Keyboard Shortcuts¶
File¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
New |
Ctrl + N |
Creates a new Kdenlive project |
Open… |
Ctrl + O |
Opens a Kdenlive project |
Quit |
Ctrl + Q |
Exits Kdenlive |
Save |
Ctrl + S |
Saves the current state of the project |
Save As… |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Saves the current state of the project with the name of your choice |
General¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Collapse/Expand Item |
< |
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Copy |
Ctrl + C Alternate: Ctrl + Ins |
Current selection |
Delete Selected Item |
Del |
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Find Action… |
Ctrl + Alt + I |
Opens the action window. Only possible with this shortcut. |
Full Screen Mode |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
|
Kdenlive Handbook |
F1 |
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Switch Monitor Fullscreen |
F11 |
Monitor |
Paste |
Ctrl + V Alternate: Shift + Ins |
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Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
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Rename… |
F2 |
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Show Menubar |
Ctrl + M |
Show Menubar Shows the menubar again after it has been hidden |
Select All |
Ctrl + A |
Works in:
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Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
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Up |
Alt + Up |
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What’s This? |
Shift + F1 |
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Zoom In |
Ctrl + + Alternate: Ctrl + = |
Works in Timeline only |
CTRL + Mouse wheel |
Works in:
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Zoom Out |
Ctrl + - |
Works in Timeline only |
CTRL + Mouse wheel |
Works in:
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Increment, Decrement |
Mouse wheel |
Works in:
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Add to the selection |
Shift + left click |
Timeline: adds clicked clips to the selection |
shift + dragging |
Timeline: adds multiple clips to the selection Titler: adds clicked clips to the selection Project Bin: adds all clips between already selected clip and clicked clip |
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Add to the selection |
Ctrl + left click |
Project Bin: adds clicked clips to the selection Effect: select keyframes |
Double click |
double click |
Edit bookmark Project Bin: double click on a clip shows properties Project Bin: double click on an empty place opens add clip or folder Timeline: double click a clip shows duration |
Project Bin¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Closing the extra bins |
CTRL + w |
Editing¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Focus Timecode |
= |
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Insert Zone in Project Bin |
Ctrl + I |
Clip monitor |
Set Zone In |
I |
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Set Zone Out |
O |
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Switch Monitor |
T |
Switch between clip monitor and project monitor (timeline) |
Select Target 1 |
Ctrl + 1 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 2 |
Ctrl + 2 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 3 |
Ctrl + 3 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 4 |
Ctrl + 4 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 5 |
Ctrl + 5 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 6 |
Ctrl + 6 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 7 |
Ctrl + 7 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 8 |
Ctrl + 8 |
3-point-editing |
Select Target 9 |
Ctrl + 9 |
3-point-editing |
Switch All Tracks Active |
Alt + Shift + A |
3-point-editing |
Toggle All Track Lock |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
Tracks |
Toggle All Tracks Active |
Shift + A |
3-point-editing |
Toggle Track Active |
A |
3-point-editing Activate the track as a target with shortcut A (this connects the track to the source) |
Slip multiple clips at once |
Shift + move |
select all clips you want to slip with the selection tool using Shift then enable the slip tool and go ahead… |
Slip a clip |
left/right |
Slip can be done with the mouse, with the left/right keys and with the buttons on the monitor toolbar. |
Timeline¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Add Clip to Selection |
Alt + + |
Adds the clip of the active track to the selection at playhead position. |
Add Marker/Guide quickly |
Num + * |
On Numlock pad: * adds a marker/guide |
Add Subtitle |
Shift + S |
Adds a subtitle at playhead position. |
Add Transition to Selection |
Alt + Shift + + |
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Add/Remove Guide |
G |
Adds a guide at playhead position. |
Group Clips |
Ctrl + G |
Current selection |
Ungroup Clips |
Ctrl + Shift + G |
Current selection |
Cut All Clips |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
Cuts all clips at playhead position. Except tracks which are locked. |
Cut Clip |
Shift + R |
Cuts the clip of the active track at playhead position. |
Deselect Clip |
- |
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Deselect Transition |
Shift + - |
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Extract Timeline Zone |
Shift + X |
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Grab Current Item |
Shift + G |
Select a clip -> Shift + G -> move the clip with left/right |
Insert Clip Zone in Timeline |
V |
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Lift Timeline Zone |
Z |
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Mix Clips |
U |
Or double click. Play head must be on the end/begin of 2 clips. Creates a transition between 2 clips on the same track. |
Multitrack View |
F12 |
must be disabled |
Overwrite Clip Zone in Timeline |
B |
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Resize Item End |
) |
On active track: Cut and deletes the end of the clip at playhead position. |
Resize Item Start |
( |
On active track: Cut and delete the start of the clip at playhead position. |
Select Clip |
+ |
|
Select Transition |
Shift + + |
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Start Preview Render |
Shift + Return |
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Razor Tool |
X |
Tools |
Selection Tool |
S |
Tools |
Spacer Tool |
M |
Tools |
Deselect |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 1 |
Alt + 1 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 2 |
Alt + 2 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 3 |
Alt + 3 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 4 |
Alt + 4 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 5 |
Alt + 5 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 6 |
Alt + 6 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 7 |
Alt + 7 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 8 |
Alt + 8 |
Tracks |
Select Audio Track 9 |
Alt + 9 |
Tracks |
Select Video Track 1 |
1 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 2 |
2 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 3 |
3 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 4 |
4 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 5 |
5 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 6 |
6 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 7 |
7 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 8 |
8 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Select Video Track 9 |
9 |
Track selection in general and for 3-point-editing Multicam tool: You trim the clips in the desired track while the timeline is playing |
Switch Track Target Audio Stream |
' |
Tracks |
Toggle Track Disabled |
Shift + H |
Tracks |
Toggle Track Lock |
Shift + L |
Tracks |
Toggle Track Target |
Shift + T |
3-point-editing Select a video or audio track in the timeline (up/down arrow key) and set it as source with Shift + T. |
Resize only audio or video part of a clip |
Shift + resize |
Only possible with keyboard |
Move audio or video part to another track independently. |
Alt + move |
Only possible with keyboard |
Adjust the speed of a clip |
Ctrl + dragging |
Only possible with keyboard |
Return from any tools back to Selection tool. |
ESC: |
Only possible with keyboard |
Tracks resized simultaneously |
Shift + dragging |
Either for video or audio tracks. |
Tracks resized simultaneously to normal |
Shift + double click |
Normalize track height either for video or audio tracks. |
Track selection |
up/down |
Titler¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Add text |
Alt + T |
Click on the canvas to add text |
Add rectangle |
Alt + R |
Drag the mouse to draw a rectangle |
Add ellipse |
Alt + E |
Drag the mouse to draw a ellipse. |
Insert an image |
Alt + I |
Insert an image |
Back to selection tool |
Alt + S |
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Move selected items vertical only. |
Shift |
Hold Shift moves selected items vertical only. |
Move selected items horizontally only. |
Shift + Alt |
Hold Shift + Alt moves selected items horizontally only. |
Render¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Render… |
Ctrl + Return |
Opens the Render window. |
Settings¶
Action Name |
Shortcuts |
Description |
---|---|---|
Configure Kdenlive… |
Ctrl + Shift + , |
Opens the configure window |
Configure Keyboard Shortcuts… |
Ctrl + Alt + , |
Opens the shortcut window |
Raise widgets with shortcuts (window)¶
New in version 21.08.0.
With the word “raise” you see all dock widgets (window) on which you can assign shortcuts to raise dock widgets (window). The actions are called like “Raise Project Bin”.

Click into the image to start the animation.¶
Shortcuts for keyframe functions¶
New in version 21.08.0.
Allow assigning shortcuts to 3 keyframe functions: Add/Remove Keyframe, Go to next keyframe and Go to previous keyframe. Click on the clip and you can add/remove keyframe by shortcut.

Command Bar¶
New in version 21.08.0.
The command bar allows to easily searching for any action in Kdenlive like changing themes, adding effects, opening files and more. It can be accessed with the shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + i. The shortcut is defined by KDE-Framework, so do not change it. (This feature requires KDE Frameworks lib version 5.83).
