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Ableton Live (Mac) Keyboard Shortcuts (DRAFT) by

⌘ = Command, ⌥ = Option, ⌃ = Control, ⇧ = Shift, ⌫ = Delete, ⏎ = Return, ⎋ = Escape, ⇥ = Tab

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Showing and Hiding Views

Toggle Full Screen Mode
⌃⌘F
Toggle Second Window
⌘⇧W
Toggle Sessio­n/A­rra­ngement View
⇥ (tab)
Toggle Device­/Clip View
⇧⇥ (tab) or ⌃-F12
Hide/Show Detail View
⌘⌥L or ⌃⇧F12
Toggle Hot-Swap Mode
Q
Toggle Drum Rack/l­ast­-se­lected Pad
D
Hide/Show Info View
⇧?
Hide/Show Browser
⌘⌥B
Hide/Show Overview
⌘⌥O
Hide/Show In/Out
⌘⌥I
Hide/Show Sends
⌘⌥S
Hide/Show Mixer
⌘⌥M
Open the Prefer­ences
⌘,
Close Window­/Dialog
⎋ (esc)

Session View Commands

Launch Selected Clip/Slot
⏎ (return)
Select Neighb­oring Clip/Slot
arrow keys
Select all Clips/­Slots
⌘A
Copy Clips
⌥ drag
Add/Remove Stop Button
⌘E
Insert MIDI clip
⌘⇧M
Insert Scene
⌘I
Insert Captured Scene
⌘⇧I
Move Nonadj­acent Scenes Without Collapsing
⌘↑ or ⌘↓
Drop Browser Clips as a Scene
⌘
See also the editing commands.

Arrang­ement View Commands

Split Clip at Selection
⌘E
Consol­idate Selection into Clip
⌘J
Create Fade/C­ros­sfade
⌘⌥F
Loop Selection
⌘L
Insert Silence
⌘I
Pan Left/Right of Selection
⌘⌥
Unfold all Tracks
⌥ unfold button
Scroll Display to Follow Playback
⌘⇧F
The shortcuts for zooming, snappi­ng/­drawing and loop/r­egion settings also work in the Arrang­ement View. See also the editing commands.
  

Editing

Cut
⌘X
Copy
⌘C
Paste
⌘V
Duplicate
⌘D
Delete
⌫ (delete)
Undo
⌘Z
Redo
⌘Y
Rename
⌘R
Select All
⌘A
Apply to Clips and Slots Across all Tracks
⇧
Apply to Time Across all Tracks
⇧
Apply to the Selected Part of the Envelope
⌥
Tab can be used to move from one track or scene to another while renaming.

Browsing

Scroll Down/Up
↓ and ↑
Close/Open Folders
← and →
Load Selected Item from Browser
⏎ (return)
Preview Selected File
⇧⏎ (return)
Search in Browser
⌘F
Jump to Search Results
↓
The editing shortcuts can also be used in the browser.

Transport

Windows Macintosh Play from Start Marker­/Stop
spacebar
Continue Play from Stop Point
⇧ spacebar
Play Arrang­ement View Selection
spacebar
Move Insert Marker to Beginning
Fn←
Record
F9
Back to Arrang­ement
F10
Activa­te/­Dea­ctivate Track 1..8
F1 ... F8

Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

Move Start Marker to Position
⇧ click
Nudge Loop Left/Right
→ and ←
Move Loop By Loop Length
↑ and ↓
Halve/­Double Loop Length
⌘↑ and ⌘↓
Shorte­n/L­engthen Loop
⌘→ and ⌘←
Select Material in Loop
⌘⇧L
The loop brace and start/end markers must first be selected before any of the commands will apply to them.

Adjusting Values

Decrem­ent­/In­crement
↑ and ↓
Finer Resolution for Dragging
⌘
Return to Default
⌫ (delete)
Type in Value
0 ... 9
Go to Next Field (Bar.b­eat.16th)
. and ,
Abort Value Entry
⎋ (esc)
Confirm Value Entry
⏎ (return)