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Camtasia Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Camtasia Editor on Mac. Covers recording, the canvas, the timeline, captions, markers, and the library on macOS.
Key label style

Recorder Options

New recording
Ctrl+R
Start/pause recording
Cmd+Shift+2
Stop recording
Cmd+Opt+2
Add marker while recording
Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Shift+M

Animations and Effects

Add last used transition
Shift+T
Add custom animation
Shift+A
Jump to next animation
Opt+I
Jump to previous animation
Shift+I

Canvas Options

Zoom in on canvas
Cmd+=
or
Scroll
Zoom out on canvas
Cmd+-
or
Scroll
Center canvas
Opt+C
Preview media outside of group
Cmd+Shift+G
Pan to here
Cmd+Opt+Z
Scale to fit
Cmd+Opt+F
Scale to fill
Shift+F
Pan and scale to 200%
Cmd+Opt+4
Pan and scale to 100%
Cmd+Opt+3
Pan and scale to 50%
Cmd+Opt+2
Pan and scale to 25%
Cmd+Opt+1
Enable/disable canvas snapping
Cmd+;
Move selected media left
Left
Move selected media right
Right
Move selected media up
Up
Move selected media down
Down
Move media 10 pixels
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Exit full screen canvas view
Esc
Maintain aspect ratio while resizing media (excludes annotations)
Draga corner handle to resize
Override aspect ratio when resizing (excludes annotations)
Shift+Draga corner handle to resize
Resize media with aspect ratio and maintain center point (excludes annotations)
Cmd+Draga corner handle to resize

Program Options

Show/hide tools panel
Cmd+1
Show/hide properties panel
Cmd+2
Attach/detach timeline
Cmd+3
Open media bin subtab
B
Open Camtasia assets subtab
E
Open library subtab
R
Open favorites tab
F
Open annotations tab
N
Open transitions tab
T
Open behaviors tab
O
Open animations tab
A
Open cursor effects tab
U
Open voice narration tab
V
Open audio effects tab
D
Open visual effects/video effects tab
X
Open gesture effects tab
G
Launch home dialog
Cmd+.
Launch preferences dialog
Cmd+,
Launch recorder
Ctrl+R
Import package
Ctrl+Shift+P
Export package
Ctrl+Shift+E
Maximize or de-maximize window
Cmd+Shift+M
Hide other programs
Cmd+Opt+H
Exit/quit Camtasia
Cmd+Q
Close window
Cmd+W
Symbols and emojis
Cmd+Ctrl+Space
Enter full screen program
Cmd+Shift+F
Remove focus or close current control, menu, or dialog box
Esc

Project Options

Import media into media bin
Cmd+I
Export frame as
Ctrl+F
Export
Cmd+E
Export frame at playhead
Ctrl+Shift+F
New project
Cmd+N
Open project
Cmd+O
Save project
Cmd+S

Timeline Editing

Group
Cmd+G
Ungroup
Cmd+U
Add audio point
Ctrl+Shift+A
Open group
Ctrl+Shift+G
Close group
Ctrl+Shift+U
Silence audio
Opt+S
Restore audio
Opt+R
Split selected media at playhead
Cmd+T
Split all tracks at playhead
Cmd+Shift+T
Stitch selected media
Cmd+Opt+I
Remove all stitches from selected track
Cmd+Shift+\
Add annotation
Shift+N
Extend frame
Opt+Dragend of clip
Duration
Ctrl+D
Copy Properties
Cmd+Shift+C
Paste Properties
Cmd+Shift+V
Add placeholder
P
Deselect all
Cmd+Shift+A
Select all
Cmd+A
Ripple deleteCopies to clipboard, no gap: stitches media together on timeline and deletes the selection, shifting everything after it to the left.
Cmd+Fwd DelDel
with a timeline selection made
CutCopies to clipboard.
Cmd+X
Duplicate
Cmd+D
Copy
Cmd+C
Delete (leaves space on timeline)
Fwd Del
Paste
Cmd+V
Redo
Cmd+Shift+Z
Undo
Cmd+Z
Pan
Space+Dragcanvas
Crop
Opt+Draghandles
Open media bin tab
B
Increase a property value
Up
with a number field selected
Decrease a property value
Down
with a number field selected

Timeline Navigation

Play/pause/stop video
Space
Return playhead
Ctrl+Opt+Space
Move playhead to previous clip
Ctrl+,
Move playhead to next clip
Ctrl+.
Step backward on timeline
,
Step forward on timeline
.
Zoom in
Cmd+Shift+=
or
Cmd+Scroll
Zoom out
Cmd+Shift+-
or
Cmd+Scroll
Zoom to fitShows all media on timeline.
Cmd+Shift+0
or
Cmd+Scroll
Zoom to maxShows maximum timeline view.
Cmd+Shift+9
or
Cmd+Scroll
Make timeline selection
Cmd+Dragplayhead
Zoom to selection
Cmd+Shift+8
Jump to beginning of timeline
Cmd+Return
Jump to end of timeline
Cmd+Shift+Return
Extend selection to next clip
Cmd+Opt+Shift+.
Extend selection to previous clip
Cmd+Opt+Shift+,
Extend selection range left
Shift+,
Extend selection range right
Shift+.
Move up or down through tracks
Scroll
or
Dragscroll bar
Increase track heights
Opt+=
Decrease track heights
Opt+-
Select all timeline to left
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Select all timeline to right
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Increase reverse playback speed
J
Decrease reverse playback speed
Shift+J
Step backward one frame
K+J
Step backward 1/2 second
Shift+K+J
Stop Playback
K
Increase forward playback speed
L
Decrease forward playback speed
Shift+L
Step forward one frame
K+L
Step forward 1/2 second
Shift+K+L
Ripple SplitInserts space on timeline and moves everything to the right of the playhead.
Shift+Dragplayhead
Ripple split and move everything on track at playhead
Shift+Dragplayhead
Temporarily disable snapping
Ctrl+Dragmedia
Enable timeline snapping
Cmd+Shift+;
Attach/detach timeline
Cmd+3

Captions

Add caption
Shift+C
Increase caption duration
Cmd+]
Decrease caption duration
Cmd+[
Next caption
Tab
Previous caption
Shift+Tab
Replay current caption segment
Return
or
Clickthe Loop button

Timeline Tray Options

Add marker
Shift+M
Add quiz
Shift+Q
Show/hide marker view
Ctrl+M
Show/hide quiz view
Ctrl+Q
Show/hide transcript view
Ctrl+T
Next marker
Ctrl+]
Previous marker
Ctrl+[
Select next markerExtends selection to the next marker.
Ctrl+Shift+]
Select previous markerExtends selection to the previous marker.
Ctrl+Shift+[
Next quiz (jump to and select)
Ctrl+0
Previous quiz (jump to and select)
Ctrl+9

Library Options

Add selection to library
Cmd+Opt+A
Open library tab
R
Collapse selected folderMoves upwards to parent.
Left
or
Double-click
Expand selected folder
Right
or
Double-click
Collapse all folders
Cmd+Left
Expand all folders
Cmd+Right
Collapse/expand subfolders
Opt+Click
Select next element upwards
Up
Select next element downwards
Down
Scroll to top
Fn+Left
Scroll to bottom
Fn+Right
Scroll to and select top
Cmd+Opt+Up
Scroll to and select bottom
Cmd+Opt+Down
Scroll upwards by height of view
Fn+Up
Scroll downwards by height of view
Fn+Down
Delete selected items (in custom library)
Fwd Del
Multi-select items
Shift+Click
or
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Add/remove item from selection
Cmd+Click
Enter asset rename mode (in custom library)
Return

Text Options for Annotations

Edit text
Opt+Return
Bold
Cmd+Shift+B
Italic
Cmd+Shift+I
Select one character right of the cursor
Shift+Right
Select one character left of the cursor
Shift+Left
Select all characters after the cursor
Shift+Down
Select all characters before the cursor
Shift+Up
Underline
Cmd+Shift+U
Copy selected text
Cmd+C
Paste text
Cmd+V
Undo
Cmd+Z
Redo
Cmd+Shift+Z
Delete text
Fwd Del
with text selected
Align left
Cmd+Shift+[
with text selected
Align center
Cmd+Shift+\
with text selected
Align right
Cmd+Shift+]
with text selected
Copy style
Cmd+Opt+C
Paste style
Cmd+Opt+V
Show special characters
Cmd+Ctrl+Space

Intro

Camtasia on Mac uses Cmd as its primary modifier for most Editor commands, though several Recorder, timeline, and library shortcuts rely on Control or Option instead.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

Recorder shortcuts. Cmd+Shift+2 starts or pauses a recording and Cmd+Option+2 stops it, both work from the standalone Recorder.

Panel switching. Single letters (B, E, R, F, N, T, O, A, U, V, D, X, G) open a specific panel tab with no modifier, the same idea as Windows but with an extra gesture effects tab (G) unique to Mac.

Control, not Cmd. A number of shortcuts genuinely use the literal Control key rather than Cmd: launching the Recorder (Control+R), several timeline group and stitch commands, and moving the playhead between clips.

Mac-only canvas and library shortcuts. Several canvas pan/scale levels, plus library scrolling shortcuts built around the Fn key, are Mac-only with no Windows equivalent.

Printable PDF

The Camtasia Mac shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The panel-switching letters and the core timeline commands (split, group, ripple delete) are the most useful for everyday editing.

FAQ

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Visit the Camtasia app page for an overview and helpful links.

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