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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.
Basic tasks
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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New movie recording | Option-Command-N | ||||||||||
New audio recording | Control-Option-Command-N | ||||||||||
New screen recording | Control-Command-N | ||||||||||
Open file | Command-O | ||||||||||
Open location using a URL | Command-L | ||||||||||
Close window | Command-W | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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 |