Blackmagic Fusion Keyboard Shortcuts

Fusion's core workflow is node-based: every effect is a node connected into a tree in the Node Editor, and most of the shortcuts below either navigate that tree or manipulate the selected node(s). Cmd (Mac) and Ctrl (Windows, Linux) are interchangeable for the same action throughout Fusion, since it's the same cross-platform codebase behind DaVinci Resolve.

A second layer of shortcuts is scoped to whichever panel currently has focus: Cmd+F fits the image in a viewer, opens the Find dialog in the Node Editor, and fits splines to the window in the Spline Editor, depending on which one you last clicked.

Mac Same shortcut set as Windows and Linux. Fusion uses Cmd where Windows and Linux use Ctrl, and Option where they use Alt.

Windows Full shortcut set, identical bindings to Linux (Ctrl and Alt as the primary modifiers).

Linux Full shortcut set, identical bindings to Windows.

Node Editor. Select, copy, group, reverse inputs, and toggle Pass Through/Locked/Update modes on nodes. Cmd+F opens Find; F2 renames.

Viewers. Zoom, pan, fit, channel display (R/G/B/A/Z/C), A/B buffer compare, and split wipe.

Spline and Keyframes editors. Add, smooth, linearize, and step keyframes; zoom and fit the graph.

Rotoscoping and Paint. Polyline drawing modes (Click Append, Draw Append, Insert and Modify), point editing, and Paint's brush and cloning controls.

3D compositing. Transform mode switching (Q/W/E), 3D Viewer navigation, and camera tracking cleanup.

A printable PDF of Blackmagic Fusion shortcuts is available for each platform. The Node Editor and Spline Editor sections are worth keeping nearby while learning Fusion's node-based workflow.

DaVinci Resolve, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Autodesk Maya, and Blender sit near Fusion because VFX and compositing work usually spans editing, motion graphics, and 3D asset creation. DaVinci Resolve hosts Fusion's own Fusion page for editors who don't run the standalone app. After Effects and Premiere Pro cover motion graphics and edit-side compositing. Maya and Blender are common sources for 3D geometry and cameras that get composited in Fusion. These apps are related by pipeline and workflow, not because every Fusion project touches all of them.

Is Blackmagic Fusion available on Linux?

Yes. Fusion Studio runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and the shortcut set is the same across all three platforms.

Does Fusion use Cmd or Ctrl?

Fusion uses Cmd on Mac and Ctrl on Windows and Linux for the same shortcuts. The Node Editor, Spline Editor, and viewer shortcuts on this page carry over directly between platforms, only the modifier label changes.

What's the difference between Fusion Studio and the Fusion page in DaVinci Resolve?

Fusion Studio is the standalone application; the Fusion page is the same compositing tool built into DaVinci Resolve. Most keyboard shortcuts are shared between the two, since they use the same underlying node engine.

This section lists the official source used for this page. Use it to verify a shortcut's exact behavior instead of relying on a screenshot or someone else's memory of an older Fusion version.