iMovie Keyboard Shortcuts

Every one of iMovie's 16 keyboard shortcuts, collected so you can edit home videos on mac faster

From Apple, iMovie is purpose-built to edit home videos on mac. It is one of the leading applications in the video production category.

Knowing the right keyboard shortcuts turns iMovie into a faster, more responsive tool. It is one of the simplest upgrades to any workflow.

Since iMovie runs solely on macOS, every shortcut listed here is specific to that operating system.

macOS

16 shortcuts 6 categories

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General 1 shortcut

Open Menu

Cmd +,

Timeline 5 shortcuts

Select clips

Shift +Click

Select part of a clip

R

Trim clips

T

Move and split clips

Cmd +B

Add transitions

Cmd +T

Titles 1 shortcut

Add titles

Cmd +T

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Audio 2 shortcuts

Add music and sound clips

Cmd +M

Record a voiceover

V

Video Effects 6 shortcuts

Crop clips

C

Rotate clips

Cmd +K

Add the Ken Burns effect

K

Stabilize shaky clips

S

Add video effects

E

Add freeze frames

F

Sharing 1 shortcut

Share to social platforms

Cmd +E

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