Action
Shortcut
Open the iMovie Help menu
Shift–Command–Question Mark (?)
Import media
Command-I
Play video beginning from the frame beneath the playhead or skimmer
Space bar
Play the selection
Slash (/)
Play the selected event, clip, or project from the beginning
Backslash (\)
Move the playhead one frame forward
Right Arrow key
Move the playhead one frame backward
Left Arrow key
When playing a clip in the browser, jump forward to the next clip
Down Arrow key
When playing a clip in the timeline, jump to the beginning of the current clip, or jump to the previous clip if the playhead is near the beginning of the current clip
Up Arrow key
Play the selected item full screen
Shift-Command-F
Exit full-screen view
Escape (Esc) key
Loop playback
Command-L
Show or hide clip information when skimming in the browser
Control-Y
Create a new movie project
Command-N
Move to Trash
Moves the selected clip, movie, trailer, or event to the Trash. If only part of a clip is selected, the entire clip is moved to the Trash.
Command-Delete
Open settings
Command-Comma (,)
Select all clips
To select all clips in the timeline, first click anywhere in the timeline. To select all clips in the browser, first click anywhere in the browser.
Command-A
Select an entire clip
X
Select part of a clip
Hold down the R key and drag
Deselect all clips
Shift-Command-A
Add the selection to the movie
E
Connect the selection to the clip at the playhead position
Q
Insert the selection in the movie at the playhead position
W
Automatically improve the video and audio quality of the selected clip
Shift-Command-E
Cut the selected frames
Command-X
Copy the selected frames
Command-C
Paste the selected frames
Command-Slash (/)
Trim a clip in the timeline to the selected range
Option-Slash (/)
Divide a clip at the playhead position
Command-B
Reset speed adjustments
Option-Shift-R
Paste all adjustments
Option-Command-V
Paste color correction adjustments
Option-Command-C
Paste crop adjustments
Option-Command-R
Paste volume adjustments
Option-Command-A
Paste the video effect
Option-Command-L
Paste the audio effect
Option-Command-O
Paste speed adjustments
Option-Command-S
Paste video overlay settings
Pastes adjustments, depending on which type of video is selected.
Option-Command-U
Paste the map style
Option-Command-M
Rate the selection as favorite
F
Unmark selected frames
U
Rate the selection as rejected, or delete the selection from the timeline
Delete key
Open or close the clip trimmer when a clip is selected
Command-Backslash (\)
Open or close the precision editor
Show the Cinematic Editor
Option-Command-F
Open voiceover controls in the viewer
V
Turn on or silence audio while skimming video
Shift-S
Mute audio in a clip
Shift-Command-M
Detach audio from a clip
Option-Command-B
Undo the last action
Command-Z
Redo the last action
Shift-Command-Z
Copy the selected text
Cut the selected text
Paste the copied text
Command-V
Minimize the iMovie window
Command-M
Go to Library view (the default main window view)
1
Go to Projects view
2
Show or hide the Libraries list
Shift-Command-1
Show my media in the browser
Command-1
Show audio in the browser
Command-2
Show titles in the browser
Command-3
Show maps and backgrounds in the browser
Command-4
Show sound effects in the browser
Command-5
Show transitions in the browser
Command-6