌥ ⌘ NAdd a note at the cursor

Panels

These open the panels in the right rail from anywhere in the editor.

KeysPanel
⌘ 1Media
⌘ 2Graphics
⌘ 3Text
⌘ 4AI (shows or hides it)
⌘ 5Screen
⌘ 6Zoom
⌘ 7Cursor
⌘ 8Webcam
⌘ 9Layouts
⌘ 0Captions
⌘ \Show or hide the panel, and reopen the one that was open last

With the rail focused, ↑ ↓ move between entries, ↵ opens the focused entry and ⇥ goes into the open panel.

Zooms, speed regions and text

KeysWhat it does
ZAdd a zoom at the playhead
XAdd a speed region at the playhead
NAdd text at the playhead

Each one adds a one-second range, clipped to the room there is. While the timeline has focus, N turns snapping on or off instead.

With a range selected:

KeysWhat it does
← →Nudge it by 0.1 s
⌥ ← →Nudge it by 0.01 s
⇧ ← →Move its end edge
⌥ ⇧ ← →Move its start edge
S or ⌘ KSplit it at the playhead
⌫ or ⌦Delete it
⌥ ↓, ⌥ ↑Select on the next or previous lane
⇧ CShow or hide the cursor overlay

View

KeysWhat it does
⇧ ⌘ =, ⇧ ⌘ -Bigger, smaller script text
↵Show the selection's settings
⌘ / or ⇧ ?Show keyboard shortcuts
EscClose what is open: the export panel, then the script cursor, then any selection, then the find bar

Timeline

Click the timeline first.

KeysWhat it does
← →Step one frame
⇧ ← →Step one second
↑ ↓Go to the previous or next edit
I, OSet the in point, the out point. Hold ⌥ to skip snapping.
⇧ I, ⇧ OGo to the in point, the out point
⌥ XClear the in and out points
;Lift the in/out range: remove the clips inside it and leave the gap
⇧ XCut the in/out range and close the gap
⌘ K, S or ⌘ BSplit at the playhead
⌥ WInsert a one-second gap at the playhead
⌫ or ⌦Delete the selected clips, markers or range. The gap stays.
⇧ ⌫Ripple delete: close the gap
⌘ C, ⌘ X, ⌘ VCopy, cut and paste clips at the playhead
⌘ DDuplicate the selected clips. With none selected, add the default transition at the playhead.
⌥ ← →Nudge the selected clips one frame
⌥ ⇧ ← →Nudge the selected clips one second
⌥ ,, ⌥ .Slip the selected clips one frame
⌥ [, ⌥ ]Trim the clip start, end to the playhead
MAdd a marker
NTurn snapping on or off
⌘ LLink or unlink the recording's audio
PTurn the main-track magnet on or off
=, -Zoom the timeline in, out
⇧ ZZoom the timeline to fit
EscClear the clip or marker selection, then the in/out range

Tools

KeysTool
VSelect
BRazor
YSlip

Tracks

These act on the track of the selected clip, or the last track header you clicked.

KeysWhat it does
⌥ ⇧ MMute or unmute
⌥ ⇧ SSolo or unsolo
⌥ ⇧ HHide or show
⌥ ⇧ LTurn the track lock on or off
⌥ ⇧ CCollapse or expand

Media library

KeysWhat it does
← → ↑ ↓Move between items. Add ⇧ to extend the selection.
⌘ ASelect every item shown
↵Preview the item
AAdd the selected media at the playhead
⌫ or ⌦Remove the selected media from the project. Cutscript asks first.
EscClear the selection
⌘ VImport copied files or a copied picture

Recording

While you choose what to record:

KeysWhat it does
1, 2, 3Display, Window, Area
4Device, only when Experimental recording modes is on
↵Start recording
EscClear the selection or close the recorder
⌘ WClose the recorder
⌘ ,Recorder settings

While a recording runs, these work even when Cutscript is in the background:

KeysWhat it does
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ RStop recording
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ PPause or resume
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ DTurn drawing on or off
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ LTurn the laser on or off

You can change the pause shortcut in Settings › Recording. The stop shortcut cannot be changed yet.

Drawing keys

These work while drawing mode is on. They are the defaults, and you can change every one in Settings › Drawing. Esc always leaves drawing.

GroupKeys
ToolsA Pointer, P Pen, H Highlighter, ⇧ A Arrow, I Line, R Rectangle, C Ellipse, T Text, N Step number, S Spotlight, L Laser, B Privacy box, Z Zoom mark, X Eraser
BoardsW Whiteboard, K Blackboard
Colours1 to 8 for the eight colours, 0 for the last custom colour
Actions[ and ] for size down and up, ⌘ Z undo, ⇧ ⌘ Z redo, E clear drawings (⌫ and ⌦ also clear), F next fade time, ⇧ N restart step numbers, ⇧ S follow spotlight

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