Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts for Mac
The 40 Adobe Premiere Pro shortcuts people reach for most, grouped by task. Keys are shown as macOS prints them: ⌘ Command, ⌥ Option, ⇧ Shift, ⌃ Control.
Premiere Pro changes its app ID with each yearly version; this button set switches on by itself with Premiere Pro 2026.
Updated
Tools
| Selection tool | V |
| Razor tool | C |
| Ripple Edit tool | B |
Playback
| Play / pause | Space |
| Play backward (tap again for faster) | J |
| Play forward (tap again for faster) | L |
| Back one frame | ← |
| Forward one frame | → |
| Back five frames | ⇧← |
| Forward five frames | ⇧→ |
Marking
| Mark In | I |
| Mark Out | O |
| Mark clip | X |
| Go to In point | ⇧I |
| Go to Out point | ⇧O |
| Clear In and Out | ⌥X |
| Add marker | M |
| Go to next marker | ⇧M |
Editing
| Add edit (cut at playhead) | ⌘K |
| Add edit to all tracks | ⇧⌘K |
| Ripple delete (timeline) | ⌥Delete |
| Insert | , |
| Overwrite | . |
| Lift | ; |
| Extract | ' |
| Match frame | F |
| Apply default video transition | ⌘D |
| Speed / Duration | ⌘R |
| Link / unlink | ⌘L |
| Toggle snapping in timeline | S |
Timeline view
| Zoom in | = |
| Zoom out | - |
| Taller video tracks | ⌘= |
| Shorter video tracks | ⌘- |
File
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Save project | ⌘S |
| Import | ⌘I |
| New sequence | ⌘N |
| Export media | ⌘M |
Checked against Adobe’s documentation (Premiere Pro 2026 (v26). Adobe 'Default keyboard shortcuts' help page (last updated 2026-01-07) plus two Premiere help articles (updated 2026-08-18), checked 2026-10-06. Bundle ID read from the installed Premiere Pro 2026 (26.5.2) Info.plist.): helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/get-started/keyboard-s…, helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/edit-projects/intro-to…, helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/render-and-export/rend…. Shortcuts can change between versions and with your own key settings. Spotted a mistake? support@remolo.app.
The same keys on your iPhone
Remolo turns your iPhone into a panel of buttons for your Mac. This set switches on by itself when Adobe Premiere Pro is in front, so the keys you use most are one tap away — no reaching across the desk.
- PlaySpace
- ReverseJ
- ForwardL
- Frame back←
- Frame ahead→
- Mark InI
- Mark OutO
- Cut⌘K
- Ripple delete⌥Delete
- MarkerM
- Undo⌘Z
- Save⌘S
With the next Remolo update you’ll add this set with one tap from this page. Until then, build it in Buttons → Edit, or start from the ready-made profiles in Remolo’s gallery. Button profiles are part of Remolo Pro.
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