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FL Studio Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

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

Global Shortcuts

Undo step-by-step
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Undo/Redo last edit
Ctrl+Z

File Operations

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

Pattern Selector (Numpad)

Select patterns 1..9
<1-9>
Next pattern
Num +
Previous pattern
Num -
Next empty pattern
Ctrl+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
Alt+C
Delete selected Channel/s
Alt+Del
Moves the selected Channel/s down
Alt+Down
Group selected Channels
Alt+G
Toggle Mixer Track Selectors
Alt+M
Unzip selected Channel/s
Alt+U
Moves the selected Channel/s up
Alt+Up
Zip selected Channel/s
Alt+Z
Solo/UnSolo first 10 Channels
Ctrl+<0-9>
Force restretch of all Audio Clip Channels
Ctrl+Alt+R
Copy Channel Steps/Score
Ctrl+C
Route selected Channel/s to free mixer track/s
Ctrl+L
Paste Channel Steps/Score
Ctrl+V
Cut Channel Steps/Score
Ctrl+X
Focus Playlist
Ctrl+Enter
Shift Steps Left
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Shift Steps Right
Ctrl+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
Bksp
Start/Stop Playback
Space
Toggle blend notes
Ctrl+B
Toggle Step Edit mode
Ctrl+E
Stop sound (panic)
Ctrl+H
Toggle wait for input to start recording
Ctrl+I
Toggle metronome
Ctrl+M
Toggle recording metronome precount
Ctrl+P
Start/Pause Playback
Ctrl+Space
Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad
Ctrl+T

Window Navigation

Toggle Max/Min Playlist
Enter
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
Alt+F8
Arrange windows
Ctrl+Shift+H

Mixer

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

Playlist action

Zoom on selection
5
or
Ctrl+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
Alt
Toggle Global Snap
Bksp
Delete selected clip/pattern source data
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
Alt+Num *
Jump to Previous song marker
Alt+Num /
Ungroup selection
Alt+G
Grouped Tracks Mute switches - Mute/Unmute all
Alt+Click
Mute selection
Alt+M
Open the Picker Panel
Alt+P
Audition the clip selected
Alt+Right-click
Engage snap free 'Slice Mode'
Alt+Shift
with the right Shift key
Unmute selection
Alt+Shift+M
Add Time marker
Alt+T
Select All
Ctrl+A
Consolidate selected Clips starting from first Clip
Ctrl+Alt+C
Grid Color
Ctrl+Alt+G
Toggle Resizing from Left
Ctrl+Alt+Home
Consolidate selected Clips from start of Playlist
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Duplicate selection to the right
Ctrl+B
Copy selection
Ctrl+C
Deselect selection
Ctrl+D
Delete space according to timeline selection
Ctrl+Del
Open Project Picker
Ctrl+F8
Add space according to timeline selection
Ctrl+Insert
Select time before selection
Ctrl+Left
Select time after selection
Ctrl+Right
Select
Ctrl+Click
Toggle Performance Mode
Ctrl+P
Add to selection
Ctrl+Shift+Click
Zoom to selected Clip
Ctrl+Shift+Right-click
Add Time Marker
Ctrl+T
Paste selection
Ctrl+V
Cut selection
Ctrl+X
Select time around selection
Ctrl+Enter
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
Alt+Click
with the right Alt key
Quantize selected
Alt+Right-click
with the right Alt key
Vertical Slice clip
Alt+Shift+Click
with the right Alt 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
Alt+Shift+Scroll
on Clips
Set a Time Signature
Alt+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
Alt
Global Snap (toggle)
Bksp
Delete selected
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
Alt+A
Nudge position
Alt+UpDownLeftRight
View note helpers
Alt+B
Change color of selected note/s
Alt+C
Riff machine
Alt+E
Flam
Alt+F
Ungroup selected notes
Alt+G
Open Limit tool
Alt+K
Open Articulate tool
Alt+L
Mute selection
Alt+M
Change selected note property
Alt+Scroll
Switch waveform helper view
Alt+N
Open LFO tool
Alt+O
Quantize
Alt+Q
Open Randomize tool
Alt+R
Open Strum tool
Alt+S
Unmute selection
Alt+Shift+M
Open Chop tool
Alt+U
Ghost Channels ON/OFF
Alt+V
Open Claw Machine tool
Alt+W
Open Scale Levels tool
Alt+X
Open Score Flipper tool
Alt+Y
Select All
Ctrl+A
Grid Color
Ctrl+Alt+G
Allow resizing from left
Ctrl+Alt+Home
Duplicate selection to right
Ctrl+B
Copy selection
Ctrl+C
Deselect selection
Ctrl+D
Delete space equal to selection
Ctrl+Del
Glue selected notes
Ctrl+G
Insert current controller value
Ctrl+I
Insert space equal to selection
Ctrl+Insert
Quick legato
Ctrl+L
Select time before or after selectionCtrl/Cmd+Right-Arrow selects time after the selection instead
Ctrl+Left
Select
Ctrl+Click
Import MIDI file
Ctrl+M
Quick Quantize
Ctrl+Q
Select time around selection
Ctrl+Enter
Zoom on selection
Ctrl+Right-click
Add to selection
Ctrl+Shift+Click
Quick Chop
Ctrl+U
Transpose selection 1 Octave
Ctrl+UpDown
Paste selection
Ctrl+V
Cut selection
Ctrl+X
Extend note length
Shift
with the Draw tool
Audio preview
Alt+Right-click
with the left Alt 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
Alt+Right-click
with the right Alt 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
Alt+Shift+Scroll
Nudge Clip position
Alt+Shift+Scroll
on Clips
Set a Time Signature
Alt+Shift+T
Select by color
Shift+C
Paste from MIDI clipboard
Ctrl+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
Enter
Replace channel with item from Browser
Ctrl+Alt+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
Ctrl+Alt+Space
Change octave of typing keyboard
Alt+<Numpad 2-6>
Add a short space when entering text
Alt+Shift+Space

Intro

FL Studio on Windows uses Ctrl and Alt as its modifiers. 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" (Ctrl+T) is off.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Direct key access. Windows keyboards have dedicated Delete and Insert keys, so shortcuts like Ctrl+Delete (delete space according to timeline selection) and Ctrl+Insert (add space according to timeline selection) work without any extra key combination.

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.

Numpad shortcuts. With a full-size Windows keyboard, the numpad's 0, *, and / keys control fast forward and bar navigation in Song mode, separate from the number row.

Printable PDF

The FL Studio Windows 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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Visit the FL Studio app page for an overview and helpful links.

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