--- title: Audacity date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.701833 background: bg-[#0000e1] label: tags: - - categories: - Keyboard Shortcuts intro: | A visual cheat-sheet for the 135 default keyboard shortcuts found in Audacity --- ## Keyboard Shortcuts ### File Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | --------------- | | `Ctrl` `N` | New | | `Ctrl` `O` | Open | | `Ctrl` `W` | Close | | `Ctrl` `Q` | Exit | | `Ctrl` `S` | Save project | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `E` | Export audio | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `L` | Export multiple | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `I` | Import audio | {.shortcuts} ### Edit Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | -------------------------------- | | `Ctrl` `Z` | Undo | | `Ctrl` `Y` | Redo | | `Ctrl` `X` | Cut | | `Ctrl` `K` | Delete | | `Ctrl` `C` | Copy | | `Ctrl` `V` | Paste | | `Ctrl` `D` | Duplicate | | `Ctrl` `P` | Preferences | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `X` | Split cut | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `K` | Split delete | | `Ctrl` `L` | Silence audio | | `Ctrl` `T` | Trim audio | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `I` | Split new | | `Ctrl` `J` | Join | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `J` | Detach at silences | | `Ctrl` `B` | Add label at selection | | `Ctrl` `M` | Add label at playback position | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `V` | Paste text to new label | | `Alt` `X` | Cut labeled audio | | `Alt` `K` | Delete labeled audio | | `Alt` `Shift` `X` | Split cut labeled audio | | `Alt` `Shift` `K` | Split delete labeled audio | | `Alt` `L` | Silence labeled audio | | `Alt` `Shift` `C` | Copy labeled audio | | `Alt` `I` | Split labeled audio | | `Alt` `J` | Join labeled audio | | `Alt` `Shift` `J` | Detach labeled audio at silences | {.shortcuts} ### Extra Menu {.row-span-4} | Shortcut | Action | | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | `F11` | Toggle full screen | | `1` | Play one second | | `B` | Play to selection | | `Shift` `F5` | Play before selection start | | `Shift` `F6` | Play after selection start | | `Shift` `F7` | Play before selection end | | `Shift` `F8` | Play after selection end | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `F5` | Play before and after selection start | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `F7` | Play before and after selection end | | `C` | Play cut preview | | `F1` | Selection tool | | `F2` | Envelope tool | | `F3` | Draw tool | | `F4` | Zoom tool | | `F5` | Time shift tool | | `F6` | Multi tool | | `A` | Previous tool | | `D` | Next tool | | `Backspace` | Delete | | `Alt` `Left` | Move to previous label | | `Alt` `Right` | Move to next label | | `Left` | Short seek left during playback | | `Right` | Short seek right during playback | | `Shift` `Left` | Long seek left during playback | | `Shift` `Right` | Long seek right during playback | | `Shift` `I` | Change recording device | | `Shift` `O` | Change playback device | | `Shift` `H` | Change audio host | | `Shift` `N` | Change recording channels | | `Shift` `Home` | Selection to start | | `Shift` `End` | Selection to end | | `Shift` `Left` | Selection extend left | | `Shift` `Right` | Selection extend right | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Right` | Selection contract left | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Left` | Selection contract right | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `F6` | Move backwards from toolbars to tracks | | `Ctrl` `F6` | Move forward from toolbars to tracks | | `Up` | Move focus to previous track | | `Down` | Move focus to next track | | `Ctrl` `Home` | Move focus to first track | | `Ctrl` `End` | Move focus to last track | | `Shift` `Up` | Move focus to previous and select | | `Shift` `Down` | Move focus to next and select | | `Enter` | Toggle focused track | | `Left` | Cursor left | | `Right` | Cursor right | | `,` | Cursor short jump left | | `.` | Cursor short jump right | | `Shift` `,` | Cursor long jump left | | `Shift` `.` | Cursor long jump right | | `Shift` `P` | Change pan on focused track | | `Alt` `Shift` `Left` | Pan left on focused track | | `Alt` `Shift` `Right` | Pan right on focused track | | `Shift` `G` | Change gain on focused track | | `Alt` `Shift` `Up` | Increase gain on focused track | | `Alt` `Shift` `Down` | Decrease gain on focused track | | `Shift` `U` | Mute or unmute focused track | | `Shift` `S` | Solo or unsolo focused track | | `Shift` `C` | Close focused track | {.shortcuts} ### Select Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | -------------------------------- | | `Ctrl` `A` | Select all | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `A` | Select none | | `Z` | Select at zero crossings | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `K` | Select in all tracks | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Y` | Select in all sync-locked tracks | | `[` | Left at playback position | | `]` | Right at playback position | | `Shift` `J` | Track start to cursor | | `Shift` `K` | Cursor to track end | | `Q` | Toggle spectral selection | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `P` | Previous clip | | `Ctrl` `Alt` `N` | Next clip | {.shortcuts} ### View Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | ----------------------- | | `Ctrl` `1` | Zoom in | | `Ctrl` `2` | Zoom normal | | `Ctrl` `3` | Zoom out | | `Ctrl` `E` | Zoom to selection | | `Shift` `Z` | Zoom toggle | | `Ctrl` `F` | Fit to width | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `F` | Fit to height | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `C` | Collapse all tracks | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `X` | Expand collapsed tracks | | `Ctrl` `[` | Skip to selection start | | `Ctrl` `]` | Skip to selection end | {.shortcuts} ### Transport Menu | Shortcut | Action | | --------------- | --------------------------- | | `Space` | Play or stop | | `X` | Play or stop and set cursor | | `Shift` `Space` | Loop play | | `P` | Pause | | `R` | Record | | `Shift` `R` | Record new track | | `Shift` `T` | Timer record... | | `Shift` `D` | Punch and roll record | | `P` | Pause | | `J` | Cursor to track start | | `K` | Cursor to track end | | `Home` | Cursor to project start | | `End` | Cursor to project end | {.shortcuts} ### Tracks Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ------------------ | --------------------------- | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `N` | Add new mono track | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `M` | Mix and render to new track | | `Ctrl` `U` | Mute all tracks | | `Ctrl` `Shift` `U` | Unmute all tracks | {.shortcuts} ### Effect Menu | Shortcut | Action | | ---------- | ------------------ | | `Ctrl` `R` | Repeat last effect | {.shortcuts} ## Also see - [Keyboard shortcuts for Audacity](https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/keyboard_shortcut_reference.html) _(manual.audacityteam.org)_