OBS Studio keyboard shortcuts for Mac
The 19 OBS Studio shortcuts people reach for most, grouped by task. Keys are shown as macOS prints them: ⌘ Command, ⌥ Option, ⇧ Shift, ⌃ Control.
OBS has no default keys for starting or stopping a recording or stream, or for switching scenes — you set those yourself in Settings → Hotkeys. Below are the defaults that do exist.
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General
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Quit OBS | ⌘Q |
Sources (source selected)
| Copy source | ⌘C |
| Paste source | ⌘V |
| Remove source | Delete |
| Move source up the list | ⌘↑ |
| Move source down the list | ⌘↓ |
| Move source to top | ⌘Home |
| Move source to bottom | ⌘End |
Transform (source selected)
| Edit transform | ⌘E |
| Reset transform | ⌘R |
| Fit to screen | ⌘F |
| Stretch to screen | ⌘S |
| Center on screen | ⌘D |
Preview (box selected)
| Nudge up | ↑ |
| Nudge down | ↓ |
| Nudge left | ← |
| Nudge right | → |
Checked against OBS Project’s documentation (OBS Studio, official OBS Knowledge Base 'Keyboard Shortcuts' (article dated 2021-08-25, checked 2026-10-06)): obsproject.com/kb/keyboard-shortcuts. Shortcuts can change between versions and with your own key settings. Spotted a mistake? support@remolo.app.
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