Keyboard shortcuts
Start with these
JReverse
KStop
LForward
Play and shuttle
Space plays and pauses. J and L shuttle backward and forward, and K stops.
IIn
OOut
,Insert
Mark and insert
Set in and out in the viewer, then press comma to insert the range at the playhead.
⌘Command
KK
Find anything
Open the command palette to find filenames, transcripts and actions.
All shortcuts
App
Close tab⌘W
Back⌘[
Forward⌘]
New tab⌘T
Next tabCtrl⇥
Previous tabCtrl⇧⇥
Reload⌘R
Toggle editor⌘\
Application
Ask the Kino team⌘⇧F
Invite members⌘⇧U
Keyboard shortcuts⌘/
Settings⌘,
Canvas
Resize to fillG
Take screenshot⌘5
Zoom in=
Zoom out-
Fit0
Chat
Close current chat⌘W
New chat⌥Nor⌘N
Next chat tab⌘⇧]
Agent⌘/
Previous chat tab⌘⇧[
Send queued comments to agent⌘⇧↵
Plan mode⇧⇥
Cursor chat/
Send comment to agent⌘↵
Editing
Add markerM
Clear in and outX
Copy⌘C
Save a checkpoint⌘S
Cut⌘X
Delete⌫
Ripple delete selected clips⇧⌫
Duplicate⌘D
Insert selected media at playhead,
Mark inI
Mark outO
Nudge selection earlier one frame⌥←
Nudge selection later one frame⌥→
Add selected media at playhead.
Redo⌘⇧Z
Select all⌘A
Select everything forwardY
Select nearest editU
Select next sibling⇥
Select previous sibling⇧⇥
SplitBor⇧B
Trim selected edge earlier[
Trim selected edge later]
Undo⌘Z
Keyframes
Add volume keyframe⌥K
Copy keyframes⌘C
Delete keyframes⌫or⌦
Go to next keyframe]
Go to previous keyframe[
Nudge keyframe earlier⌥←
Nudge keyframe later⌥→
Paste keyframes⌘V
Media selection
Clear in and outX
Extend media selection left⇧←
Extend media selection right⇧→
Extend media selection up⇧↑
Extend media selection down⇧↓
Extend media selection to the first⇧Home
Extend media selection to the last⇧End
Open selected media in the viewer↵
Select media to the left←
Select media to the right→
Select media above↑
Select media below↓
Select first mediaHome
Select last mediaEnd
Select all media⌘A
Media viewer
Jog backward←
Jog backward one second⇧←
Jog forward→
Jog forward one second⇧→
Go to clip in⇧I
Go to clip out⇧O
Play forward at half speedKL
Play backward at half speedKJ
Shuttle forwardL
Shuttle reverseJ
Stop playbackK
Panels
Open task list⌘⇧J
Show filed media⌘⇧D
Toggle chatSuperL
Toggle code panel⌥C
Toggle editor inspector⌥I
Toggle inspectorSuperI
Toggle sidebarSuperB
Toggle timeline height⌥T
Playback
Go to endEndorCtrlE
Go to startHomeorCtrlA
Jump to playhead⌘J
Match frameF
Mute⇧M
Play / Pause␣
Settings
Back to appEsc
Timeline
Close tab⌘W
Focus children⇧T
Jog backward←or⇧←
Jog forward→or⇧→
New sequence⌘⇧N
Next timeline tabCtrl⇥
Play forward at half speedKL
Play backward at half speedKJ
Previous timeline tabCtrl⇧⇥
Shuttle forwardL
Shuttle reverseJ
Stop playbackK
Tools
Select ToolV
3D Rotate Tool⇧K
Comment ToolA
Text toolT
Razor ToolC
Ripple Edit ToolR
Slip Tool⌥Y
Track Select Forward⇧A
Snapping⇧M
Viewer
Copy transcript⌘⇧X
Add markerM
Clear all clip marks⌥X
Clear clip in⌥I
Clear clip in and outX
Clear clip out⌥O
Set clip inI
Set clip outO
Fullscreen⇧F
MuteM
Play / Pause␣
139 shortcuts, updated October 24, 2026.