Shortcuts iMovie for MacOS

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Information shortcuts

macOSAction
Shift+Command+?Open help menu
Command+JMovie properties

Import and Export shortcuts

macOSAction
Command+IImport media
Command+EShare the selection movie

Play video

macOSAction
SpacebarPlay video beginning from the frame beneath
/Play the selection
\Play the selected clip from beginning
Shift+Command+FPlay selected item in full screen
EscExit full screen
Left arrow/Right arrowMove the palyhead by one frame

Manage events and projects

macOSAction
Command+NCreate a new movie project
Command+DeleteMove to trash
Command+,(comma)Open iMovie preferences

Audio related

macOSAction
VOpen voiceover controls in the viewer
Shift+STurn on or silence audio while skimming video
Option+Command+BDetach audio from a clip
Command+ZUndo
Shift+Command+ZRedo

Video edit

macOSAction
Command+ASelect an entire clip or project
Shift+Command+ADeselect all clips
EAdd the selection to the movie
QConnect the clip at the playhead position
WInsert the selection in the movie
Shift+Command+EAutomatically improve the Video and audio quality
Command+XCut the selected frames
Command+CCopy the selected frames
Command+VPaste
Option+Command+APaste Color adjustment
Option+Command+RPaste Crop adjustment
Option+Command+ZPaste stabilization adjustment
Option+Command+TPaste Rolling shutter adjustment
Option+Command+OPaste volume adjustment
Option+Command+LPaste the video effect
Option+Command+SPaste the speed adjustments
Option+Command+UPaste cutway Settings
Option+Command+MPaste the map style
FRate favorite
UUnmark selected frames
DeleteRate the selection as rejected or delete
Command+LLoop Playback
Command+\Open the clip trimmer
Command+/Open the precision editor
Command+KCrop
Command+TSplit clip at Playhead
Shift+Command+SCreate still frame

Text edit

macOSAction
Command+CCopy the selected Text
Command+XCut the selected Text
Command+VPaste the copied Text

iMovie window

macOSAction
Command+MMinimize
1Go to library view
2Go to iMovie theater
3Show or hide the Adjustment bar
Shift+Command+1Show or hide the Libraries list
Command+1Show transitions in the browser
Command+2Show titles
Command+3Show map and backgrounds
Command+4Show your iTunes library
Command+5Show sound effect
Command+6Show your garageband library
Shift+Command+FPlay in full screen

View menu function

macOSAction
Command+ESwitch to Clip Viewer or Timeline Viewer
Option+Command+PScroll to playhead
Option+Command+SScroll to selection
Option+Command+ZZoom to selection

Bookmarks

macOSAction
Command+EAdd bookmark
Shift+Command+EDelete bookmark
Command+]Next bookmark
Command+[Previous bookmark

Advanced Functions

macOSAction
Shift+Command+VPaste over at playhead
Command+RReverse clip direction
Command+LLock audio clip at Playhead

Navigation

macOSAction
SpacePlay/Stop and Start/stop capture
HomeMove playhead to beginning of movie
Right ArrowForward one frame
Shift+Right ArrowForward ten frames
Hold Right ArrowMove playhead forward
Left arrowBack one frame
Shift+Left ArrowBack ten frames
Hold Left ArrowMove playhead backward
TabMove between text filed
Down ArrowJump forward to the next clip
Up ArrowJump to the beginning of the current clip or jump to the previous clip

Accept/ Cancle

macOSAction
ReturnAccept dialog (OK
EscCancle dialog
Command+Right arrowCancle Dialog