Keyboard shortcuts

Read from the shortcut registry of the editor (src/lib/motion/shortcuts.ts). ⌘ is Ctrl on Windows and Linux. “(Design)” and “(Motion)” mark keys that depend on the edit mode.

Playback

Keys	Does
`Space`	Play / pause
`L`	Play
`K`	Pause
`J`	Pause and go back one second

Time

Keys	Does
`Home`	Go to the start
`End`	Go to the end
`←`	Previous frame (Motion)
`→`	Next frame (Motion)
`⇧←`	Back 10 frames (Motion)
`⇧→`	Forward 10 frames (Motion)
`⇧J`	Previous keyframe
`⇧K`	Next keyframe
`I` or `B`	Work area starts here
`O` or `N`	Work area ends here
`M`	Add a marker

Editing

Keys	Does
`Del` or `⌫`	Delete
`⌘D`	Duplicate
`⇧⌘D`	Split at the playhead
`⌘Z`	Undo
`⇧⌘Z`	Redo
`⌥⌘C`	Copy properties
`⌥⌘V`	Paste properties
`⇧⌘V`	Paste over the selection, keeping it
`⇧⌘R`	Paste to replace the selection
`⌘C`	Copy keyframes or elements
`⌘V`	Paste keyframes or elements
`⌥⌘A`	Select matching layers
`⌘A`	Select all clips
`Esc`	Select the parent, then deselect
`↵`	Select inside
`Tab`	Select the next layer
`⇧Tab`	Select the previous layer
`⇧↵`	Select the parent

Layers

Keys	Does
`1` or `2` or `3` or `4` or `5` or `6` or `7` or `8` or `9` or `0`	Opacity: 1 to 9 = 10 to 90%, 0 = 100%
`←` or `→` or `↑` or `↓`	Move the selection 1 px (Design)
`⇧←` or `⇧→` or `⇧↑` or `⇧↓`	Move the selection 10 px (Design)
`⇧S`	Wrap the selection in a section
`⇧A`	Add auto layout to the selection, or remove it from an auto layout
`⌃⌘M`	Use the bottom-most selected layer as mask
`⌥⇧U`	Unite the selected shapes
`⌥⇧S`	Subtract the upper shapes from the bottom one
`⌥⇧I`	Keep where the shapes overlap
`⌥⌘O`	Outline stroke: turn the stroke into a filled shape
`⇧⌘O`	Outline text: turn text into a vector path
`⌘E`	Flatten the selected shapes into one path
`⌥⇧E`	Keep where the shapes do not overlap
`⌥A`	Align left
`⌥H`	Align horizontal centres
`⌥D`	Align right
`⌥W`	Align top
`⌥V`	Align vertical centres
`⌥S`	Align bottom
`⌃⌥T`	Tidy up
`⇧H`	Flip horizontally
`⇧⌘H`	Hide / show the selection
`⇧⌘L`	Lock / unlock the selection
`⇧V`	Flip vertically
`⌘G`	Group the selection
`⌥⌘G`	Frame the selection
`⌥⇧⌘R`	Resize the frame to fit its children
`⇧⌘G`	Ungroup
`⌥⌘K`	Create a component from the selection
`⇧⌘C`	Precompose the selection
`⌘]`	Bring forward
`⌘[`	Send backward
`⌥⌘]`	Bring to front
`⌥⌘[`	Send to back
`[`	Move the clip to start here
`]`	Move the clip to end here
`⌥[`	Trim the clip start to here
`⌥]`	Trim the clip end to here
`⌥←`	Nudge one frame earlier
`⌥→`	Nudge one frame later
`⌥⇧←`	Nudge 10 frames earlier
`⌥⇧→`	Nudge 10 frames later
`P`	Show position
`S`	Show scale
`R`	Show rotation
`T`	Show opacity
`U`	Show animated properties

Draw

Keys	Does
`T` or `⇧T`	Text tool: drag in the frame
`R` or `⇧R`	Rectangle tool
`O` or `⇧O`	Ellipse tool
`L` or `⇧L`	Line tool: drag from end to end
`⇧L`	Arrow tool: drag from tail to head
`P` or `⇧P`	Pen tool: click points, drag for curves
`⇧B`	Pencil tool: draw freehand, hold Shift for straight segments
`X` or `⇧X`	Shape builder: merge regions of selected shapes, hold Alt to subtract
`K`	Scale tool: handles scale size, text and strokes together
`V`	Select tool

View

Keys	Does
`+`	Zoom the timeline in
`−`	Zoom the timeline out
`⌘+`	Zoom the preview in
`⌘−`	Zoom the preview out
`⌘0` or `⇧1`	Fit the preview
`⌘1` or `⇧0`	Preview at 100%
`⇧2`	Zoom the preview to the selection
`⌘B`	Show / hide the agent
`⌥⌘B`	Show / hide properties
`⇧'`	Show / hide the pixel grid when zoomed in
`⇧G`	Show / hide layout guides
`⌥R`	Show the rotation origin to drag it
`⌘Y`	Outline view: every layer as a thin line
`⌘J`	Show / hide the timeline
`E`	Design / Motion: edit the base or key at the playhead
`?`	Keyboard & gestures