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⤢ ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 48 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Hot-Swap… W E Ctrl Split Cl… R Ctrl Rename S… T Ctrl Insert A… Y Ctrl Redo U Ctrl Quantize I Ctrl Insert S… O Toggle M… P Ctrl Alt Show / H… A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save Liv… D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Search i… G Ctrl Group Se… H J Ctrl Consolid… K L Ctrl Toggle L… Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Toggle D… N Ctrl New Live… M Ctrl Shift Insert M… MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Sta… Space Record F9 Toggle Sessio… Tab Continue Play… Shift Space Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Insert MIDI T… Ctrl Shift T Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio … Ctrl Shift R Arm Recording… Shift F9 Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Toggle Automa… A Arm Selected … C Solo Selected… S Group Devices Ctrl G Toggle Device… Shift Tab Hide / Show B… Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Load Selected… Enter Save Live Set… Ctrl Shift S Record to Ses… Ctrl Shift F9 Back to Arran… F10 Crop Selected… Ctrl Shift J Fold / Unfold… U Create Fade /… Ctrl Alt F shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · WINDOWS
ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 48 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Ctrl Select A… Z Ctrl Undo E Ctrl Split Cl… R Ctrl Rename S… T Ctrl Insert A… Y Ctrl Redo U Ctrl Quantize I Ctrl Insert S… O Toggle M… P Ctrl Alt Show / H… Q Hot-Swap… S Ctrl Save Liv… D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Search i… G Ctrl Group Se… H J Ctrl Consolid… K L Ctrl Toggle L… M Ctrl Shift Insert M… W X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Toggle D… N Ctrl New Live… MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Sta… Space Record F9 Toggle Sessio… Tab Continue Play… Shift Space Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Insert MIDI T… Ctrl Shift T Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio … Ctrl Shift R Arm Recording… Shift F9 Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Toggle Automa… A Arm Selected … C Solo Selected… S Group Devices Ctrl G Toggle Device… Shift Tab Hide / Show B… Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Load Selected… Enter Save Live Set… Ctrl Shift S Record to Ses… Ctrl Shift F9 Back to Arran… F10 Crop Selected… Ctrl Shift J Fold / Unfold… U Create Fade /… Ctrl Alt F shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · WINDOWS
⤢ TRANSPORT Play from Start / Stop Space Continue Play from Stop Po… Shift Space Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 RECORDING Record F9 Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Arm Recording in Arrangeme… Shift F9 Record to Session View Ctrl Shift F9 VIEW Toggle Session / Arrangeme… Tab Toggle Device / Clip View Shift Tab Hide / Show Browser Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Toggle Full Screen Mode F11 Scroll Display to Follow P… Ctrl Shift F Open the Settings Ctrl , BROWSER Load Selected Item from Br… Enter Search in Browser Ctrl F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Rename Selected Ctrl R CLIPS Quantize Ctrl U Insert MIDI Clip Ctrl Shift M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene Ctrl I Quantize Settings Ctrl Shift U Join Notes Ctrl J DEVICES Group Devices Ctrl G Show / Hide Plug-In Window Ctrl Alt P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q SETS Save Live Set Ctrl S New Live Set Ctrl N Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio / Video Ctrl Shift R Save Live Set As Ctrl Shift S ARRANGEMENT Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E Consolidate Selection into… Ctrl J Toggle Loop Brace Ctrl L Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Crop Selected Clips Ctrl Shift J Insert Silence Ctrl I Fold / Unfold Selected Tra… U Create Fade / Crossfade Ctrl Alt F TRACKS Insert Audio Track Ctrl T Insert MIDI Track Ctrl Shift T Group Selected Tracks Ctrl G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track Ctrl Alt T Ungroup Tracks Ctrl Shift G Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 · WINDOWS ⤢ TRANSPORT 04 Play from Start / Stop Space Continue Play from Stop Point Shift Space Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 RECORDING 04 Record F9 Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Arm Recording in Arrangement Shift F9 Record to Session View Ctrl Shift F9 VIEW 08 Toggle Session / Arrangement… Tab Toggle Device / Clip View Shift Tab Hide / Show Browser Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Toggle Full Screen Mode F11 Scroll Display to Follow Pla… Ctrl Shift F Open the Settings Ctrl , BROWSER 03 Load Selected Item from Brow… Enter Search in Browser Ctrl F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q EDITING 08 Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Rename Selected Ctrl R CLIPS 07 Quantize Ctrl U Insert MIDI Clip Ctrl Shift M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene Ctrl I Quantize Settings Ctrl Shift U Join Notes Ctrl J DEVICES 03 Group Devices Ctrl G Show / Hide Plug-In Window Ctrl Alt P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q SETS 05 Save Live Set Ctrl S New Live Set Ctrl N Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio / Video Ctrl Shift R Save Live Set As Ctrl Shift S ARRANGEMENT 08 Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E Consolidate Selection into C… Ctrl J Toggle Loop Brace Ctrl L Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Crop Selected Clips Ctrl Shift J Insert Silence Ctrl I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade Ctrl Alt F TRACKS 07 Insert Audio Track Ctrl T Insert MIDI Track Ctrl Shift T Group Selected Tracks Ctrl G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track Ctrl Alt T Ungroup Tracks Ctrl Shift G Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 · WINDOWS
⤢ ABLETON LIVE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 10 SETS · No.01 ABLETON LIVE TOTAL 57 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · 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 Space Continue Play from Sto… Shift Space Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10 Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Rename Selected Ctrl R Save Live Set Ctrl S New Live Set Ctrl N Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio / Video Ctrl Shift R Save Live Set As Ctrl Shift S Record F9 Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Arm Recording in Arrangeme… Shift F9 Record to Session Vi… Ctrl Shift F9 Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E Consolidate Selection into C… Ctrl J Toggle Loop Brace Ctrl L Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Crop Selected Clips Ctrl Shift J Insert Silence Ctrl I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade Ctrl Alt F Quantize Ctrl U Insert MIDI Clip Ctrl Shift M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene Ctrl I Quantize Settings Ctrl Shift U Join Notes Ctrl J Toggle Session / Arrangement View Tab Toggle Device / Clip View Shift Tab Hide / Show Browser Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Toggle Full Screen Mode F11 Scroll Display to Fol… Ctrl Shift F Open the Settings Ctrl , Insert Audio Track Ctrl T Insert MIDI Track Ctrl Shift T Group Selected Tracks Ctrl G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track Ctrl Alt T Ungroup Tracks Ctrl Shift G Group Devices Ctrl G Show / Hide Plug-In Wind… Ctrl Alt P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q Load Selected Item from Brows… Enter Search in Browser Ctrl F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q
ABLETON LIVE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Ctrl Split Cl… R T Y Ctrl Redo U Ctrl Quantize I O P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save Liv… D Ctrl Duplicate F G H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Play from Start /… Space Record F9 Toggle Session / … Tab Continue Play fro… Shift Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ABLETON LIVE · WINDOWS Keyboard map EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A ARRANGEMENT Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E VIEW Toggle Session / Arrangement View Tab TRANSPORT Play from Start / Stop Space Continue Play from Stop Point Shift Space SETS Save Live Set Ctrl S RECORDING Record F9 CLIPS Quantize Ctrl U Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 · WINDOWS Isometric EDITING 07 Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A ARRANGEMENT 01 Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E VIEW 01 Toggle Session / Arrangement View Tab TRANSPORT 02 Play from Start / Stop Space Continue Play from Stop Point Shift Space SETS 01 Save Live Set Ctrl S RECORDING 01 Record F9 CLIPS 01 Quantize Ctrl U Ableton Live KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 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 · WINDOWS Typewriter ABLETON LIVE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 ABLETON LIVE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · 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 Space Continue Play from Stop Point Shift Space Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Save Live Set Ctrl S Record F9 Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E Quantize Ctrl U Toggle Session / Arrangement View Tab 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 (Windows)
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8 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Rename Selected Ctrl R
8 Action Shortcut Split Clip at Selection Ctrl E Consolidate Selection into Clip Ctrl J Toggle Loop Brace Ctrl L Duplicate Time Ctrl Shift D Crop Selected Clips Ctrl Shift J Insert Silence Ctrl I Fold / Unfold Selected Tracks U Create Fade / Crossfade Ctrl Alt F
8 Action Shortcut Toggle Session / Arrangement View Tab Toggle Device / Clip View Shift Tab Hide / Show Browser Ctrl Alt B Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Toggle Full Screen Mode F11 Scroll Display to Follow Playback Ctrl Shift F Open the Settings Ctrl ,
7 Action Shortcut Quantize Ctrl U Insert MIDI Clip Ctrl Shift M Toggle Draw Mode B Toggle Automation Mode A Insert Scene Ctrl I Quantize Settings Ctrl Shift U Join Notes Ctrl J
7 Action Shortcut Insert Audio Track Ctrl T Insert MIDI Track Ctrl Shift T Group Selected Tracks Ctrl G Arm Selected Tracks C Solo Selected Tracks S Insert Return Track Ctrl Alt T Ungroup Tracks Ctrl Shift G
5 Action Shortcut Save Live Set Ctrl S New Live Set Ctrl N Open Live Set Ctrl O Export Audio / Video Ctrl Shift R Save Live Set As Ctrl Shift S
4 Action Shortcut Play from Start / Stop Space Continue Play from Stop Point Shift Space Toggle Metronome O Back to Arrangement F10
4 Action Shortcut Record F9 Capture MIDI Ctrl Shift C Arm Recording in Arrangement Shift F9 Record to Session View Ctrl Shift F9
3 Action Shortcut Group Devices Ctrl G Show / Hide Plug-In Window Ctrl Alt P Hot-Swap Selected Device Q
3 Action Shortcut Load Selected Item from Browser Enter Search in Browser Ctrl F Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q
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