DaVinci Resolve Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows, Mac, and Linux The shortcut logic is identical across all three platforms. The modifier keys differ: Cmd and Option on Mac map to Ctrl and Alt on Windows and Linux. A handful of bindings genuinely differ beyond the modifier, most notably deleting a node in Fusion (Delete on Mac, Backspace on Windows and Linux).

Page switching. Shift+2 through Shift+8 jump straight to the Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, and Deliver pages from anywhere.

JKL playback and trimming. J, K, and L play in reverse, stop, and play forward, the backbone of the Cut and Edit pages' fast trim system, and they also drive playback on the Color and Fairlight pages.

Node-based work. Fusion and Color both build effects and grades as node trees: adding, bypassing, grouping, and connecting nodes uses the same core shortcuts (Option+S to add a node, Cmd+P to bypass one) on both pages.

The Color page's memory system. Option+1 through 8 saves a grade to Memory A-H; Cmd+1 through 8 loads it back onto another clip, the fastest way to copy a look across a timeline.

Fairlight mixing. A dedicated mixer, bus routing, and automation system with its own selection modes (Pointer, Range, Focus) for editing audio sample-accurately.

A printable PDF of DaVinci Resolve shortcuts is available for each platform. The page-switching shortcuts and the JKL playback system are worth learning first since they work almost everywhere in the app.

Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Photoshop sit near DaVinci Resolve because post-production work rarely stays inside one tool. Editors move between NLEs, motion graphics round-trip with After Effects, and grading or compositing work borrows stills and plates prepared in Photoshop. They're related by workflow, not because they replace Resolve's all-in-one page structure.

Are DaVinci Resolve's shortcuts the same on Windows, Mac, and Linux?

Almost entirely. Every shortcut uses the same key on all three platforms except for the modifier: Cmd and Option on Mac become Ctrl and Alt on Windows and Linux. A few bindings differ beyond the modifier, like deleting a node in Fusion.

Why do DaVinci Resolve's shortcuts change between pages?

Each of the seven pages (Media, Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, Deliver) is really its own application with its own toolset, so a key can do something different depending on which page has focus. J, K, and L are the one system that stays consistent for playback almost everywhere.

What's the fastest way to copy a color grade to another clip?

Save the grade to a memory slot with Option+1 through Option+8, select the target clip, then load it back with Cmd+1 through Cmd+8 (Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 on Windows and Linux).

This section lists official sources and documentation for DaVinci Resolve. Use these references to verify shortcut behavior instead of trusting old notes, screenshots, or memory.