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⤢ ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 47 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Hot-Swap… W E ⌘ Split Cl… R ⌘ Rename S… T ⌘ Insert A… Y U ⌘ Quantize I ⌘ Insert S… O Toggle M… P ⌘ ⌥ Show / H… A ⌘ Select A… S ⌘ Save Liv… D ⌘ Duplicate F ⌘ Search i… G ⌘ Group Se… H J ⌘ Consolid… K L ⌘ Toggle L… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Toggle D… N ⌘ New Live… M ⌘ ⇧ Insert M… MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Sta… ␣ Record F9 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Toggle Sessio… ⇥ Continue Play… ⇧ ␣ Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Insert MIDI T… ⌘ ⇧ T Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio … ⌘ ⇧ R Arm Recording… ⇧ F9 Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Toggle Automa… A Arm Selected … C Solo Selected… S Group Devices ⌘ G Toggle Device… ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show B… ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Load Selected… ↵ Save Live Set… ⌘ ⇧ S Record to Ses… ⌘ ⇧ F9 Back to Arran… F10 Crop Selected… ⌘ ⇧ J Fold / Unfold… U shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC
ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 47 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌘ Select A… Z ⌘ Undo E ⌘ Split Cl… R ⌘ Rename S… T ⌘ Insert A… Y U ⌘ Quantize I ⌘ Insert S… O Toggle M… P ⌘ ⌥ Show / H… Q Hot-Swap… S ⌘ Save Liv… D ⌘ Duplicate F ⌘ Search i… G ⌘ Group Se… H J ⌘ Consolid… K L ⌘ Toggle L… M ⌘ ⇧ Insert M… W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Toggle D… N ⌘ New Live… MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Sta… ␣ Record F9 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Toggle Sessio… ⇥ Continue Play… ⇧ ␣ Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Insert MIDI T… ⌘ ⇧ T Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio … ⌘ ⇧ R Arm Recording… ⇧ F9 Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Toggle Automa… A Arm Selected … C Solo Selected… S Group Devices ⌘ G Toggle Device… ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show B… ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Load Selected… ↵ Save Live Set… ⌘ ⇧ S Record to Ses… ⌘ ⇧ F9 Back to Arran… F10 Crop Selected… ⌘ ⇧ J Fold / Unfold… U shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC
⤢ TRANSPORT Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Po… ⇧ ␣ Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 RECORDING Record F9 Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Arm Recording in Arrangeme… ⇧ F9 Record to Session View ⌘ ⇧ F9 VIEW Toggle Session / Arrangeme… ⇥ Toggle Device / Clip View ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show Browser ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Toggle Full Screen Mode ⌃ ⌘ F Scroll Display to Follow P… ⌥ ⇧ F Open the Settings ⌘ , BROWSER Load Selected Item from Br… ↵ Search in Browser ⌘ F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A Rename Selected ⌘ R CLIPS Quantize ⌘ U Insert MIDI Clip ⌘ ⇧ M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene ⌘ I Quantize Settings ⌘ ⇧ U Join Notes ⌘ J DEVICES Group Devices ⌘ G Show / Hide Plug-In Window ⌘ ⌥ P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q SETS Save Live Set ⌘ S New Live Set ⌘ N Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio / Video ⌘ ⇧ R Save Live Set As ⌘ ⇧ S ARRANGEMENT Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E Consolidate Selection into… ⌘ J Toggle Loop Brace ⌘ L Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Crop Selected Clips ⌘ ⇧ J Insert Silence ⌘ I Fold / Unfold Selected Tra… U Create Fade / Crossfade ⌘ ⌥ F TRACKS Insert Audio Track ⌘ T Insert MIDI Track ⌘ ⇧ T Group Selected Tracks ⌘ G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track ⌘ ⌥ T Ungroup Tracks ⌘ ⇧ G Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 57 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC ⤢ TRANSPORT 04 Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 RECORDING 04 Record F9 Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Arm Recording in Arrangement ⇧ F9 Record to Session View ⌘ ⇧ F9 VIEW 08 Toggle Session / Arrangement… ⇥ Toggle Device / Clip View ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show Browser ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Toggle Full Screen Mode ⌃ ⌘ F Scroll Display to Follow Pla… ⌥ ⇧ F Open the Settings ⌘ , BROWSER 03 Load Selected Item from Brow… ↵ Search in Browser ⌘ F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q EDITING 08 Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A Rename Selected ⌘ R CLIPS 07 Quantize ⌘ U Insert MIDI Clip ⌘ ⇧ M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene ⌘ I Quantize Settings ⌘ ⇧ U Join Notes ⌘ J DEVICES 03 Group Devices ⌘ G Show / Hide Plug-In Window ⌘ ⌥ P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q SETS 05 Save Live Set ⌘ S New Live Set ⌘ N Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio / Video ⌘ ⇧ R Save Live Set As ⌘ ⇧ S ARRANGEMENT 08 Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E Consolidate Selection into C… ⌘ J Toggle Loop Brace ⌘ L Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Crop Selected Clips ⌘ ⇧ J Insert Silence ⌘ I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade ⌘ ⌥ F TRACKS 07 Insert Audio Track ⌘ T Insert MIDI Track ⌘ ⇧ T Group Selected Tracks ⌘ G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track ⌘ ⌥ T Ungroup Tracks ⌘ ⇧ G Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 57 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC
⤢ ABLETON LIVE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 10 SETS · No.01 ABLETON LIVE TOTAL 57 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 04 EDITING 08 SETS 05 RECORDING 04 ARRANGEMENT 08 CLIPS 07 VIEW 08 TRACKS 07 DEVICES 03 BROWSER 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A Rename Selected ⌘ R Save Live Set ⌘ S New Live Set ⌘ N Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio / Video ⌘ ⇧ R Save Live Set As ⌘ ⇧ S Record F9 Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Arm Recording in Arrangement ⇧ F9 Record to Session View ⌘ ⇧ F9 Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E Consolidate Selection into Clip ⌘ J Toggle Loop Brace ⌘ L Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Crop Selected Clips ⌘ ⇧ J Insert Silence ⌘ I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade ⌘ ⌥ F Quantize ⌘ U Insert MIDI Clip ⌘ ⇧ M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene ⌘ I Quantize Settings ⌘ ⇧ U Join Notes ⌘ J Toggle Session / Arrangement View ⇥ Toggle Device / Clip View ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show Browser ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Toggle Full Screen Mode ⌃ ⌘ F Scroll Display to Follow Play… ⌥ ⇧ F Open the Settings ⌘ , Insert Audio Track ⌘ T Insert MIDI Track ⌘ ⇧ T Group Selected Tracks ⌘ G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track ⌘ ⌥ T Ungroup Tracks ⌘ ⇧ G Group Devices ⌘ G Show / Hide Plug-In Window ⌘ ⌥ P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q Load Selected Item from Browser ↵ Search in Browser ⌘ F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q
ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E ⌘ Split Cl… R T Y U ⌘ Quantize I O P A ⌘ Select A… S ⌘ Save Liv… D ⌘ Duplicate F G H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Start /… ␣ Record F9 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Toggle Session / … ⇥ Continue Play fro… ⇧ ␣ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC Keyboard map EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A ARRANGEMENT Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E VIEW Toggle Session / Arrangement View ⇥ TRANSPORT Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ SETS Save Live Set ⌘ S RECORDING Record F9 CLIPS Quantize ⌘ U Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC Isometric EDITING 07 Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A ARRANGEMENT 01 Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E VIEW 01 Toggle Session / Arrangement View ⇥ TRANSPORT 02 Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ SETS 01 Save Live Set ⌘ S RECORDING 01 Record F9 CLIPS 01 Quantize ⌘ U Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · MAC Typewriter ABLETON LIVE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 ABLETON LIVE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 02 EDITING 07 SETS 01 RECORDING 01 ARRANGEMENT 01 CLIPS 01 VIEW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A Save Live Set ⌘ S Record F9 Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E Quantize ⌘ U Toggle Session / Arrangement View ⇥ Editorial Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation built around real-time performance and looping, blending its Session and Arrangement views for both studio production and the stage. Mastering its shortcuts lets producers launch clips, arm tracks, and warp audio at the tempo of a live set.
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All Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 1 more control in the table below
+ 1 more control in the table below
8 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Duplicate ⌘ D Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Cut ⌘ X Select All ⌘ A Rename Selected ⌘ R
8 Action Shortcut Split Clip at Selection ⌘ E Consolidate Selection into Clip ⌘ J Toggle Loop Brace ⌘ L Duplicate Time ⌘ ⇧ D Crop Selected Clips ⌘ ⇧ J Insert Silence ⌘ I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade ⌘ ⌥ F
8 Action Shortcut Toggle Session / Arrangement View ⇥ Toggle Device / Clip View ⇧ ⇥ Hide / Show Browser ⌘ ⌥ B Zoom In ⌘ + Zoom Out ⌘ − Toggle Full Screen Mode ⌃ ⌘ F Scroll Display to Follow Playback ⌥ ⇧ F Open the Settings ⌘ ,
7 Action Shortcut Quantize ⌘ U Insert MIDI Clip ⌘ ⇧ M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene ⌘ I Quantize Settings ⌘ ⇧ U Join Notes ⌘ J
7 Action Shortcut Insert Audio Track ⌘ T Insert MIDI Track ⌘ ⇧ T Group Selected Tracks ⌘ G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track ⌘ ⌥ T Ungroup Tracks ⌘ ⇧ G
5 Action Shortcut Save Live Set ⌘ S New Live Set ⌘ N Open Live Set ⌘ O Export Audio / Video ⌘ ⇧ R Save Live Set As ⌘ ⇧ S
4 Action Shortcut Play from Start / Stop ␣ Continue Play from Stop Point ⇧ ␣ Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10
4 Action Shortcut Record F9 Capture MIDI ⌘ ⇧ C Arm Recording in Arrangement ⇧ F9 Record to Session View ⌘ ⇧ F9
3 Action Shortcut Group Devices ⌘ G Show / Hide Plug-In Window ⌘ ⌥ P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q
3 Action Shortcut Load Selected Item from Browser ↵ Search in Browser ⌘ F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Ableton Live shortcut? Ableton Live has 57 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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