20+ Video Editing Keyboard Shortcuts to Edit Faster in Filmora

Video editing keyboard shortcuts are one of the fastest ways to speed up your editing. You don’t have to reach for a menu or the mouse every time you need to perform a command. Repeating these actions dozens or even hundreds of times per project can actually slow you down more than you realize.

In Wondershare Filmora, the Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager makes it much easier to find, customize, and manage hotkeys. It gives you a visual keyboard map and one-click preset switching for schemas like Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. Below, we’ll show you how to edit videos faster with hotkeys in Filmora, plus how to customize, import, and export them with ease.

Part 1. 20+ Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Filmora

Memorizing every Filmora hotkey may take a while, so it’s better to start with the essential keyboard shortcuts for the commands you use most often, then add more as they become part of your editing routine.

To make them easier to find, we’ve grouped them into four categories: basic editing, timeline editing, playback and navigation, and markers and export.

Basic Editing

Timeline Editing

Playback & Navigation

Markers & Export

💡Tip: Make Use of the Search Feature

If you have trouble finding a specific shortcut, you don’t have to scroll through a long list of commands. You can use Filmora’s Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager to help you quickly locate it. Learn more about this feature in the next section.

Part 2. Filmora's Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager

Shortcuts shouldn’t be difficult to find or manage. They should make your everyday editing tasks quicker and easier. That’s why Filmora updates its Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager with a more visual interface to help you edit videos faster with hotkeys. You can easily see your current key assignments, search for commands, and switch between different shortcut layouts without digging through a long list.

Search for Shortcuts by Command or Keyword

Looking for one particular shortcut? Use the search bar to find it without going through the entire list. You can search by:

• Command name for a specific editing function.
• Function or keyword related to the action.

Filmora's Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager also supports multilingual search terms, not only English. When you type a keyword, Filmora highlights matching commands and shows their assigned shortcuts in the results.

See Your Shortcuts with the Visual Keyboard Map

On top of the search feature, Filmora uses a Visual Keyboard Map to show your shortcut layout as an interactive keyboard. You can click any key to see the commands assigned to it and check whether a key is already in use or available for another shortcut.

Switch to Other Video Editing Shortcuts

Filmora also includes preset video editing keyboard shortcuts from other editors, including Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and CapCut. If you’re already familiar with one of these editors, you can use Premiere Pro shortcuts in Filmora or select another preset to keep using familiar key combinations while you edit.

Part 3. How to Customize Video Editing Hotkeys in Filmora

If there’s a shortcut you want to change, you can assign it to a key combination that feels more comfortable to use. Filmora lets you edit individual hotkeys and save your customized layout as a separate preset. Follow the steps below on how to change keyboard shortcuts in Filmora for Mac/Windows.

Step 1

Open Filmora’s Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager

Create a new project or open an existing one, then click the Keyboard Shortcut Manager icon in the top bar or press Ctrl + Alt + K.

Step 2

Change the Hotkeys

Search for the command you want to change. If a shortcut is already assigned to it, delete the existing shortcut first.

Click the empty shortcut field, then press the key combination you want to assign on your keyboard. Filmora will apply the new hotkey to that command.

Step 3

Save the Custom Shortcut Layout

Repeat the steps above for any other commands you want to change. When you’re finished, click Save As to save your changes as a new preset.

Your custom shortcuts will be saved separately from Filmora’s default layout, so you can switch back to the default shortcuts whenever you need them.

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Part 4. How to Transfer Editing Hotkeys to a New PC or Mac

Another benefit of using Filmora’s Enhanced Keyboard Shortcut Manager is that you can transfer editing hotkeys to a new PC or Mac. You can export your shortcut layout as a .json file and import it on another computer, so you don’t have to set up your preferred hotkeys again.

How to Transfer Filmora Hotkeys to a New PC

Step 1

Export Your Filmora Hotkeys

Open your custom keyboard shortcut presets in Filmora, click the three-dot icon, and select “Export Current Preset” to export the shortcut preset. Send the file to your new computer.

Step 2

Import Keyboard Shortcuts in Filmora

On your new PC, open Filmora and the Keyboard Shortcut Manager. Then, click the three-dot icon and select “Import Filmora Shortcuts.” Choose the shortcut preset file you exported from your old computer.

Now, your preferred shortcut layout is available on your new PC without having to set up each key combination again!

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Conclusion

Video editing keyboard shortcuts have been helping editors to edit videos faster. Once you’ve familiarized yourself with the essential keyboard shortcuts, you can spend less time searching through menus and more time working directly on the timeline.

With its Enhanced Keyboard Shortcuts Manager, Filmora makes hotkeys even simpler to manage. You get a visual keyboard map to check your layout, one-click presets from other popular editors, create custom shortcuts, and export your preset to another computer when needed.