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Keyboard Shortcuts

Railcut includes four shortcut preset lists — Premiere (default), DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects — and lets you fully customize any shortcut or save your own preset list.

To change your preset or customize shortcuts, click the Keyboard Shortcuts

ActionKey
Play / StopSpace
ActionDefault (Premiere)DaVinciFCPAfter Effects
Step Forward 1 FramePage Down
Step Backward 1 FramePage Up
Step Forward 10 FramesShift+→Shift+→Shift+→Shift+Page Down
Step Backward 10 FramesShift+←Shift+←Shift+←Shift+Page Up
Go to StartHomeHomeHomeHome
Go to EndEndEndEndEnd
Next Edit PointCtrl+Alt+Shift+→
Previous Edit Point;Ctrl+Alt+Shift+←
Go to Work Area InShift+IShift+IShift+IJ
Go to Work Area OutShift+OShift+OShift+OK
ActionDefault (Premiere)DaVinciFCPAfter Effects
Nudge 1 Frame RightAlt+→..Alt+Page Down
Nudge 1 Frame LeftAlt+←,,Alt+Page Up
Nudge 10 Frames RightAlt+Shift+→Shift+.Shift+.Alt+Shift+Page Down
Nudge 10 Frames LeftAlt+Shift+←Shift+,Shift+,Alt+Shift+Page Up

Nudge moves selected clips in time without affecting other clips.

ActionDefault (Premiere)DaVinciFCPAfter Effects
Delete (leave gap)DeleteBackspaceShift+DeleteDelete
Ripple Delete (close gap)Shift+DeleteDeleteDeleteShift+Delete
Lift (remove work area, leave gap);;
Extract (remove work area, close gap)''
Toggle Clip EnableDV
Add Edit (targeted tracks)Ctrl+KCtrl+\Ctrl+BCtrl+Shift+D
Add Edit to All TracksCtrl+Shift+KCtrl+Shift+\Ctrl+Shift+BCtrl+Shift+D
Ripple Trim Next EditWCtrl+Shift+]Alt+]Alt+]
Ripple Trim Previous EditQCtrl+Shift+[Alt+[Alt+[
Trim Next Edit, no ripple (Mac)Opt+WShift+]
Trim Next Edit, no ripple (Win)Ctrl+Alt+WShift+]
Trim Previous Edit, no ripple (Mac)Opt+QShift+[
Trim Previous Edit, no ripple (Win)Ctrl+Alt+QShift+[
Mark In PointIIIB
Mark Out PointOOON
Mark ClipXXXX
Add MarkerMMM*
Select AllCtrl+ACtrl+ACtrl+ACtrl+A
Move Clip UpAlt+↑Alt+↑Ctrl+Alt+↑Ctrl+Alt+↑
Move Clip DownAlt+↓Alt+↓Ctrl+Alt+↓Ctrl+Alt+↓
Zoom to Sequence\Shift+ZShift+Z;
UndoCtrl+ZCtrl+ZCtrl+ZCtrl+Z
RedoCtrl+Shift+ZCtrl+Shift+ZCtrl+Shift+ZCtrl+Shift+Z
ActionDefault (Premiere)DaVinciFCPAfter Effects
Zoom In=Ctrl+=Ctrl+==
Zoom Out-Ctrl+-Ctrl+--
Toggle SnapShift+SNNShift+S
Minimize All TracksShift+–Shift+–Shift+–Shift+–
Expand All TracksShift+=Shift+=Shift+=Shift+=
ToolDefault (Premiere)DaVinciFCPAfter Effects
Selection ToolVAAV
Track Select ForwardAAA
Track Select BackwardShift+AShift+AShift+A
Ripple Edit ToolBTT
Rolling Edit ToolNTT
Rate Stretch ToolRCtrl+RCtrl+RR
Razor ToolCBBC
Slip ToolYWTY
Slide ToolUWTU
Pen ToolPPPP
Zoom ToolZZZZ
Hand ToolHHHH

Click Keyboard Shortcuts to open the shortcut editor. You can:

  • Pick a built-in preset (Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, After Effects)
  • Use the search field to filter shortcuts by name or description
  • Click any shortcut in the list to reassign it
  • Save your customizations as a named custom preset
  • Reset to preset defaults at any time

Railcut detects conflicts and warns you if a new shortcut clashes with an existing one.