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⤢ PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 1 Rewind 2 ⌘ Trimmer T… 3 ⌥ ⇧ Consolidat… 4 Toggle Lo… 5 Toggle Lo… 6 7 ⌘ Smart Tool 8 9 0 Q W E ⌘ Separate C… R T ⌘ Trim Clip t… Y U I ⌘ ⇧ Import Aud… O ⌘ Open Sess… P A ⌘ Select All S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F ⌘ Create Fad… G H ⌘ Heal Separ… J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ ⌥ Bounce to… N ⌘ New Sessi… M ⌘ Mute / Un… MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Tab to Transient ⇥ Zoom In ⌘ ] Zoom Out ⌘ [ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Zoom to Fit Sele… ⌥ F Zoom Toggle E Toggle Edit / Mix… ⌘ = Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Half-Speed Play… ⇧ ␣ Fast Forward 2 Tab to Previous… ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable… ⌘ ⌥ ⇥ Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · MAC PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 1 Rewind 2 ⌘ Trimmer T… 3 ⌥ ⇧ Consolidat… 4 Toggle Lo… 5 Toggle Lo… 6 7 ⌘ Smart Tool 8 9 0 A ⌘ Select All Z ⌘ Undo E ⌘ Separate C… R T ⌘ Trim Clip t… Y U I ⌘ ⇧ Import Aud… O ⌘ Open Sess… P Q S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F ⌘ Create Fad… G H ⌘ Heal Separ… J K L M ⌘ Mute / Un… W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B ⌘ ⌥ Bounce to… N ⌘ New Sessi… MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Tab to Transient ⇥ Zoom In ⌘ ] Zoom Out ⌘ [ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Zoom to Fit Sele… ⌥ F Zoom Toggle E Toggle Edit / Mix… ⌘ = Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Half-Speed Play… ⇧ ␣ Fast Forward 2 Tab to Previous… ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable… ⌘ ⌥ ⇥ Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · MAC ⤢ EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Create Fades ⌘ F Consolidate Clip ⌥ ⇧ 3 MIXING Mute / Unmute Clips ⌘ M Toggle Edit / Mix Window ⌘ = EDIT MODES Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 TRANSPORT Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Toggle Loop Playback Mode 4 Half-Speed Playback ⇧ ␣ Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keypad) 2 NAVIGATION Zoom In (Horizontal) ⌘ ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) ⌘ [ Zoom to Fit Selection ⌥ F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focus) E RECORDING Toggle Loop Record Mode 5 FILE Save ⌘ S New Session ⌘ N Open Session ⌘ O Import Audio ⌘ ⇧ I Bounce to Disk ⌘ ⌥ B Save As ⌘ ⇧ S SELECTION Select All ⌘ A Tab to Transient (next) ⇥ Tab to Previous Transient / Bound… ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable Tab to Transients ⌘ ⌥ ⇥ TOOLS Trimmer Tool ⌘ 2 Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Smart Tool ⌘ 7 Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · MAC ⤢ EDITING 11 Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Create Fades ⌘ F Consolidate Clip ⌥ ⇧ 3 MIXING 02 Mute / Unmute Clips ⌘ M Toggle Edit / Mix Window ⌘ = EDIT MODES 04 Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 TRANSPORT 08 Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Toggle Loop Playback Mode 4 Half-Speed Playback ⇧ ␣ Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward 2 NAVIGATION 04 Zoom In (Horizontal) ⌘ ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) ⌘ [ Zoom to Fit Selection ⌥ F Zoom Toggle E RECORDING 01 Toggle Loop Record Mode 5 FILE 06 Save ⌘ S New Session ⌘ N Open Session ⌘ O Import Audio ⌘ ⇧ I Bounce to Disk ⌘ ⌥ B Save As ⌘ ⇧ S SELECTION 04 Select All ⌘ A Tab to Transient (next) ⇥ Tab to Previous Transient… ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable Tab to T… ⌘ ⌥ ⇥ TOOLS 04 Trimmer Tool ⌘ 2 Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Smart Tool ⌘ 7 Pro Tools KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · MAC ⤢ PRO TOOLS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 9 SETS · No.01 PRO TOOLS TOTAL 44 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 08 EDITING 11 FILE 06 SELECTION 04 NAVIGATION 04 MIXING 02 TOOLS 04 RECORDING 01 EDIT MODES 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Toggle Loop Playback Mode (Numeric Keypad) 4 Half-Speed Playback ⇧ ␣ Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keypad) 2 Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Create Fades ⌘ F Consolidate Clip ⌥ ⇧ 3 Save ⌘ S New Session ⌘ N Open Session ⌘ O Import Audio ⌘ ⇧ I Bounce to Disk ⌘ ⌥ B Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Select All ⌘ A Tab to Transient (next) ⇥ Tab to Previous Transient / Boundary ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable Tab to Transients ⌘ ⌥ ⇥ Zoom In (Horizontal) ⌘ ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) ⌘ [ Zoom to Fit Selection ⌥ F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focus) E Mute / Unmute Clips ⌘ M Toggle Edit / Mix Window ⌘ = Trimmer Tool ⌘ 2 Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Smart Tool ⌘ 7 Toggle Loop Record Mode (Numeric Keypad) 5 Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4 PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E ⌘ Separate C… R T ⌘ Trim Clip t… Y U I O P A ⌘ Select All S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F G H ⌘ Heal Separ… J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH PRO TOOLS · MAC Keyboard map TRANSPORT Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ FILE Save ⌘ S SELECTION Select All ⌘ A EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Pro Tools 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 PRO TOOLS · MAC Isometric TRANSPORT 03 Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ FILE 01 Save ⌘ S SELECTION 01 Select All ⌘ A EDITING 09 Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selecti… ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Pro Tools 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 PRO TOOLS · MAC Typewriter PRO TOOLS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 4 SETS · No.01 PRO TOOLS TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 03 EDITING 09 FILE 01 SELECTION 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Save ⌘ S Select All ⌘ A Editorial Pro Tools is Avid's flagship digital audio workstation, a studio standard for recording, editing, and mixing. Its keyboard shortcuts are vital for fast editing, transport control, and mixing moves during high-pressure sessions.
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All Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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11 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Separate Clip at Selection ⌘ E Heal Separation ⌘ H Trim Clip to Selection ⌘ T Duplicate ⌘ D Create Fades ⌘ F Consolidate Clip ⌥ ⇧ 3
8 Action Shortcut Play / Stop ␣ Record (Start) ⌘ ␣ Return to Start ↵ Go to End ⌘ ↵ Toggle Loop Playback Mode (Numeric Keypad) 4 Half-Speed Playback ⇧ ␣ Rewind (Numeric Keypad) 1 Fast Forward (Numeric Keypad) 2
6 Action Shortcut Save ⌘ S New Session ⌘ N Open Session ⌘ O Import Audio ⌘ ⇧ I Bounce to Disk ⌘ ⌥ B Save As ⌘ ⇧ S
4 Action Shortcut Select All ⌘ A Tab to Transient (next) ⇥ Tab to Previous Transient / Boundary ⌥ ⇥ Enable / Disable Tab to Transients ⌘ ⌥ ⇥
4 Action Shortcut Zoom In (Horizontal) ⌘ ] Zoom Out (Horizontal) ⌘ [ Zoom to Fit Selection ⌥ F Zoom Toggle (Keyboard Focus) E
4 Action Shortcut Shuffle Mode F1 Slip Mode F2 Spot Mode F3 Grid Mode F4
4 Action Shortcut Trimmer Tool ⌘ 2 Selector Tool ⌘ 3 Grabber Tool ⌘ 4 Smart Tool ⌘ 7
2 Action Shortcut Mute / Unmute Clips ⌘ M Toggle Edit / Mix Window ⌘ =
1 Action Shortcut Toggle Loop Record Mode (Numeric Keypad) 5
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Pro Tools shortcut? Pro Tools has 44 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — 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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