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
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
Minimise window				Command-M
Show Movie Inspector				Command-I
Show export progress				Option-Command-P

Movie playback

Action				Shortcut
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 . Each click increases the speed by .1x (for example 1.1x, 1.2x and so on).
Cycle through custom forward speeds (1.1x to 2.0x)				With the movie playing, Option-click the forward button . Each click increases the speed by .1x (for example 1.1x, 1.2x and so on).
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
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
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
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

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