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FL Studio Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for FL Studio on Mac. Covers the Playlist, Piano roll, Channel Rack, and Mixer for beat making and MIDI editing.
Key label style

Global Shortcuts

Undo step-by-step
Cmd+Opt+Z
Undo/Redo last edit
Cmd+Z

File Operations

Open recent files 0..9
Opt+<0-9>
Save new version
Cmd+N
Open file
Cmd+O
Export wave file
Cmd+R
Save file
Cmd+S
(Re)arrange windows
Cmd+Shift+H
Export MIDI file
Cmd+Shift+M
Export mp3 file
Cmd+Shift+R
Save As...
Cmd+Shift+S

Pattern Selector (Numpad)

Select patterns 1..9
<1-9>
Next pattern
Num +
Previous pattern
Num -
Next empty pattern
Cmd+F4
Open name editor for selected pattern. Repeated presses randomly choose colors
F2
Next empty pattern with naming dialog
F4

Channel Rack & Step Sequencer

Mute/Unmute first 10 Channels
<0-9>
Select Channel below
Down
Select previous Channel Group
Pg Dn
Select next Channel Group
Pg Up
Select Channel above
Up
Clone selected Channels
Opt+C
Delete selected Channel/s
Opt+Fwd Del
Moves the selected Channel/s down
Opt+Down
Group selected Channels
Opt+G
Toggle Mixer Track Selectors
Opt+M
Unzip selected Channel/s
Opt+U
Moves the selected Channel/s up
Opt+Up
Zip selected Channel/s
Opt+Z
Solo/UnSolo first 10 Channels
Cmd+<0-9>
Force restretch of all Audio Clip Channels
Cmd+Opt+R
Copy Channel Steps/Score
Cmd+C
Route selected Channel/s to free mixer track/s
Cmd+L
Paste Channel Steps/Score
Cmd+V
Cut Channel Steps/Score
Cmd+X
Focus Playlist
Cmd+Return
Shift Steps Left
Cmd+Shift+Left
Shift Steps Right
Cmd+Shift+Right
Moves Channel selection Down
Shift+Down
Changes the selected Pattern
Shift+Scroll
on the Title Bar
Moves Selected Channel Up/Down
Shift+Scroll
Moves Channel selection Up
Shift+Up

Record/Playback/Transport

Fast forward
Num 0
Next bar (Song mode)
Num *
Previous bar (Song mode)
Num /
Switch Pattern/Song mode
L
Switch On/Off recording
R
Toggle Line/None Snap
Del
Start/Stop Playback
Space
Toggle blend notes
Cmd+B
Toggle Step Edit mode
Cmd+E
Stop sound (panic)
Cmd+H
Toggle wait for input to start recording
Cmd+I
Toggle metronome
Cmd+M
Toggle recording metronome precount
Cmd+P
Start/Pause Playback
Cmd+Space
Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad
Cmd+T

Window Navigation

Toggle Max/Min Playlist
Return
Closes a window
Esc
This Help
F1
Toggle Playlist
F5
Toggle Step Sequencer
F6
Toggle Piano roll
F7
Open Plugin Picker
F8
Show/hide Mixer
F9
Show/hide MIDI settings
F10
Show/hide song info window
F11
Close all windows
F12
Cycle nested windows
Tab
Show/hide Sample Browser
Opt+F8
Arrange windows
Cmd+Shift+H

Mixer

Solo Current track
S
Select the Channels Linked to the selected mixer track
Opt+L
Move selected mixer track/s Left
Opt+Left
Move selected mixer track/s Right
Opt+Right
Render Armed tracks to .wav
Opt+R
Alt Solo - Activate Current track and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It
Opt+S
Toggle Peak-meter 'Wave' view
Opt+W
Select all mixer tracks
Cmd+A
Link selected Channels to selected mixer track
Cmd+L
Select multiple mixer tracks
Cmd+Shift+Click
Save Mixer track state
Cmd+Shift+S
Show/hide the mixer track properties
Cmd+Return
Rename selected mixer track
F2
Move selected mixer track/s Left/Right
Shift+Scroll
Link selected Channels STARTING From selected mixer track
Cmd+Shift+L

Playlist action

Zoom on selection
5
or
Cmd+Right-click
Zoom on Performance Clips
6
Transpose down
7
Transpose up
8
Reverse (Audio Clips)
9
Paint tool
B
Slice tool
C
Delete tool
D
Select tool
E
Draw tool (pencil)
P
Slip edit tool
S
Mute tool
T
Playback tool
Y
Zoom tool
Z
Bypass snap
Opt
Toggle Global Snap
Del
Delete selected clip/pattern source data
Fwd Del
Open properties
Double-clickon clip/pattern
Activates the Mute tool
Double right-click
Move playback marker to start
Home
Slice Clip at cursor position
Insert
Activates the Delete tool
Right-click
Jump to Next song marker
Opt+Num *
Jump to Previous song marker
Opt+Num /
Ungroup selection
Opt+G
Grouped Tracks Mute switches - Mute/Unmute all
Opt+Click
Mute selection
Opt+M
Open the Picker Panel
Opt+P
Audition the clip selected
Opt+Right-click
Engage snap free 'Slice Mode'
Opt+Shift
with the right Shift key
Unmute selection
Opt+Shift+M
Add Time marker
Opt+T
Select All
Cmd+A
Consolidate selected Clips starting from first Clip
Cmd+Opt+C
Grid Color
Cmd+Opt+G
Toggle Resizing from Left
Cmd+Opt+Home
Consolidate selected Clips from start of Playlist
Cmd+Opt+Shift+C
Duplicate selection to the right
Cmd+B
Copy selection
Cmd+C
Deselect selection
Cmd+D
Delete space according to timeline selection
Cmd+Fwd Del
Open Project Picker
Cmd+F8
Add space according to timeline selection
Cmd+Insert
Select time before selection
Cmd+Left
Select time after selection
Cmd+Right
Select
Cmd+Click
Toggle Performance Mode
Cmd+P
Add to selection
Cmd+Shift+Click
Zoom to selected Clip
Cmd+Shift+Right-click
Add Time Marker
Cmd+T
Paste selection
Cmd+V
Cut selection
Cmd+X
Select time around selection
Cmd+Return
Change resize mode to ripple editing
Shift+Click
with the left Shift key
Pan view
Shift+Right-click
with the left Shift key
Pan view (hold & drag)
Middle-click
Open Playlist Context Tool Menu
Middle-click+Right-click
Zoom in
Pg Up
Zoom out
Pg Dn
Mute selected
Opt+Click
with the right Option key
Quantize selected
Opt+Right-click
with the right Option key
Vertical Slice clip
Opt+Shift+Click
with the right Option and right Shift keys
Slice clip/pattern
Shift+Click
with the right Shift key
Slice & delete smallest part
Shift+Right-click
with the right Shift key
Center Playlist to play-head position
Shift+0
Horizontal Zoom levels 1 to 3
Shift+<1-3>
Horizontal Zoom, show all
Shift+4
Zoom to selection
Shift+5
Fit Performance Zone
Shift+6
Re-order Clip Tracks
Shift+Scroll
in the Track area
Nudge Clip position
Opt+Shift+Scroll
on Clips
Set a Time Signature
Opt+Shift+T
Select all Clips by source
Shift+C
Group selected Clips
Shift+G
Invert selection
Shift+I
Move selection Left
Shift+Left
Clone selection
Shift+Click
on a clip or pattern
Switch stretch mode
Shift+M
Quick quantize Clip start times
Shift+Q
Move selection Right
Shift+Right
Move selection Up
Shift+Up
Move selection Down
Shift+Down

Piano roll action

Paint tool
B
Slice tool
C
Delete tool
D
Select tool
E
Show next property in event lane
F
Select the Channel above
G
Select the Channel above with note data
H
Select the Channel below with note data
J
Select the Channel below
K
Keyboard view mode (toggle)
M
Portamento (toggle)
O
Draw tool (pencil)
P
Slide note (toggle)
S
Mute tool
T
Playback tool
Y
Zoom tool
Z
Bypass snap
Opt
Global Snap (toggle)
Del
Delete selected
Fwd Del
Open note properties
Double-clickon note
Swap to Ghost Channel
Double right-click on ghost note
Zoom in
Pg Up
Zoom out
Pg Dn
Delete Selected Note/s
Right-click
Arpeggiator
Opt+A
Nudge position
Opt+UpDownLeftRight
View note helpers
Opt+B
Change color of selected note/s
Opt+C
Riff machine
Opt+E
Flam
Opt+F
Ungroup selected notes
Opt+G
Open Limit tool
Opt+K
Open Articulate tool
Opt+L
Mute selection
Opt+M
Change selected note property
Opt+Scroll
Switch waveform helper view
Opt+N
Open LFO tool
Opt+O
Quantize
Opt+Q
Open Randomize tool
Opt+R
Open Strum tool
Opt+S
Unmute selection
Opt+Shift+M
Open Chop tool
Opt+U
Ghost Channels ON/OFF
Opt+V
Open Claw Machine tool
Opt+W
Open Scale Levels tool
Opt+X
Open Score Flipper tool
Opt+Y
Select All
Cmd+A
Grid Color
Cmd+Opt+G
Allow resizing from left
Cmd+Opt+Home
Duplicate selection to right
Cmd+B
Copy selection
Cmd+C
Deselect selection
Cmd+D
Delete space equal to selection
Cmd+Fwd Del
Glue selected notes
Cmd+G
Insert current controller value
Cmd+I
Insert space equal to selection
Cmd+Insert
Quick legato
Cmd+L
Select time before or after selectionCtrl/Cmd+Right-Arrow selects time after the selection instead
Cmd+Left
Select
Cmd+Click
Import MIDI file
Cmd+M
Quick Quantize
Cmd+Q
Select time around selection
Cmd+Return
Zoom on selection
Cmd+Right-click
Add to selection
Cmd+Shift+Click
Quick Chop
Cmd+U
Transpose selection 1 Octave
Cmd+UpDown
Paste selection
Cmd+V
Cut selection
Cmd+X
Extend note length
Shift
with the Draw tool
Audio preview
Opt+Right-click
with the left Option key
Add and resize notes
Shift+Click
with the left Shift key
Pan view
Shift+Right-click
with the left Shift key
Pan view (hold & drag)
Middle-click
Open Piano roll Context Tool Menu
Middle-click+Right-click
Quantize selected
Opt+Right-click
with the right Option key
Slice notes
Shift+Click
with the right Shift key
Slice notes & delete smallest part
Shift+Right-click
with the right Shift key
Center Playlist to play-head position
Shift+0
Horizontal Zoom levels 1 to 3
Shift+<1-3>
Horizontal Zoom, show all
Shift+4
Zoom to selection
Shift+5
Re-order Clip Tracks
Shift+Scroll
in the Track area
Nudge notes on mouse-over
Opt+Shift+Scroll
Nudge Clip position
Opt+Shift+Scroll
on Clips
Set a Time Signature
Opt+Shift+T
Select by color
Shift+C
Paste from MIDI clipboard
Cmd+Shift+V
Discard selected note lengths
Shift+D
Cycle through note properties
Shift+F
Group selected
Shift+G
Select next Channel with notes
Shift+H
Invert selection
Shift+I
Select the next Channel
Shift+K
Move selection Left
Shift+Left
Move selection Right
Shift+Right
Clone selection
Shift+Click
Select groups of notes at random
Shift+M
Turn off selected chord
Shift+N
Select at random
Shift+R
Move selection Up
Shift+Up
Move selection Down
Shift+Down

Browser action

Replace channel with item from Browser
Return
Replace channel with item from Browser
Cmd+Opt+Click
Start playback from cursor position
Right-click
or
Shift+Click
Step through items with preview
Shift+UpDown
Select multiple items in Browser
Shift+Click

Miscellaneous Commands

Open tool selector for active window
F3
Multi-select menu options
Right-click
Add a long space when entering text
Cmd+Opt+Space
Change octave of typing keyboard
Opt+<Numpad 2-6>
Add a short space when entering text
Opt+Shift+Space

Intro

FL Studio on Mac uses Cmd and Option in place of Windows' Ctrl and Alt. Single-key tool shortcuts in the Playlist and Piano roll (P, C, D, E, and others) work with no modifier at all, as long as "Typing keyboard to piano" (Cmd+T) is off.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

Fn key for missing keys. Many Mac laptop keyboards have no dedicated Insert or forward-Delete key. Where a shortcut needs one of those (Cmd+Insert to add space, Cmd+Delete to delete space in the Playlist and Piano roll), use Fn+Return for Insert and Fn+Delete for forward Delete.

Backspace vs Delete. The key labeled "delete" on a Mac keyboard is actually Backspace (it deletes backward). FL Studio's Backspace shortcuts, like toggling snap in the Playlist and Piano roll, use that key directly.

F-key shortcuts. F5 through F12 toggle FL Studio's main windows directly: F5 for the Playlist, F7 for the Piano roll, F9 for the Mixer, F12 to close everything. On a MacBook these may require holding Fn as well, depending on your Keyboard system settings.

Printable PDF

The FL Studio Mac shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The tool-switching and Channel Rack mute/solo shortcuts are the ones worth keeping nearby while producing.

FAQ

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