Audacity Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete Audacity keyboard shortcuts reference — 98 shortcuts across 7 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Linux.
File (7)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | New |
| Ctrl + O | Open |
| Ctrl + W | Close |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Export Audio |
| Ctrl + Q | Exit |
| Ctrl + S | Save Project |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Audio |
Edit (18)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + K | Delete |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate |
| Ctrl + P | Preferences |
| Ctrl + Alt + X | Cut and leave gap |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Delete and leave gap |
| Ctrl + L | Silence Audio |
| Ctrl + T | Trim Audio |
| Ctrl + I | Split |
| Ctrl + B | Add Label at Selection |
| Alt + Shift + X | Cut and leave gap |
| Alt + Shift + K | Delete and leave gap |
| Alt + Shift + C | Copy |
| Alt + Shift + J | Detach at Silences |
Selection (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + A | All |
| Z | At Zero Crossings |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | In All Tracks |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | In All Sync-Locked Tracks |
| [ | Left at Playback Position |
| ] | Right at Playback Position |
| Shift + J | Track Start to Cursor |
| Shift + K | Cursor to Track End |
| Alt + , | Previous Clip |
| Alt + . | Next Clip |
View (9)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Zoom In |
| Ctrl + 2 | Zoom Normal |
| Ctrl + 3 | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl + E | Zoom to Selection |
| Shift + Z | Zoom Toggle |
| Ctrl + F | Fit to Width |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Fit to Height |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Collapse All Tracks |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Expand Collapsed Tracks |
Transport (15)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Space | Play/Stop |
| X | Play/Stop and Set Cursor |
| Shift + Space | Play Once/Stop |
| P | Pause |
| R | Record |
| Shift + R | Record New Track |
| Shift + T | Timer Record |
| Shift + D | Punch and Roll Record |
| J | Track Start |
| K | Track End |
| Home | Project Start |
| End | Project End |
| L | Loop on/off |
| Alt + Shift + L | Clear Loop |
| Shift + L | Set Loop to Selection |
Tracks (4)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + U | Mute All Tracks |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Unmute All Tracks |
| Ctrl + Alt + U | Mute Tracks |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U | Unmute Tracks |
Extra (35)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| F11 | Enable Full Screen |
| B | Play to Selection |
| C | Play Cut Preview |
| F1 | Selection Tool |
| F2 | Envelope Tool |
| F3 | Draw Tool |
| F4 | Zoom Tool |
| F6 | Multi Tool |
| Backspace | Delete Key |
| Delete | Delete Key2 |
| Alt + Left | Move to Previous Label |
| Alt + Right | Move to Next Label |
| Left | Short Seek Left During Playback |
| Right | Short Seek Right During Playback |
| Shift + Left | Long Seek Left During Playback |
| Shift + Right | Long Seek Right During Playback |
| Shift + Home | Selection to Start |
| Shift + End | Selection to End |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right | Selection Contract Left |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left | Selection Contract Right |
| Ctrl + Shift + F6 | Move Backward from Toolbars to Tracks |
| Ctrl + F6 | Move Forward from Toolbars to Tracks |
| Up | Move Focus to Previous Track |
| Down | Move Focus to Next Track |
| Shift + Up | Move Focus to Previous and Select |
| Shift + Down | Move Focus to Next and Select |
| Enter | Toggle Focused Track |
| , | Cursor Short Jump Left |
| . | Cursor Short Jump Right |
| Shift + , | Cursor Long Jump Left |
| Shift + . | Cursor Long Jump Right |
| Shift + G | Change Gain on Focused Track |
| Shift + M | Open Menu on Focused Track |
| Shift + U | Mute/Unmute Focused Track |
| Shift + S | Solo/Unsolo Focused Track |
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