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Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in QuickTime Player on Mac
In the QuickTime Player app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in QuickTime Player menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
Basic tasks
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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New movie recording | Option-Command-N | ||||||||||
New audio recording | Shift-Command-N | ||||||||||
New screen recording | Control-Command-N | ||||||||||
Open file | Command-O | ||||||||||
Open location using a URL | Command-L | ||||||||||
Open Image Sequence | Shift-Command-O | ||||||||||
Close window | Command-W | ||||||||||
Save file | Command-S | ||||||||||
Duplicate | Shift-Command-S | ||||||||||
Minimize window | Command-M | ||||||||||
Show Movie Inspector | Command-I | ||||||||||
Show export progress | Option-Command-P |
Movie playback
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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Play or pause | Space bar | ||||||||||
Play or pause all movies | Command-Return | ||||||||||
Stop playback and go back one frame | Left Arrow | ||||||||||
Stop playback and go forward one frame | Right Arrow | ||||||||||
Go to the beginning of a movie | Option-Left Arrow | ||||||||||
Go to the end of a movie | Option-Right Arrow | ||||||||||
Cycle through rewind speeds | Command-Left Arrow | ||||||||||
Cycle through fast-forward speeds | Command-Right Arrow | ||||||||||
Cycle through custom rewind speeds (1.1x to 2.0x) | With the movie playing, Option-click the rewind button | ||||||||||
Cycle through custom forward speeds (1.1x to 2.0x) | With the movie playing, Option-click the forward button | ||||||||||
Turn volume up | Up Arrow | ||||||||||
Turn volume down | Down Arrow | ||||||||||
Turn the volume up to the maximum level | Option-Up Arrow | ||||||||||
Turn the volume down to the minimum level | Option-Down Arrow | ||||||||||
Loop the movie | Option-Command-L |
Movie playback gestures
Action | Gesture | ||||||||||
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Scrub forward | While paused, swipe two fingers up or right | ||||||||||
Scrub backward | While paused, swipe two fingers down or left | ||||||||||
Skip forward | While playing, swipe two fingers up or right | ||||||||||
Skip backward | While playing, swipe two fingers down or left | ||||||||||
Fast forward | On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed | ||||||||||
Rewind | On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed | ||||||||||
Volume up | Over the volume control, swipe two fingers up or right | ||||||||||
Volume down | Over the volume control, swipe two fingers down or left |
Change the view
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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Enter full-screen view | Command-F | ||||||||||
Exit full-screen view | Command-F or Esc | ||||||||||
Display movie at actual size | Command-1 | ||||||||||
Fit the movie to the screen | Command-3 | ||||||||||
Fill the screen with the movie | Command-4 | ||||||||||
Display the movie in panoramic mode | Command-5 | ||||||||||
Increase the movie size | Command-Plus Sign (+) | ||||||||||
Decrease the movie size | Command-Minus Sign (-) |
Movie editing
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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Undo | Command-Z | ||||||||||
Redo | Shift-Command-Z | ||||||||||
Cut | Command-X | ||||||||||
Copy | Command-C | ||||||||||
Paste | Command-V | ||||||||||
Select all | Command-A | ||||||||||
Rotate left | Shift-Command-L | ||||||||||
Rotate right | Shift-Command-R | ||||||||||
Flip horizontally | Shift-Command-H | ||||||||||
Flip vertically | Shift-Command-V | ||||||||||
Split clip | Command-Y | ||||||||||
Trim | Command-T |