Adobe Premiere Pro is a world-renowned video editing software used to create professional high-quality videos. Premiere Pro is widely used by video editors, filmmakers, multimedia professionals, marketers, and YouTubers to create and edit high-quality video content for film, television, social media, education, and marketing. Key features include timeline-based editing, video tools, audio tools, colour correction, colour grading, motion graphics, motions title, and integration with other Adobe services and products.

The below Panels and Help keyboard shortcuts will improve your efficiency and speed with Adobe Premiere Pro on your Mac.

Audio Track Mixer Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Show/Hide Tracks  Opt + Cmd + T
• Loop  Cmd + L

Capture Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Record Video  V
• Record Audio  A
• Eject  E
• Fast Forward  F
• Go to In point  Q
• Go to Out point  W
• Record  G
• Rewind  R
• Step Back  Left
• Step Forward  Right
• Stop  S

Effect Controls Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Remove Selected Effect  Delete
• Loop During Audio-Only Playback  Cmd + L

Effects Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New Custom Bin  Cmd + /
• Delete Custom Item  Delete

Essential Graphics Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New text layer  Cmd + T
• Rectangle  Opt + Cmd + R
• Ellipse  Opt + Cmd + E
• Bring to Front  Cmd + Shift + ]
• Bring Forward  Cmd + ]
• Send Backward Cmd + [
• Send to Back  Cmd + Shift + [
• Select Next Layer  Cmd + Opt + ]
• Select Previous Layer Cmd + Opt + [
• Clear Selection  Delete
• Increase Leading by One Unit  Opt + Up
• Decrease Leading by One Unit  Opt + Down
• Increase Leading by Five Units Opt + Shift + Up
• Decrease Leading by Five Units  Opt + Shift + Down
• Increase Font Size by One Unit  Opt + Cmd + Right
• Decrease Font Size by One Unit  Opt + Cmd + Left
• Increase Font Size by Five Units   Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right
• Decrease Font Size by Five Units  Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left

History Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Step Backward  Left
• Step Forward  Right
• Delete Delete

Media Browser Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Open in Source Monitor Shift + O
• Select Directory List  Shift + Left
• Select Media List  Shift + Right  

Metadata Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Loop  Cmd + L
• Play  Space

Program Monitor Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: To use nudging for graphic layers, make sure that: 1. You have at least one layer selected (blue box) in a single graphic. 2. The Program Monitor or the Essential Graphics panel is in focus.

• Show Rulers  Cmd + R
• Show Guides  Cmd + ;
• Snap in Program Monitor  Shift + Cmd + ;
• Lock Guides  Opt + Shift + Cmd + R
• Nudge Selected Object up by five frames  Shift + Cmd + Up
• Nudge Selected Object right by five frames  Shift + Cmd + Right
• Nudge Selected Object left by five frames  Shift + Cmd + Left
• Nudge Selected Object down by five frames  Shift + Cmd + Down
• Nudge Selected Object up by one frame  Cmd + Up
• Nudge Selected Object right by one frame  Cmd + Right
• Nudge Selected Object left by one frame  Cmd + Left    
• Nudge Selected Object down by one frame  Cmd + Down

Project Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New Bin  Cmd + B
• Delete Delete
• List  Cmd + Page Up
• Icon  Cmd + Page Down
• Hover Scrub  Shift + H
• Delete Selection with Options  Cmd + Forward Delete
• Extend Selection Down  Shift + Down
• Extend Selection Left  Shift + Left
• Extend Selection Right  Shift + Right
• Extend Selection Up  Shift + Up
• Move Selection Down  Down
• Move Selection End  End
• Move Selection Home Home
• Move Selection Left  Left
• Move Selection Page Down  Page Down
• Move Selection Page Up  Page Up
• Move Selection Right  Right
• Move Selection Up  Up
• Next Column Field  Tab
• Open in Source Monitor  Shift + O
• Previous Column Field Shift + Tab
• Previous Row Field  Shift + Return
• Thumbnail Size Next  Shift + ]
• Thumbnail Size Previous  Shift + [
• Toggle View  Shift + \
• Zoom In =
• Zoom Out -

Timeline Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Clear Selection  Delete
• Decrease Audio Tracks Height Opt + -
• Decrease Video Tracks Height Cmd + -
• Increase Audio Tracks Height   Opt + =
• Increase Video Tracks Height   Cmd + =
• Nudge Clip Selection Left Five Frames Shift + Cmd + Left
• Nudge Clip Selection Left One Frame Cmd + Left
• Nudge Clip Selection Right Five Frames  Shift + Cmd + Right
• Nudge Clip Selection Right One Frame  Cmd + Right
• Ripple Delete  Opt + Delete
• Set Work Area Bar In Point  Opt + [
• Set Work Area Bar Out Point  Opt + ]
• Show Next Screen  Page Down
• Show Previous Screen Page Up
• Slide Clip Selection Left Five Frames  Opt + Shift + ,
• Slide Clip Selection Left One Frame  Opt + ,
• Slide Clip Selection Right Five Frames  Opt + Shift + .
• Slide Clip Selection Right One Frame  Opt + .
• Slip Clip Selection Left Five Frames  Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left
• Slip Clip Selection Left One Frame  Opt + Cmd + Left
• Slip Clip Selection Right Five Frames  Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right
• Slip Clip Selection Right One Frame Opt + Cmd + Right

Help Keyboard Shortcut

• Premiere Pro Help... F1