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Keyboard shortcuts
Updated 4 November 2026
In shortThe most useful Make It a Video keyboard shortcuts: ⌘K quick actions, ⌘⇧R new recording, ⌘⇧2 stop from any app, J K L, I/O, ⌘E export and more.
⌘KQuick actions
⌘⇧RNew recording
⌘⇧2Stop from any app
SpacePlay / pause
J K LShuttle
⌘EExport
Press ? in the app for the full list.
Press ? in the app to see every shortcut, or ⌘K to find any action.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘K | Quick actions |
| ⌘⇧R | New recording |
| ⌘⇧2 | Stop recording, from any app |
| ⌘⇧P | Pause or resume recording |
| Space | Play or pause |
| J K L | Shuttle back, pause, forward |
| ← → | Step one frame |
| I / O | Set in and out points |
| ⌘E | Export |
| ⌘⇧C | Copy the current frame |
| ? | Show all shortcuts |
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