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⤢ AUDACITY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 53 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Zoom In 2 Ctrl Zoom Nor… 3 Ctrl Zoom Out 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Ctrl Exit W Ctrl Close E Ctrl Shift Export Aud… R Record T Ctrl Trim Audio Y Ctrl Redo U Ctrl Mute All Tr… I Ctrl Shift Import Aud… O Ctrl Open P Pause A Ctrl Select All S Ctrl Save Proje… D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Fit to Width G Shift Change G… H J Shift Select Tra… K Ctrl Delete L Ctrl Silence Au… Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Add Label… N Ctrl New M Ctrl Add Label… MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Stop Space Split Ctrl I Zoom to Selecti… Ctrl E Play/Stop and S… X Record New Tra… Shift R Repeat Last Effe… Ctrl R Selection Tool F1 Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave G… Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leav… Ctrl Alt K Select at Zero Cr… Z Selection Left at… [ Selection Right a… ] Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Play Once/Stop Shift Space Cursor to Selecti… LEFT Cursor to Selecti… RIGHT Cursor to Project… Home Cursor to Project… End Set Loop to Sele… Shift L Unmute All Trac… Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute F… Shift U Solo/Unsolo Foc… Shift S Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH AUDACITY · WINDOWS AUDACITY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 53 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Zoom In 2 Ctrl Zoom Nor… 3 Ctrl Zoom Out 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Ctrl Select All Z Ctrl Undo E Ctrl Shift Export Aud… R Record T Ctrl Trim Audio Y Ctrl Redo U Ctrl Mute All Tr… I Ctrl Shift Import Aud… O Ctrl Open P Pause Q Ctrl Exit S Ctrl Save Proje… D Ctrl Duplicate F Ctrl Fit to Width G Shift Change G… H J Shift Select Tra… K Ctrl Delete L Ctrl Silence Au… M Ctrl Add Label… W Ctrl Close X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Add Label… N Ctrl New MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Stop Space Split Ctrl I Zoom to Selecti… Ctrl E Play/Stop and S… X Record New Tra… Shift R Repeat Last Effe… Ctrl R Selection Tool F1 Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave G… Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leav… Ctrl Alt K Select at Zero Cr… Z Selection Left at… [ Selection Right a… ] Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Play Once/Stop Shift Space Cursor to Selecti… LEFT Cursor to Selecti… RIGHT Cursor to Project… Home Cursor to Project… End Set Loop to Sele… Shift L Unmute All Trac… Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute F… Shift U Solo/Unsolo Foc… Shift S Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH AUDACITY · WINDOWS ⤢ RECORDING Record R Record New Track Shift R Timer Record Shift T Punch and Roll Record Shift D FILE Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Export Audio Ctrl Shift E Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Close Ctrl W Exit Ctrl Q CLIPS Split Ctrl I LABELS Add Label at Selection Ctrl B Add Label at Playback Position Ctrl M TOOLS Selection Tool F1 Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 Zoom Tool F4 Multi Tool F6 FOCUS Move Focus to Previous Track UP Move Focus to Next Track DOWN PLAYBACK Play/Stop Space Pause P Play/Stop and Set Cursor X Play Once/Stop Shift Space Set Loop to Selection Shift L Play to Selection B Play Cut Preview C Clear Loop Alt Shift L SELECTION Select All Ctrl A Select at Zero Crossings Z Selection Left at Playback Position [ Selection Right at Playback Positi… ] Select In All Tracks Ctrl Shift K Select In All Sync-Locked Tracks Ctrl Shift Y Select Track Start to Cursor Shift J Select Cursor to Track End Shift K Select Previous Clip Alt , Select Next Clip Alt . EFFECTS Repeat Last Effect Ctrl R CURSOR Cursor to Selection Start LEFT Cursor to Selection End RIGHT Cursor to Project Start Home Cursor to Project End End Cursor to Track Start J Cursor to Track End K Cursor Left LEFT Cursor Right RIGHT EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K Duplicate Ctrl D Silence Audio Ctrl L Trim Audio Ctrl T Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt K Delete Key Bksp Delete Key 2 Del VIEW Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 Zoom Normal Ctrl 2 Zoom to Selection Ctrl E Fit to Width Ctrl F Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Zoom Toggle Shift Z Collapse All Tracks Ctrl Shift C Expand Collapsed Tracks Ctrl Shift X Enable Full Screen F11 TRACKS Mute All Tracks Ctrl U Unmute All Tracks Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute Focused Track Shift U Solo/Unsolo Focused Track Shift S Mute Tracks Ctrl Alt U Unmute Tracks Ctrl Alt Shift U Change Gain on Focused Track Shift G Open Menu on Focused Track Shift M Audacity KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 80 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH AUDACITY · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE 07 Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Export Audio Ctrl Shift E Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Close Ctrl W Exit Ctrl Q VIEW 10 Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 Zoom Normal Ctrl 2 Zoom to Selection Ctrl E Fit to Width Ctrl F Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Zoom Toggle Shift Z Collapse All Tracks Ctrl Shift C Expand Collapsed Tra… Ctrl Shift X Enable Full Screen F11 FOCUS 02 Move Focus to Previo… UP Move Focus to Next T… DOWN PLAYBACK 08 Play/Stop Space Pause P Play/Stop and Set Cu… X Play Once/Stop Shift Space Set Loop to Selection Shift L Play to Selection B Play Cut Preview C Clear Loop Alt Shift L CLIPS 01 Split Ctrl I LABELS 02 Add Label at Selecti… Ctrl B Add Label at Playbac… Ctrl M TOOLS 05 Selection Tool F1 Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 Zoom Tool F4 Multi Tool F6 RECORDING 04 Record R Record New Track Shift R Timer Record Shift T Punch and Roll Record Shift D SELECTION 10 Select All Ctrl A Select at Zero Cross… Z Selection Left at Pl… [ Selection Right at P… ] Select In All Tracks Ctrl Shift K Select In All Sync-L… Ctrl Shift Y Select Track Start t… Shift J Select Cursor to Tra… Shift K Select Previous Clip Alt , Select Next Clip Alt . CURSOR 08 Cursor to Selection… LEFT Cursor to Selection… RIGHT Cursor to Project St… Home Cursor to Project End End Cursor to Track Start J Cursor to Track End K Cursor Left LEFT Cursor Right RIGHT EDITING 14 Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K Duplicate Ctrl D Silence Audio Ctrl L Trim Audio Ctrl T Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt K Delete Key Bksp Delete Key 2 Del EFFECTS 01 Repeat Last Effect Ctrl R TRACKS 08 Mute All Tracks Ctrl U Unmute All Tracks Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute Focused… Shift U Solo/Unsolo Focused… Shift S Mute Tracks Ctrl Alt U Unmute Tracks Ctrl Alt Shift U Change Gain on Focus… Shift G Open Menu on Focused… Shift M Audacity KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 80 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH AUDACITY · WINDOWS ⤢ AUDACITY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 13 SETS · No.01 AUDACITY TOTAL 80 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS EDITING 14 PLAYBACK 08 RECORDING 04 FILE 07 SELECTION 10 VIEW 10 CLIPS 01 LABELS 02 EFFECTS 01 TOOLS 05 CURSOR 08 TRACKS 08 FOCUS 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K Duplicate Ctrl D Silence Audio Ctrl L Trim Audio Ctrl T Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt K Delete Key Bksp Delete Key 2 Del Play/Stop Space Pause P Play/Stop and Set Cursor X Play Once/Stop Shift Space Set Loop to Selection Shift L Play to Selection B Play Cut Preview C Clear Loop Alt Shift L Record R Record New Track Shift R Timer Record Shift T Punch and Roll Record Shift D Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Export Audio Ctrl Shift E Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Close Ctrl W Exit Ctrl Q Select All Ctrl A Select at Zero Crossings Z Selection Left at Playback Position [ Selection Right at Playback Position ] Select In All Tracks Ctrl Shift K Select In All Sync-Locked T… Ctrl Shift Y Select Track Start to Cursor Shift J Select Cursor to Track End Shift K Select Previous Clip Alt , Select Next Clip Alt . Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 Zoom Normal Ctrl 2 Zoom to Selection Ctrl E Fit to Width Ctrl F Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Zoom Toggle Shift Z Collapse All Tracks Ctrl Shift C Expand Collapsed Tracks Ctrl Shift X Enable Full Screen F11 Split Ctrl I Add Label at Selection Ctrl B Add Label at Playback Position Ctrl M Repeat Last Effect Ctrl R Selection Tool F1 Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 Zoom Tool F4 Multi Tool F6 Cursor to Selection Start LEFT Cursor to Selection End RIGHT Cursor to Project Start Home Cursor to Project End End Cursor to Track Start J Cursor to Track End K Cursor Left LEFT Cursor Right RIGHT Mute All Tracks Ctrl U Unmute All Tracks Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute Focused Track Shift U Solo/Unsolo Focused Track Shift S Mute Tracks Ctrl Alt U Unmute Tracks Ctrl Alt Shift U Change Gain on Focused Track Shift G Open Menu on Focused Track Shift M Move Focus to Previous Track UP Move Focus to Next Track DOWN AUDACITY KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Zoom In 2 3 Ctrl Zoom Out 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Record T Y Ctrl Redo U I O P Pause A Ctrl Select All S Ctrl Save Proje… D F G H J K Ctrl Delete L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New M MORE SHORTCUTS Play/Stop Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH AUDACITY · WINDOWS Keyboard map PLAYBACK Play/Stop Space Pause P RECORDING Record R SELECTION Select All Ctrl A VIEW Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K FILE Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Audacity 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 AUDACITY · WINDOWS Isometric EDITING 06 Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K SELECTION 01 Select All Ctrl A VIEW 02 Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 PLAYBACK 02 Play/Stop Space Pause P RECORDING 01 Record R FILE 02 Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Audacity 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 AUDACITY · WINDOWS Typewriter AUDACITY · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 AUDACITY TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS EDITING 06 PLAYBACK 02 RECORDING 01 FILE 02 SELECTION 01 VIEW 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K Play/Stop Space Pause P Record R Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Select All Ctrl A Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 Editorial Audacity is a free, open-source audio editor and recorder. Its keyboard shortcuts speed up recording, transport control, zooming, and the cut/split/silence edits that make up most multitrack cleanup work.
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All Audacity keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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16 Action Shortcut Select All Ctrl A Select at Zero Crossings Z Selection Left at Playback Position [ Selection Right at Playback Position ] Select In All Tracks Ctrl Shift K Select In All Sync-Locked Tracks Ctrl Shift Y Select Track Start to Cursor Shift J Select Cursor to Track End Shift K Select Previous Clip Alt , Select Next Clip Alt . Selection to Start Shift Home Selection to End Shift End Selection Extend Left Shift LEFT Selection Extend Right Shift RIGHT Selection Contract Left Ctrl Shift RIGHT Selection Contract Right Ctrl Shift LEFT
14 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Redo Ctrl Y Delete Ctrl K Duplicate Ctrl D Silence Audio Ctrl L Trim Audio Ctrl T Preferences Ctrl P Cut and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt X Delete and Leave Gap Ctrl Alt K Delete Key Bksp Delete Key 2 Del
12 Action Shortcut Play/Stop Space Pause P Play/Stop and Set Cursor X Play Once/Stop Shift Space Set Loop to Selection Shift L Play to Selection B Play Cut Preview C Clear Loop Alt Shift L Short Seek Left During Playback LEFT Short Seek Right During Playback RIGHT Long Seek Left During Playback Shift LEFT Long Seek Right During Playback Shift RIGHT
12 Action Shortcut Cursor to Selection Start LEFT Cursor to Selection End RIGHT Cursor to Project Start Home Cursor to Project End End Cursor to Track Start J Cursor to Track End K Cursor Left LEFT Cursor Right RIGHT Cursor Short Jump Left , Cursor Short Jump Right . Cursor Long Jump Left Shift , Cursor Long Jump Right Shift .
10 Action Shortcut Zoom In Ctrl 1 Zoom Out Ctrl 3 Zoom Normal Ctrl 2 Zoom to Selection Ctrl E Fit to Width Ctrl F Fit to Height Ctrl Shift F Zoom Toggle Shift Z Collapse All Tracks Ctrl Shift C Expand Collapsed Tracks Ctrl Shift X Enable Full Screen F11
9 Action Shortcut Move Focus to Previous Track UP Move Focus to Next Track DOWN Move Focus to Previous and Select Shift UP Move Focus to Next and Select Shift DOWN Toggle Focused Track Enter Previous Clip on Focused Track Shift Tab Next Clip on Focused Track Tab Move Backward from Toolbars to Tracks Ctrl Shift F6 Move Forward from Toolbars to Tracks Ctrl F6
8 Action Shortcut Add Label at Selection Ctrl B Add Label at Playback Position Ctrl M Move to Previous Label Alt LEFT Move to Next Label Alt RIGHT Cut and Leave Gap in Labeled Audio Alt Shift X Delete and Leave Gap in Labeled Audio Alt Shift K Copy Labeled Audio Alt Shift C Detach Labeled Audio at Silences Alt Shift J
8 Action Shortcut Mute All Tracks Ctrl U Unmute All Tracks Ctrl Shift U Mute/Unmute Focused Track Shift U Solo/Unsolo Focused Track Shift S Mute Tracks Ctrl Alt U Unmute Tracks Ctrl Alt Shift U Change Gain on Focused Track Shift G Open Menu on Focused Track Shift M
7 Action Shortcut Save Project Ctrl S New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Export Audio Ctrl Shift E Import Audio Ctrl Shift I Close Ctrl W Exit Ctrl Q
5 Action Shortcut Selection Tool F1 Envelope Tool F2 Draw Tool F3 Zoom Tool F4 Multi Tool F6
4 Action Shortcut Record R Record New Track Shift R Timer Record Shift T Punch and Roll Record Shift D
1 Action Shortcut Split Ctrl I
1 Action Shortcut Repeat Last Effect Ctrl R
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Does the poster include every Audacity shortcut? Audacity has 107 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — 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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