Commands and Keyboard Shortcut Reference - Audacity Manual

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Commands and Keyboard Shortcut Reference - Audacity Manual

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A visual cheat-sheet for the 135 default keyboard shortcuts found in Audacity

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Overview

Total Shortcuts: 135

  • File Menu:8 shortcuts
  • Edit Menu:27 shortcuts
  • Select Menu:12 shortcuts
  • View Menu:11 shortcuts
  • Transport Menu:13 shortcuts
  • Tracks Menu:4 shortcuts
  • Effect Menu:1 shortcuts
  • Extra Menu:59 shortcuts

File Menu

  • NewCtrl + N
  • OpenCtrl + O
  • CloseCtrl + W
  • ExitCtrl + Q
  • Save projectCtrl + S
  • Export audioCtrl + Shift + E
  • Export multipleCtrl + Shift + L
  • Import audioCtrl + Shift + I

Edit Menu

  • UndoCtrl + Z
  • RedoCtrl + Y
  • CutCtrl + X
  • DeleteCtrl + K
  • CopyCtrl + C
  • PasteCtrl + V
  • DuplicateCtrl + D
  • PreferencesCtrl + P
  • Split cutCtrl + Alt + X
  • Split deleteCtrl + Alt + K
  • Silence audioCtrl + L
  • Trim audioCtrl + T
  • Split newCtrl + Alt + I
  • JoinCtrl + J
  • Detach at silencesCtrl + Shift + J
  • Add label at selectionCtrl + B
  • Add label at playback positionCtrl + M
  • Paste text to new labelCtrl + Alt + V
  • Cut labeled audioAlt + X
  • Delete labeled audioAlt + K
  • Split cut labeled audioAlt + Shift + X
  • Split delete labeled audioAlt + Shift + K
  • Silence labeled audioAlt + L
  • Copy labeled audioAlt + Shift + C
  • Split labeled audioAlt + I
  • Join labeled audioAlt + J
  • Detach labeled audio at silencesAlt + Shift + J

Select Menu

  • Select allCtrl + A
  • Select noneCtrl + Shift + A
  • Select at zero crossingsZ
  • Select in all tracksCtrl + Shift + K
  • Select in all sync-locked tracksCtrl + Shift + Y
  • Left at playback position[
  • Right at playback position]
  • Track start to cursorShift + J
  • Cursor to track endShift + K
  • Toggle spectral selectionQ
  • Previous clipCtrl + Alt + P
  • Next clipCtrl + Alt + N

View Menu

  • Zoom inCtrl + 1
  • Zoom normalCtrl + 2
  • Zoom outCtrl + 3
  • Zoom to selectionCtrl + E
  • Zoom toggleShift + Z
  • Fit to widthCtrl + F
  • Fit to heightCtrl + Shift + F
  • Collapse all tracksCtrl + Shift + C
  • Expand collapsed tracksCtrl + Shift + X
  • Skip to selection startCtrl + [
  • Skip to selection endCtrl + ]

Transport Menu

  • Play or stopSpace
  • Play or stop and set cursorX
  • Loop playShift + Space
  • PauseP
  • RecordR
  • Record new trackShift + R
  • Timer record...Shift + T
  • Punch and roll recordShift + D
  • PauseP
  • Cursor to track startJ
  • Cursor to track endK
  • Cursor to project startHome
  • Cursor to project endEnd

Tracks Menu

  • Add new mono trackCtrl + Shift + N
  • Mix and render to new trackCtrl + Shift + M
  • Mute all tracksCtrl + U
  • Unmute all tracksCtrl + Shift + U

Effect Menu

  • Repeat last effectCtrl + R

Extra Menu

  • Toggle full screenF11
  • Play one second1
  • Play to selectionB
  • Play before selection startShift + F5
  • Play after selection startShift + F6
  • Play before selection endShift + F7
  • Play after selection endShift + F8
  • Play before and after selection startCtrl + Shift + F5
  • Play before and after selection endCtrl + Shift + F7
  • Play cut previewC
  • Selection toolF1
  • Envelope toolF2
  • Draw toolF3
  • Zoom toolF4
  • Time shift toolF5
  • Multi toolF6
  • Previous toolA
  • Next toolD
  • DeleteBackspace
  • Move to previous labelAlt + Left
  • Move to next labelAlt + Right
  • Short seek left during playbackLeft
  • Short seek right during playbackRight
  • Long seek left during playbackShift + Left
  • Long seek right during playbackShift + Right
  • Change recording deviceShift + I
  • Change playback deviceShift + O
  • Change audio hostShift + H
  • Change recording channelsShift + N
  • Selection to startShift + Home
  • Selection to endShift + End
  • Selection extend leftShift + Left
  • Selection extend rightShift + Right
  • Selection contract leftCtrl + Shift + Right
  • Selection contract rightCtrl + Shift + Left
  • Move backwards from toolbars to tracksCtrl + Shift + F6
  • Move forward from toolbars to tracksCtrl + F6
  • Move focus to previous trackUp
  • Move focus to next trackDown
  • Move focus to first trackCtrl + Home
  • Move focus to last trackCtrl + End
  • Move focus to previous and selectShift + Up
  • Move focus to next and selectShift + Down
  • Toggle focused trackEnter
  • Cursor leftLeft
  • Cursor rightRight
  • Cursor short jump left,
  • Cursor short jump right.
  • Cursor long jump leftShift + ,
  • Cursor long jump rightShift + .
  • Change pan on focused trackShift + P
  • Pan left on focused trackAlt + Shift + Left
  • Pan right on focused trackAlt + Shift + Right
  • Change gain on focused trackShift + G
  • Increase gain on focused trackAlt + Shift + Up
  • Decrease gain on focused trackAlt + Shift + Down
  • Mute or unmute focused trackShift + U
  • Solo or unsolo focused trackShift + S
  • Close focused trackShift + C

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