Ableton Live Keyboard Shortcuts
Showing and Hiding Views
| control + command + f | Toggle Full Screen Mode |
| command + shift + w | Toggle Second Window |
| tab | Toggle Session/Arrangement View |
| shift + tab or control + f12 | Toggle Device/Clip View |
| command + alt + l or control + shift + f12 | Hide/Show Detail View |
| q | Toggle Hot-Swap Mode |
| d | Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad |
| shift + ? | Hide/Show Info View |
| control + alt + v | Hide/Show Video Window |
| command + alt + b | Hide/Show Browser |
| command + alt + o | Hide/Show Overview |
| command + alt + i | Hide/Show In/Out |
| command + alt + s | Hide/Show Sends |
| command + alt + m | Hide/Show Mixer |
| command + , | Open the Preferences |
| escape | Close Window/Dialog |
Accessing Menus
| command + ? | Access the command search field |
Adjusting Values
| up or down | Decrement/Increment |
| shift | Finer Resolution for Dragging |
| delete | Return to Default |
| 0 through 9 | Type in Value |
| . or through or , | Go to Next Field (Bar, beat, 16th) |
| escape | Abort Value Entry |
| enter | Confirm Value Entry |
Browsing
| up or down | Scroll Down/Up |
| right or left | Close/Open Folders |
| enter | Load Selected Item from Browser |
| shift + enter | Preview Selected File |
| command + f | Search in Browser |
| down | Jump to Search Results |
| 1 through 7 | Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s) |
| 0 | Reset Assigned Color(s) for Selected Browser Item |
Transport
| space | Play from Start Marker/Stop |
| shift + space | Continue Play from Stop Point |
| space | Play Arrangement View Selection |
| fn + left | Move Insert Marker to Beginning |
| f9 | Record |
| f10 | Back to Arrangement |
| f1 through f8 | Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 |
Editing
| command + x | Cut |
| command + c | Copy |
| command + v | Paste |
| command + d | Duplicate |
| delete | Delete |
| command + z | Undo |
| command + y | Redo |
| command + r | Rename |
| command + a | Select All |
| shift | Clips and Slots Across all Tracks |
| shift | Time Across all Tracks |
| alt | The Selected Part of the Envelope |
Loop Brace and Start/End Markers
| shift then click | Move Start Marker to Position |
| right or left | Nudge Loop Left/Right |
| up or down | Move Loop By Loop Length |
| command + up or down | Halve/Double Loop Length |
| command + right or left | Shorten/Lengthen Loop |
| command + shift + l | Select Material in Loop |
Session View Commands
| enter | Launch Selected Clip/Slot |
| up or down or left or right | Select Neighboring Clip/Slot |
| command + a | Select all Clips/Slots |
| alt then drag a clip | Copy Clips |
| command + e | Add/Remove Stop Button |
| command + shift + m | Insert MIDI clip |
| command + i | Insert Scene |
| command + shift + i | Insert Captured Scene |
| command + up or down | Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing |
| command | Drop Browser Clips as a Scene |
| 0 | Deactivate Selected Clip |
Arrangement View Commands
| command + e | Split Clip at Selection |
| command + j | Consolidate Selection into Clip |
| command + alt + f | Create Fade/Crossfade |
| command + l | Toggle Loop Selection |
| command + i | Insert Silence |
| command + alt | Pan Left/Right of Selection |
| u | Unfold Selected Tracks |
| alt + u | Unfold all Tracks |
| alt + + / alt + - | Adjust Height of Selected Tracks |
| command + shift + f | Scroll Display to Follow Playback |
| h | Optimize Arrangement Height |
| w | Optimize Arrangement Width |
| 0 | Deactivate Selection |
| right or left | Nudge Selection Left/Right |
| r | Reverse Audio Clip Selection |
| z | Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection |
| x | Zoom Back from Arrangement Time Selection |
| alt + space | Play from Insert Marker in Selected Clip |
Commands for Tracks
| command + t | Insert Audio Track |
| command + shift + t | Insert MIDI Track |
| command + alt + t | Insert Return Track |
| command + r | Rename Selected Track |
| tab | While Renaming, Go to next Track |
| command + g | Group Selected Tracks |
| command + shift + g | Ungroup Tracks |
| + | Show Grouped Tracks |
| - | Hide Grouped Tracks |
| command then arrow key | Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing |
| command then click | Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks |
| s | Solo Selected Tracks |
| enter | Add Device from Browser |
| 0 | Deactivate Selected Track |
Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes
| a | Toggle Automation Mode |
| shift | Finer Resolution for Dragging |
| alt | Create Curved Automation Segment |
| f | Momentarily Toggle Fade Controls |
| command + delete | Delete Automation/Clear Envelope |
Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard
| command + m | Toggle MIDI Map Mode |
| command + k | Toggle Key Map Mode |
| m | Computer MIDI Keyboard |
| x or y | Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down |
| c or v | Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming Note Velocity Up/Down |
Zooming, Display and Selections
| + | Zoom In |
| - | Zoom Out |
| shift | Drag/Click to Append to a Selection |
| shift | Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection |
| command | Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection |
| command + shift + k | Follow (Auto-Scroll) |
| command + alt | Pan Left/Right of Selection |
Clip View Sample Display
| command + u | Quantize |
| command + shift + u | Quantize Settings |
| right or left | Move Selected Warp Marker |
| command + right or left | Select Warp Marker |
| command + shift + f | Scroll Display to Follow Playback |
| shift + right or left | Move Clip Region with Start Marker |
| z | Zoom to Clip Selection |
| x | Zoom Back from Clip Selection |
Clip View MIDI Editor
| command + u | Quantize |
| command + shift + u | Quantize Settings... |
| page up or page down | Scroll Editor Vertically |
| shift + page up or page down | Scroll Editor Horizontally |
| alt then drag | Copy Notes |
| command then drag | Change Velocity From Note Editor |
| fn + left | Move Insert Marker to Beginning |
| end | Move Insert Marker to End |
| command + shift + f | Scroll Display to Follow Playback |
| shift + right or left | Move Clip Region with Start Marker |
| z | Zoom to Clip Selection |
| x | Zoom Back from Clip Selection |
Grid Snapping and Drawing
| b | Toggle Draw Mode |
| command + 1 | Narrow Grid |
| command + 2 | Widen Grid |
| command + 3 | Triplet Grid |
| command + 4 | Snap to Grid |
| command + 5 | Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid |
| command | Bypass Snapping While Dragging |
Global Quantization
| command + 6 | Sixteenth-Note Quantization |
| command + 7 | Eighth-Note Quantization |
| command + 8 | Quarter-Note Quantization |
| command + 9 | 1-Bar Quantization |
| command + 0 | Quantization Off |
Working with Sets and the Program
| command + n | New Live Set |
| command + o | Open Live Set |
| command + s | Save Live Set |
| command + shift + s | Save Live Set As... |
| command + q | Quit Live |
| command + h | Hide Live |
| command + shift + r | Export Audio/Video |
| command + shift + e | Export MIDI file |
Working with Plug-Ins and Devices
| command + alt + p | Show/Hide Plug-In Windows |
| command | Open Second/Multiple Windows with Show/Hide Plug-In Window Button |
| command + g | Group/Ungroup Devices |
| alt then device then activator | Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group |
| shift | Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device |
| enter | Load Selected Device From Browser |