Does Unreal Engine use the same shortcuts as Unity?

In the viewport, mostly: W, E, R, F and V do the same thing in both, and so does the Alt + mouse camera. Q selects in Unreal but pans in Unity.

How do I play my level in Unreal Engine?

Alt+P plays in the editor and Alt+S simulates. F10 ejects from or possesses the player while it runs.

How do I move the camera in Unreal Engine?

Hold the right mouse button and use W, A, S and D to fly, E and Q to rise and sink. Alt with the left button orbits, with the right it dollies, with the middle it pans; F focuses the selection.

Where do these shortcuts come from?

From each engine's official documentation. Every app page lists its sources and the date its shortcuts were last checked.

Unity vs Unreal Engine Keyboard Shortcuts: Every Key Compared

Both engines build on the same 3D conventions, so the hands move between them more easily than between most pairs of tools. The differences are in what each editor adds on top: Unity's snapping and Project window keys, Unreal's play-in-editor, content browser and Blueprint graph keys.

Every documented key, side by side

Each row is a key combination. "Different action" means both engines document that combination for something different; the shared keys follow, then each engine's own.

9Same key, same action
2Same key, different action
28Unreal Engine only
30Unity only

Key	U Unity	UE Unreal Engine	Difference
`Q`	View Tool	Select ToolTransform Gizmos	Different action
`⌘F`	Focus Search Field	Find in This BlueprintBlueprint	Different action
`W`	Move Tool	Translate (Move) ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`E`	Rotate Tool	Rotate ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`R`	Scale Tool	Scale ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`F`	Frame Selected · Zoom to Selected Keyframes	Focus SelectedViewport Navigation	Same
`⌥LMB`	Orbit Camera	Orbit CameraViewport Navigation · Duplicate by DraggingEditing	Same
`⌥RMB`	Zoom Camera	Dolly Camera (Zoom)Viewport Navigation	Same
`V`	Vertex Snapping	Vertex Snapping (hold)Viewport Navigation	Same
`⌘D`	Duplicate	DuplicateEditing	Same
`⌘Z`	Undo	UndoGeneral	Same
`␣`	—	Cycle Transform GizmoTransform Gizmos
`⌥MMB`	—	Track Camera (Pan)Viewport Navigation
`RMB`then`W`then`S`then`A`then`D`	—	Fly Forward / Back / StrafeViewport Navigation
`RMB`then`E`then`Q`	—	Fly Up / DownViewport Navigation
`⌃R`	—	Toggle Real-Time PlaybackViewport Navigation
`G`	—	Toggle Game ViewViewport Navigation
`F11`	—	Toggle Immersive (Fullscreen) ModeViewport Navigation
`⌘S`	—	Save Current LevelGeneral
`⌘⇧S`	—	Save AllGeneral
`⌘Y`	—	RedoGeneral
`⌘␣`	—	Open Content BrowserGeneral
`⌘B`	—	Find in Content BrowserGeneral
`⌘X`	—	CutEditing
`⌘C`	—	CopyEditing
`⌘V`	—	PasteEditing
`⌦`	—	DeleteEditing
`⌘G`	—	Group Selected ActorsEditing
`⌥P`	—	Play In EditorPlay/Simulate
`⌥S`	—	Simulate In EditorPlay/Simulate
`F10`	—	Eject / Possess (toggle)Play/Simulate
`K`	—	Keep Simulation ChangesPlay/Simulate
`F7`	—	Compile BlueprintBlueprint
`C`	—	Add Comment Around SelectionBlueprint
`⌘⇧F`	—	Find in All BlueprintsBlueprint
`F9`	—	Toggle BreakpointBlueprint
`↖`	—	Zoom to Fit Graph SelectionBlueprint
`⇞`	—	Go to Parent GraphBlueprint
`⇟`	—	Go into Child GraphBlueprint
`T`	Rect Transform Tool	—
`Y`	Transform Tool	—
`⇧F`	Lock View to Selected	—
`MMB`	Pan Camera	—
`RMB`	Flythrough Mode	—
`	Open Overlays Menu	—
`H`	Toggle Visibility of Selection	—
`⇧H`	Isolate Selection	—
`L`	Toggle Pickability of Selection	—
`⇧V`	Toggle Vertex Snapping	—
`⌘⇧LMB`	Surface Snapping	—
`⌘`	Snap in Increments	—
`\`	Toggle Grid Snapping	—
`⌘\`	Push to Grid	—
`⌘]`	Increase Grid Size	—
`⌘[`	Decrease Grid Size	—
`⌘⇧N`	New Empty GameObject	—
`⌘⇧V`	Paste as Child	—
`⌘⇧G`	Create Parent	—
`⌘A`	Select All	—
`⌘K`	Open Search Window	—
`↵`	Rename Selected	—
`⌘↓`	Open Selected Assets	—
`⌘⌦`	Delete Without Dialog	—
`⌘↑`	Jump to Parent Folder	—
`,`	Previous Frame	—
`.`	Next Frame	—
`⌥,`	Previous Keyframe	—
`⌥.`	Next Keyframe	—
`A`	Fit All Keyframes	—

9Same key, same action
2Same key, different action
28Unreal Engine only
30Unity only

Key	U Unity	UE Unreal Engine	Difference
`Q`	View Tool	Select ToolTransform Gizmos	Different action
`CtrlF`	Focus Search Field	Find in This BlueprintBlueprint	Different action
`W`	Move Tool	Translate (Move) ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`E`	Rotate Tool	Rotate ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`R`	Scale Tool	Scale ToolTransform Gizmos	Same
`F`	Frame Selected · Zoom to Selected Keyframes	Focus SelectedViewport Navigation	Same
`AltLMB`	Orbit Camera	Orbit CameraViewport Navigation · Duplicate by DraggingEditing	Same
`AltRMB`	Zoom Camera	Dolly Camera (Zoom)Viewport Navigation	Same
`V`	Vertex Snapping	Vertex Snapping (hold)Viewport Navigation	Same
`CtrlD`	Duplicate	DuplicateEditing	Same
`CtrlZ`	Undo	UndoGeneral	Same
`Space`	—	Cycle Transform GizmoTransform Gizmos
`AltMMB`	—	Track Camera (Pan)Viewport Navigation
`RMB`then`W`then`S`then`A`then`D`	—	Fly Forward / Back / StrafeViewport Navigation
`RMB`then`E`then`Q`	—	Fly Up / DownViewport Navigation
`CtrlR`	—	Toggle Real-Time PlaybackViewport Navigation
`G`	—	Toggle Game ViewViewport Navigation
`F11`	—	Toggle Immersive (Fullscreen) ModeViewport Navigation
`CtrlS`	—	Save Current LevelGeneral
`CtrlShiftS`	—	Save AllGeneral
`CtrlY`	—	RedoGeneral
`CtrlSpace`	—	Open Content BrowserGeneral
`CtrlB`	—	Find in Content BrowserGeneral
`CtrlX`	—	CutEditing
`CtrlC`	—	CopyEditing
`CtrlV`	—	PasteEditing
`Del`	—	DeleteEditing
`CtrlG`	—	Group Selected ActorsEditing
`AltP`	—	Play In EditorPlay/Simulate
`AltS`	—	Simulate In EditorPlay/Simulate
`F10`	—	Eject / Possess (toggle)Play/Simulate
`K`	—	Keep Simulation ChangesPlay/Simulate
`F7`	—	Compile BlueprintBlueprint
`C`	—	Add Comment Around SelectionBlueprint
`CtrlShiftF`	—	Find in All BlueprintsBlueprint
`F9`	—	Toggle BreakpointBlueprint
`Home`	—	Zoom to Fit Graph SelectionBlueprint
`PgUp`	—	Go to Parent GraphBlueprint
`PgDn`	—	Go into Child GraphBlueprint
`T`	Rect Transform Tool	—
`Y`	Transform Tool	—
`ShiftF`	Lock View to Selected	—
`MMB`	Pan Camera	—
`RMB`	Flythrough Mode	—
`	Open Overlays Menu	—
`H`	Toggle Visibility of Selection	—
`ShiftH`	Isolate Selection	—
`L`	Toggle Pickability of Selection	—
`ShiftV`	Toggle Vertex Snapping	—
`CtrlShiftLMB`	Surface Snapping	—
`Ctrl`	Snap in Increments	—
`\`	Toggle Grid Snapping	—
`Ctrl\`	Push to Grid	—
`Ctrl]`	Increase Grid Size	—
`Ctrl[`	Decrease Grid Size	—
`CtrlShiftN`	New Empty GameObject	—
`CtrlShiftV`	Paste as Child	—
`CtrlShiftG`	Create Parent	—
`CtrlA`	Select All	—
`CtrlK`	Open Search Window	—
`F2`	Rename Selected	—
`Enter`	Open Selected Assets	—
`ShiftDel`	Delete Without Dialog	—
`Bksp`	Jump to Parent Folder	—
`,`	Previous Frame	—
`.`	Next Frame	—
`Alt,`	Previous Keyframe	—
`Alt.`	Next Keyframe	—
`A`	Fit All Keyframes	—

Moving between Unity and Unreal

In the viewport, only Q needs relearning. Unreal flies the camera while you hold the right mouse button and press W, A, S and D, and pans with Alt and the middle button; Space cycles its transform gizmo.

The rest is Unreal's own: Alt+P plays in the editor and Alt+S simulates, Ctrl+Space opens the content browser, and F7 compiles a Blueprint. On a Mac, Ctrl becomes ⌘ for the editing keys.

Which reference to pin

Pin the engine you open every day. If you switch between both, the shared keys above are already in your hands — the posters keep each engine's own keys in sight.

FAQ

Does Unreal Engine use the same shortcuts as Unity?: In the viewport, mostly: W, E, R, F and V do the same thing in both, and so does the Alt + mouse camera. Q selects in Unreal but pans in Unity.
How do I play my level in Unreal Engine?: Alt+P plays in the editor and Alt+S simulates. F10 ejects from or possesses the player while it runs.
How do I move the camera in Unreal Engine?: Hold the right mouse button and use W, A, S and D to fly, E and Q to rise and sink. Alt with the left button orbits, with the right it dollies, with the middle it pans; F focuses the selection.
Where do these shortcuts come from?: From each engine's official documentation. Every app page lists its sources and the date its shortcuts were last checked.