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Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in QuickTime Player on Mac
Use your keyboard, trackpad, or Magic Mouse to quickly accomplish many tasks in QuickTime Player.
Shortcuts for basic tasks
Shortcut | Action | ||||||||||
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Option-Command-N | New movie recording | ||||||||||
Control-Option-Command-N | New audio recording | ||||||||||
Control-Command-N | New screen recording | ||||||||||
Command-O | Open file | ||||||||||
Command-L | Open location using a URL | ||||||||||
Command-W | Close window | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-S | Duplicate | ||||||||||
Command-M | Minimize window | ||||||||||
Command-I | Show Movie Inspector | ||||||||||
Option-Command-P | Show export progress |
Movie playback shortcuts
Shortcut | Action | ||||||||||
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Space bar | Play or pause | ||||||||||
Command-Return | Play or pause all movies | ||||||||||
Left Arrow | Stop playback and go back one frame | ||||||||||
Right Arrow | Stop playback and go forward one frame | ||||||||||
Option-Left Arrow | Go to the beginning of a movie | ||||||||||
Option-Right Arrow | Go to the end of a movie | ||||||||||
Command-Left Arrow | Cycle through rewind speeds | ||||||||||
Command-Right Arrow | Cycle through fast-forward speeds | ||||||||||
Up Arrow | Turn volume up | ||||||||||
Down Arrow | Turn volume down | ||||||||||
Option-Up Arrow | Turn the volume up to the maximum level | ||||||||||
Option-Down Arrow | Turn the volume down to the minimum level | ||||||||||
Option-Command-L | Loop the movie |
Movie sizing shortcuts
Shortcut | Action | ||||||||||
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Command-F | Enter full-screen view | ||||||||||
Command-F or Esc | Exit full-screen view | ||||||||||
Command-1 | Display movie at actual size | ||||||||||
Command-3 | Fit the movie to the screen | ||||||||||
Command-4 | Fill the screen with the movie | ||||||||||
Command-5 | Display the movie in panoramic mode | ||||||||||
Command-Plus Sign (+) | Increase the movie size | ||||||||||
Command-Minus Sign (-) | Decrease the movie size |
Movie editing shortcuts
Shortcut | Action | ||||||||||
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Command-Z | Undo | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-Z | Redo | ||||||||||
Command-X | Cut | ||||||||||
Command-C | Copy | ||||||||||
Command-V | Paste | ||||||||||
Command-A | Select all | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-L | Rotate left | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-R | Rotate right | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-H | Flip horizontally | ||||||||||
Shift-Command-V | Flip vertically | ||||||||||
Command-Y | Split clip | ||||||||||
Command-T | Trim |
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 |