Comparison · Updated
Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts: Every Key Compared
Switching between Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve? Every documented shortcut of both, side by side for Mac and Windows: which keys match, which differ, and which exist in only one.
By ShortcutPosters Editorial Team · from 3 official sources
Editors moving between Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve keep their playback habits and lose some of the rest. This is every shortcut each one documents, joined on the key.
Every documented key, side by side
Each row is a key combination. "Different action" means both apps document it for something different — the keys your hands will get wrong after the switch.
- 15Same key, same action
- 15Same key, different action
- 128DaVinci Resolve only
- 17Adobe Premiere Pro only
| Key |  Adobe Premiere Pro |  DaVinci Resolve | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | Shuttle Left (reverse) | Play ReversePlayback | Different action |
| L | Shuttle Right (forward) | Play ForwardPlayback | Different action |
| , | Insert | Nudge Selection One Frame LeftTrimming | Different action |
| . | Overwrite | Nudge Selection One Frame RightTrimming | Different action |
| S | Snap In Timeline | Toggle Slip / Slide ModeTrimming | Different action |
| Q | Trim Previous Edit to Playhead | Toggle Focus Between Source and Timeline ViewersPlayback | Different action |
| W | Trim Next Edit to Playhead | Dynamic Trim ModeTrimming | Different action |
| V | Selection Tool | Select Nearest Edit to PlayheadEditing | Different action |
| A | Track Select Forward Tool | Selection ModeEditing | Different action |
| B | Ripple Edit Tool | Razor / Blade Edit ModeEditing | Different action |
| N | Rolling Edit Tool | Toggle Timeline SnappingEditing | Different action |
| Y | Slip Tool | Select Clips Forward on Current TrackEditing | Different action |
| U | Slide Tool | Select Incoming, Outgoing or Centered Part of EditEditing | Different action |
| ⌘M | Export Media | Add and Modify MarkerMarking | Different action |
| ↵ | Render In to Out | Open Selected Clip in Source ViewerPlayback | Different action |
| ␣ | Play / Stop | Play / StopPlayback | Same |
| K | Shuttle Stop | StopPlayback | Same |
| ⇧I | Go to In Point | Go to In PointMarking | Same |
| ⇧O | Go to Out Point | Go to Out PointMarking | Same |
| ⌘Z | Undo | UndoEditing | Same |
| ⌘⇧Z | Redo | RedoEditing | Same |
| ⌘X | Cut | CutEditing | Same |
| ⌘C | Copy | CopyEditing | Same |
| ⌘V | Paste | PasteEditing | Same |
| ⌘⇧V | Paste Insert | Paste InsertEditing | Same |
| I | Mark In | Mark InMarking | Same |
| O | Mark Out | Mark OutMarking | Same |
| ⌥X | Clear In and Out | Clear In and OutMarking | Same |
| E | Extend Selected Edit to Playhead | Extend EditTrimming | Same |
| M | Add Marker | Add MarkerMarking | Same |
| / | — | Play Around Current SelectionPlayback | |
| ⌘/ | — | Loop / Unloop PlaybackPlayback | |
| ↑ | — | Go to Previous Clip / EditPlayback | |
| ↓ | — | Go to Next Clip / EditPlayback | |
| ⇧↑ | — | Go to Previous MarkerPlayback | |
| ⇧↓ | — | Go to Next MarkerPlayback | |
| ⌥⌘; | — | Go to Previous GapPlayback | |
| ⌥⌘' | — | Go to Next GapPlayback | |
| ⌥I | — | Clear InMarking | |
| ⌥O | — | Clear OutMarking · Add Outside NodeColor | |
| X | — | Mark ClipMarking | |
| ⇧A | — | Mark SelectionMarking | |
| ⇧M | — | Modify MarkerMarking | |
| ⌥M | — | Delete MarkerMarking | |
| F9 | — | Insert EditEditing | |
| F10 | — | Overwrite EditEditing | |
| F11 | — | Replace EditEditing | |
| F12 | — | Place On TopEditing | |
| ⇧F10 | — | Ripple OverwriteEditing | |
| ⇧F11 | — | Fit to FillEditing | |
| ⇧F12 | — | Append to End of TimelineEditing | |
| ⌘\ | — | Split Clip at PlayheadEditing | |
| ⌫ | — | Delete Selected (Lift, Leave Gap)Editing | |
| ⌦ | — | Ripple Delete (Close Gap)Editing | |
| ⌘⇧X | — | Ripple CutEditing | |
| ⌥V | — | Paste AttributesEditing | |
| ⌘A | — | Select AllEditing | |
| ⌘⇧A | — | Deselect AllEditing | |
| ⇧V | — | Select Clip Intersecting PlayheadEditing | |
| ⌥U | — | Toggle Selection Video / Audio / BothEditing | |
| ⌥Y | — | Select Clips Forward on All TracksEditing · Add Splitter / Combiner NodesColor | |
| ⌘⌥Y | — | Select Clips Backward on All TracksEditing | |
| ⌘Y | — | Select Clips Backward on Current TrackEditing | |
| ⌥⇧V | — | Select All Clips Under PlayheadEditing | |
| ⌘⇧L | — | Toggle Linked SelectionEditing | |
| ⌥⌘L | — | Link ClipsEditing | |
| ⌘D | — | Change Clip DurationEditing · Enable / Disable Selected NodesColor | |
| D | — | Disable / Enable Selected ClipsEditing | |
| ⌘T | — | Add TransitionEditing · Track ForwardColor | |
| ⌥T | — | Add Video Only TransitionEditing · Track ReverseColor | |
| ⇧T | — | Add Audio Only TransitionEditing | |
| ⌘R | — | Retime ControlsEditing | |
| ⇧R | — | Freeze FrameEditing | |
| ⌘⇞ | — | Swap Timeline and Source ViewerEditing | |
| ⌘⇧← | — | Previous Multicam AngleEditing | |
| ⌘⇧→ | — | Next Multicam AngleEditing | |
| T | — | Trim Edit ModeTrimming | |
| ⇧, | — | Fast Nudge Left (5 Frames)Trimming | |
| ⇧. | — | Fast Nudge Right (5 Frames)Trimming | |
| ⇧[ | — | Trim Start to PlayheadTrimming | |
| ⇧] | — | Trim End to PlayheadTrimming | |
| ⌘⇧[ | — | Ripple Start to PlayheadTrimming | |
| ⌘⇧] | — | Ripple End to PlayheadTrimming | |
| ⇧⌘T | — | Trim to SelectionTrimming | |
| ⌘J | — | Quick Trim BackTrimming | |
| ⌘L | — | Quick Trim ForwardTrimming | |
| ⌥, | — | Slip Audio/Video Sync One Frame BackTrimming | |
| ⌥. | — | Slip Audio/Video Sync One Frame ForwardTrimming | |
| ⌘= | — | Zoom In TimelineTimeline | |
| ⌘− | — | Zoom Out TimelineTimeline | |
| ⇧Z | — | Zoom to Fit TimelineTimeline | |
| ⇧Q | — | Source TapeTimeline | |
| ⌥⇧Q | — | Toggle Switch to Timeline After EditTimeline | |
| ⌘1 | — | Choose Media Pool Bin ListTimeline | |
| ⌘2 | — | Choose Media Pool Browser AreaTimeline | |
| ⌥⌘= | — | Increase Audio Level 1 dBTimeline | |
| ⌥⌘− | — | Decrease Audio Level 1 dBTimeline | |
| ⌥⇧= | — | Increase Audio Level 3 dBTimeline | |
| ⌥⇧− | — | Decrease Audio Level 3 dBTimeline | |
| ⇧S | — | Toggle Audio ScrubbingTimeline · Add Node Before CurrentColor | |
| ⌥⇧9 | — | Toggle Lock for All Video TracksTimeline | |
| ⌥⇧F9 | — | Toggle Lock for All Audio TracksTimeline | |
| ⌘F | — | Cinema ViewerView | |
| ⌥F | — | Enhanced ViewerView | |
| ⇧F | — | Full Screen ViewerView | |
| ⌘⇧W | — | Toggle Video ScopesView | |
| ⇧` | — | Toggle Onscreen Controls / Viewer OverlayView | |
| ⌥⇧Z | — | Zoom to 100% (Actual Size)View | |
| ⌥S | — | Add Serial NodeColor | |
| ⌥K | — | Append Node at End of TreeColor | |
| ⌥P | — | Add Parallel NodeColor | |
| ⌥L | — | Add Layer NodeColor | |
| ⌥C | — | Add Serial Node + Circular Power WindowColor | |
| ⌥Q | — | Add Serial Node + Linear Power WindowColor | |
| ⌥G | — | Add Serial Node + Polygon Power WindowColor | |
| ⌥B | — | Add Serial Node + PowerCurve WindowColor | |
| ⌥D | — | Enable / Disable All NodesColor | |
| ⇧D | — | Bypass All Grades and Fusion EffectsColor | |
| ⌥⇧; | — | Previous NodeColor | |
| ⌥⇧' | — | Next NodeColor | |
| ⌥⌘G | — | Grab StillColor | |
| ⌘W | — | Play Still / Toggle WipeColor | |
| ⌥W | — | Invert WipeColor | |
| ⌥⌘N | — | Next StillColor | |
| ⌥⌘B | — | Previous StillColor | |
| ⇧H | — | HighlightColor | |
| ⌥⇧H | — | Highlight Black and WhiteColor | |
| ⌥⇧C | — | Auto ColorColor | |
| ⇧⌥V | — | Paste ValueColor | |
| ⌘⌥T | — | Track StopColor | |
| ⌘[ | — | Add KeyframeColor | |
| ⌘] | — | Make Static KeyframeColor | |
| ⌥] | — | Delete KeyframeColor | |
| ⌥⇧P | — | Preview MemoryColor | |
| ⌥⇧O | — | Original MemoryColor | |
| ⌥⌘` | — | Printer Light HotkeysColor | |
| ⌘U | — | Grade Version: DefaultColor | |
| ⇧␣ | — | Add Tool (Select Tool Dialog)Fusion | |
| F2 | — | Rename NodeFusion | |
| ⌘P | — | Bypass NodeFusion | |
| ⌘G | — | Group NodesFusion | |
| ⌘E | — | Open GroupFusion | |
| ⌘B | — | Razor (Split at Playhead)Fairlight | |
| ⌘⌥E | — | Smart Zoom Track HeightFairlight | |
| F4 | — | Toggle Clips / Automation ViewFairlight | |
| ⌃⌥↑ | — | Move Track Selection UpFairlight | |
| ⌃⌥↓ | — | Move Track Selection DownFairlight | |
| ⌘S | — | Save ProjectFile | |
| ⌘⇧S | — | Save Project AsFile | |
| ⌥⌘S | — | Create Timeline BackupFile | |
| ⌘N | — | New TimelineFile | |
| ⇧⌘N | — | New BinFile | |
| ⇧⌘I | — | Import Timeline (AAF, EDL, XML, DRT)File | |
| ⇧⌘O | — | Export Timeline (AAF, XML, DRT)File | |
| ⌘, | — | PreferencesFile | |
| ⌥⌘K | — | Keyboard CustomizationFile | |
| ⇧1 | — | Project ManagerFile | |
| ⇧9 | — | Project SettingsFile | |
| ← | Step Back | — | |
| → | Step Forward | — | |
| ; | Lift | — | |
| ' | Extract | — | |
| ⇧⌦ | Ripple Delete | — | |
| ⌘K | Add Edit (cut at playhead) | — | |
| ⌘⇧K | Add Edit to All Tracks | — | |
| = | Zoom In | — | |
| − | Zoom Out | — | |
| ⌘→ | Go to Next Marker | — | |
| ⌘← | Go to Previous Marker | — | |
| ⌘⌥M | Clear Selected Marker | — | |
| R | Rate Stretch Tool | — | |
| C | Razor Tool | — | |
| P | Pen Tool | — | |
| H | Hand Tool | — | |
| Z | Zoom Tool | — |
- 15Same key, same action
- 15Same key, different action
- 126DaVinci Resolve only
- 17Adobe Premiere Pro only
| Key | Adobe Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | Shuttle Left (reverse) | Play ReversePlayback | Different action |
| L | Shuttle Right (forward) | Play ForwardPlayback | Different action |
| , | Insert | Nudge Selection One Frame LeftTrimming | Different action |
| . | Overwrite | Nudge Selection One Frame RightTrimming | Different action |
| S | Snap In Timeline | Toggle Slip / Slide ModeTrimming | Different action |
| Q | Trim Previous Edit to Playhead | Toggle Focus Between Source and Timeline ViewersPlayback | Different action |
| W | Trim Next Edit to Playhead | Dynamic Trim ModeTrimming | Different action |
| V | Selection Tool | Select Nearest Edit to PlayheadEditing | Different action |
| A | Track Select Forward Tool | Selection ModeEditing | Different action |
| B | Ripple Edit Tool | Razor / Blade Edit ModeEditing | Different action |
| N | Rolling Edit Tool | Toggle Timeline SnappingEditing | Different action |
| Y | Slip Tool | Select Clips Forward on Current TrackEditing | Different action |
| U | Slide Tool | Select Incoming, Outgoing or Centered Part of EditEditing | Different action |
| CtrlM | Export Media | Add and Modify MarkerMarking | Different action |
| Enter | Render In to Out | Open Selected Clip in Source ViewerPlayback | Different action |
| Space | Play / Stop | Play / StopPlayback | Same |
| K | Shuttle Stop | StopPlayback | Same |
| ShiftI | Go to In Point | Go to In PointMarking | Same |
| ShiftO | Go to Out Point | Go to Out PointMarking | Same |
| CtrlZ | Undo | UndoEditing | Same |
| CtrlShiftZ | Redo | RedoEditing | Same |
| CtrlX | Cut | CutEditing | Same |
| CtrlC | Copy | CopyEditing | Same |
| CtrlV | Paste | PasteEditing | Same |
| CtrlShiftV | Paste Insert | Paste InsertEditing | Same |
| I | Mark In | Mark InMarking | Same |
| O | Mark Out | Mark OutMarking | Same |
| AltX | Clear In and Out | Clear In and OutMarking | Same |
| E | Extend Selected Edit to Playhead | Extend EditTrimming | Same |
| M | Add Marker | Add MarkerMarking | Same |
| / | — | Play Around Current SelectionPlayback | |
| Ctrl/ | — | Loop / Unloop PlaybackPlayback | |
| UP | — | Go to Previous Clip / EditPlayback | |
| DOWN | — | Go to Next Clip / EditPlayback | |
| ShiftUP | — | Go to Previous MarkerPlayback | |
| ShiftDOWN | — | Go to Next MarkerPlayback | |
| AltCtrl; | — | Go to Previous GapPlayback | |
| AltCtrl' | — | Go to Next GapPlayback | |
| AltI | — | Clear InMarking | |
| AltO | — | Clear OutMarking · Add Outside NodeColor | |
| X | — | Mark ClipMarking | |
| ShiftA | — | Mark SelectionMarking | |
| ShiftM | — | Modify MarkerMarking | |
| AltM | — | Delete MarkerMarking | |
| F9 | — | Insert EditEditing | |
| F10 | — | Overwrite EditEditing | |
| F11 | — | Replace EditEditing | |
| F12 | — | Place On TopEditing | |
| ShiftF10 | — | Ripple OverwriteEditing | |
| ShiftF11 | — | Fit to FillEditing | |
| ShiftF12 | — | Append to End of TimelineEditing | |
| Ctrl\ | — | Split Clip at PlayheadEditing | |
| Bksp | — | Delete Selected (Lift, Leave Gap)Editing | |
| Del | — | Ripple Delete (Close Gap)Editing | |
| CtrlShiftX | — | Ripple CutEditing | |
| AltV | — | Paste AttributesEditing | |
| CtrlA | — | Select AllEditing | |
| CtrlShiftA | — | Deselect AllEditing | |
| ShiftV | — | Select Clip Intersecting PlayheadEditing | |
| AltU | — | Toggle Selection Video / Audio / BothEditing | |
| AltY | — | Select Clips Forward on All TracksEditing · Add Splitter / Combiner NodesColor | |
| CtrlAltY | — | Select Clips Backward on All TracksEditing | |
| CtrlY | — | Select Clips Backward on Current TrackEditing | |
| AltShiftV | — | Select All Clips Under PlayheadEditing | |
| CtrlShiftL | — | Toggle Linked SelectionEditing | |
| AltCtrlL | — | Link ClipsEditing | |
| CtrlD | — | Change Clip DurationEditing · Enable / Disable Selected NodesColor | |
| D | — | Disable / Enable Selected ClipsEditing | |
| CtrlT | — | Add TransitionEditing · Track ForwardColor | |
| AltT | — | Add Video Only TransitionEditing · Track ReverseColor | |
| ShiftT | — | Add Audio Only TransitionEditing | |
| CtrlR | — | Retime ControlsEditing | |
| ShiftR | — | Freeze FrameEditing | |
| CtrlPgUp | — | Swap Timeline and Source ViewerEditing | |
| CtrlShiftLEFT | — | Previous Multicam AngleEditing | |
| CtrlShiftRIGHT | — | Next Multicam AngleEditing | |
| T | — | Trim Edit ModeTrimming | |
| Shift, | — | Fast Nudge Left (5 Frames)Trimming | |
| Shift. | — | Fast Nudge Right (5 Frames)Trimming | |
| Shift[ | — | Trim Start to PlayheadTrimming | |
| Shift] | — | Trim End to PlayheadTrimming | |
| CtrlShift[ | — | Ripple Start to PlayheadTrimming | |
| CtrlShift] | — | Ripple End to PlayheadTrimming | |
| ShiftCtrlT | — | Trim to SelectionTrimming | |
| CtrlJ | — | Quick Trim BackTrimming | |
| CtrlL | — | Quick Trim ForwardTrimming | |
| Alt, | — | Slip Audio/Video Sync One Frame BackTrimming | |
| Alt. | — | Slip Audio/Video Sync One Frame ForwardTrimming | |
| Ctrl= | — | Zoom In TimelineTimeline | |
| Ctrl− | — | Zoom Out TimelineTimeline | |
| ShiftZ | — | Zoom to Fit TimelineTimeline | |
| ShiftQ | — | Source TapeTimeline | |
| AltShiftQ | — | Toggle Switch to Timeline After EditTimeline | |
| Ctrl1 | — | Choose Media Pool Bin ListTimeline | |
| Ctrl2 | — | Choose Media Pool Browser AreaTimeline | |
| AltCtrl= | — | Increase Audio Level 1 dBTimeline | |
| AltCtrl− | — | Decrease Audio Level 1 dBTimeline | |
| AltShift= | — | Increase Audio Level 3 dBTimeline | |
| AltShift− | — | Decrease Audio Level 3 dBTimeline | |
| ShiftS | — | Toggle Audio ScrubbingTimeline · Add Node Before CurrentColor | |
| AltShift9 | — | Toggle Lock for All Video TracksTimeline | |
| AltShiftF9 | — | Toggle Lock for All Audio TracksTimeline | |
| CtrlF | — | Cinema ViewerView | |
| AltF | — | Enhanced ViewerView | |
| ShiftF | — | Full Screen ViewerView | |
| CtrlShiftW | — | Toggle Video ScopesView | |
| Shift` | — | Toggle Onscreen Controls / Viewer OverlayView | |
| AltShiftZ | — | Zoom to 100% (Actual Size)View | |
| AltS | — | Add Serial NodeColor | |
| AltK | — | Append Node at End of TreeColor | |
| AltP | — | Add Parallel NodeColor | |
| AltL | — | Add Layer NodeColor | |
| AltC | — | Add Serial Node + Circular Power WindowColor | |
| AltQ | — | Add Serial Node + Linear Power WindowColor | |
| AltG | — | Add Serial Node + Polygon Power WindowColor | |
| AltB | — | Add Serial Node + PowerCurve WindowColor | |
| AltD | — | Enable / Disable All NodesColor | |
| ShiftD | — | Bypass All Grades and Fusion EffectsColor | |
| AltShift; | — | Previous NodeColor | |
| AltShift' | — | Next NodeColor | |
| AltCtrlG | — | Grab StillColor | |
| CtrlW | — | Play Still / Toggle WipeColor | |
| AltW | — | Invert WipeColor | |
| AltCtrlN | — | Next StillColor | |
| AltCtrlB | — | Previous StillColor | |
| ShiftH | — | HighlightColor | |
| AltShiftH | — | Highlight Black and WhiteColor | |
| AltShiftC | — | Auto ColorColor | |
| ShiftAltV | — | Paste ValueColor | |
| CtrlAltT | — | Track StopColor | |
| Ctrl[ | — | Add KeyframeColor | |
| Ctrl] | — | Make Static KeyframeColor | |
| Alt] | — | Delete KeyframeColor | |
| AltShiftP | — | Preview MemoryColor | |
| AltShiftO | — | Original MemoryColor | |
| AltCtrl` | — | Printer Light HotkeysColor | |
| CtrlU | — | Grade Version: DefaultColor | |
| ShiftSpace | — | Add Tool (Select Tool Dialog)Fusion | |
| F2 | — | Rename NodeFusion | |
| CtrlP | — | Bypass NodeFusion | |
| CtrlG | — | Group NodesFusion | |
| CtrlE | — | Open GroupFusion | |
| CtrlB | — | Razor (Split at Playhead)Fairlight | |
| CtrlAltE | — | Smart Zoom Track HeightFairlight | |
| F4 | — | Toggle Clips / Automation ViewFairlight | |
| CtrlS | — | Save ProjectFile | |
| CtrlShiftS | — | Save Project AsFile | |
| AltCtrlS | — | Create Timeline BackupFile | |
| CtrlN | — | New TimelineFile | |
| ShiftCtrlN | — | New BinFile | |
| ShiftCtrlI | — | Import Timeline (AAF, EDL, XML, DRT)File | |
| ShiftCtrlO | — | Export Timeline (AAF, XML, DRT)File | |
| Ctrl, | — | PreferencesFile | |
| AltCtrlK | — | Keyboard CustomizationFile | |
| Shift1 | — | Project ManagerFile | |
| Shift9 | — | Project SettingsFile | |
| LEFT | Step Back | — | |
| RIGHT | Step Forward | — | |
| ; | Lift | — | |
| ' | Extract | — | |
| ShiftDel | Ripple Delete | — | |
| CtrlK | Add Edit (cut at playhead) | — | |
| CtrlShiftK | Add Edit to All Tracks | — | |
| = | Zoom In | — | |
| − | Zoom Out | — | |
| CtrlRIGHT | Go to Next Marker | — | |
| CtrlLEFT | Go to Previous Marker | — | |
| CtrlAltM | Clear Selected Marker | — | |
| R | Rate Stretch Tool | — | |
| C | Razor Tool | — | |
| P | Pen Tool | — | |
| H | Hand Tool | — | |
| Z | Zoom Tool | — |
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FAQ
- Do Premiere Pro shortcuts work in DaVinci Resolve?
- Many do. The table above lists every combination both apps document and whether it does the same thing in each.
- Where do these shortcuts come from?
- From each app's official documentation. Every app page lists its sources and the date its shortcuts were last checked.