Reference

Keyboard shortcuts

All 175 default shortcuts in Audacity 4. Shortcuts can be customised in Preferences → Shortcuts.

Shortcuts for:

Playback

Action Shortcut
Clear loop region Shift Alt L ⇧⌥L
Play/Pause P P
Play/Pause from cursor Shift Space ⇧Space
Play/Stop Space Space
Set loop region in out I I
Set loop region to selection Shift L ⇧L
Toggle loop region L L

Recording

Action Shortcut
Lead-in Recording Start lead-in recording Shift D ⇧D
Record R R
Stop Stop record Space Space

Editing

Action Shortcut
Above item Up Up
Add label Ctrl B ⌘B
Add track or track item to selection Ctrl Enter ⌘Enter or Ctrl Return ⌘Return
Below item Down Down
Cut and close gap (per track) Ctrl Shift X ⌘⇧X
Delete and close gap (all tracks) Ctrl Del ⌘Del or Ctrl Backspace ⌘Backspace
Delete and close gap (per track) Shift Del ⇧Del or Shift Backspace ⇧Backspace
Duplicate Ctrl D ⌘D
Extend item left Shift Left ⇧Left
Extend item right Shift Right ⇧Right
First track Ctrl Home ⌘Home
Group clips Ctrl G ⌘G
Join selected clips Ctrl J ⌘J
Last track Ctrl End ⌘End
Move item down Ctrl Down ⌘Down
Move item left Ctrl Left ⌘Left
Move item right Ctrl Right ⌘Right
Move item up Ctrl Up ⌘Up
Multi track selection next Shift Down ⇧Down
Multi track selection previous Shift Up ⇧Up
New mono track Ctrl Shift N ⌘⇧N
Next panel Tab Tab
Open item’s context menu Shift F10 ⇧F10 or Ctrl Shift F10 ⌘⇧F10
Open pitch and speed dialog Ctrl Shift P ⌘⇧P
Paste (overlaps other clips) Ctrl Alt V ⌘⌥V
Paste (preserves synchronization on all tracks) Ctrl Alt Shift V ⌘⌥⇧V
Paste (pushes clips on selected track) Shift V ⇧V
Previous panel Shift Tab ⇧Tab
Reduce item left Ctrl Shift Left ⌘⇧Left
Reduce item right Ctrl Shift Right ⌘⇧Right
Rename item (clip/label) F2 F2
Select all Ctrl A ⌘A
Silence Ctrl L ⌘L
Split Ctrl I ⌘I
Split clips at silences Ctrl Alt J ⌘⌥J
Track range selection Shift Enter ⇧Enter or Shift Return ⇧Return
Ungroup clips Ctrl Shift G ⌘⇧G

Tracks and clips

Action Shortcut
Contract selection from left Ctrl Shift Right ⌘⇧Right
Contract selection from right Ctrl Shift Left ⌘⇧Left
Delete Del Del or Backspace Backspace
Extend selection left Shift Left ⇧Left
Extend selection right Shift Right ⇧Right
Move playhead left Left Left
Move playhead right Right Right
Move realtime effect down Alt Down ⌥Down
Move realtime effect up Alt Up ⌥Up
Split tool S S
Zoom in Ctrl = ⌘=
Zoom out Ctrl - ⌘-
Zoom to fit project Ctrl F ⌘F
Zoom toggle Shift Z ⇧Z

Effects

Action Shortcut
Repeat last effect Ctrl R ⌘R

Project and files

Action Shortcut
Add track effects E E
Close project Close project Ctrl W ⌘W
Collapse all tracks Ctrl Shift C ⌘⇧C
Cursor to track end Shift K ⇧K
Export audio… Export audio… Ctrl Shift E ⌘⇧E
Import… Ctrl Shift I ⌘⇧I
Left of playback position [ [
Move cursor to closest zero crossing Z Z
New… New… Ctrl N ⌘N
Next window Alt F6 ⌥F6
Open… Open… Ctrl O ⌘O
Previous window Alt Shift F6 ⌥⇧F6
Right of playback position ] ]
Save Save Ctrl S ⌘S
Select all tracks Ctrl Shift K ⌘⇧K
Toggle spectral selection Q Q
Track start to cursor Shift J ⇧J

Application

Action Shortcut
Cancel Cancel Esc Esc
Copy Ctrl C ⌘C
Cut Ctrl X ⌘X
Enter Trigger the focused control or select the focused track item Return Return or Enter Enter
Exit Ctrl Q ⌘Q
Paste Paste Ctrl V ⌘V
Redo Redo Ctrl Shift Z ⌘⇧Z
Trigger Trigger Space Space
Undo Undo Ctrl Z ⌘Z
Action Shortcut
Down Down Down
First control Home Home
Last control End End
Left Left Left
Next panel Tab Tab
Next section F6 F6 or ` `
Next tab Ctrl Tab ⌘Tab
Nextrow control PgDown PgDown
Prev panel Shift Tab ⇧Tab
Prev section Shift F6 ⇧F6 or Shift ` ⇧`
Prev tab Ctrl Shift Tab ⌘⇧Tab
Prevrow control PgUp PgUp
Right Right Right
Up Up Up

Other

Action Shortcut
Add label playing Ctrl . ⌘.
Audio host Shift H ⇧H
Contrast analyser Ctrl Shift T ⌘⇧T
Curs project end End End
Curs project start Home Home
Curs track end K K
Curs track start J J
Cursor long jump left Shift , ⇧,
Cursor long jump right Shift . ⇧.
Cursor short jump left , ,
Cursor short jump right . .
Draw tool F3 F3
Fit v Ctrl Shift F ⌘⇧F
Input channels Shift N ⇧N
Input device Shift I ⇧I
Keyboard scrub backwards U U
Keyboard scrub forwards I I
Mix and render to new track Ctrl Shift M ⌘⇧M
Move to next label Alt Right ⌥Right
Move to prev label Alt Left ⌥Left
Multi tool F6 F6
Mute all tracks Ctrl U ⌘U
Mute tracks Ctrl Alt U ⌘⌥U
Next tool D D
Once play stop Shift Space ⇧Space
Output device Shift O ⇧O
Pitch down Alt Down ⌥Down
Pitch up Alt Up ⌥Up
Play after selection end Shift F8 ⇧F8
Play after selection start Shift F6 ⇧F6
Play before and after selection end Ctrl Shift F7 ⌘⇧F7
Play before and after selection start Ctrl Shift F5 ⌘⇧F5
Play before selection end Shift F7 ⇧F7
Play before selection start Shift F5 ⇧F5
Play cut preview C C
Play one sec 1 1
Play stop select X X
Play to selection B B
Preferences Ctrl , ⌘,
Prev frame Ctrl Shift F6 ⌘⇧F6
Prev tool A A
Seek left long Shift Left ⇧Left
Seek left short Left Left
Seek right long Shift Right ⇧Right
Seek right short Right Right
Sel end Shift End ⇧End
Sel next clip Alt . ⌥.
Sel prev clip Alt , ⌥,
Sel start Shift Home ⇧Home
Sel sync lock tracks Ctrl Shift Y ⌘⇧Y
Select none Ctrl Shift A ⌘⇧A
Select tool F1 F1
Skip sel end Ctrl ] ⌘]
Skip sel start Ctrl [ ⌘[
Split new Ctrl Alt I ⌘⌥I
Timer record Shift T ⇧T
Toggle Return Return
Toggle alt NUMPAD_ENTER NUMPAD_ENTER
Track close Shift C ⇧C
Track gain Shift G ⇧G
Track gain dec Alt Shift Down ⌥⇧Down
Track gain inc Alt Shift Up ⌥⇧Up
Track menu Shift M ⇧M
Track mute Shift U ⇧U
Track pan Shift P ⇧P
Track pan left Alt Shift Left ⌥⇧Left
Track pan right Alt Shift Right ⌥⇧Right
Track solo Shift S ⇧S
Trim Ctrl T ⌘T
Unmute all tracks Ctrl Shift U ⌘⇧U
Unmute tracks Ctrl Alt Shift U ⌘⌥⇧U
Zoom normal Ctrl 2 ⌘2
Zoom sel Ctrl E ⌘E

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