Keyboard Shortcuts

KTPlayer uses two kinds of keyboard input:

  • Keyboard shortcuts: application functions, fixed by KTPlayer. Cannot be customized.
  • Key commands: playback commands like Go, Stop, Up, Down. User-customizable in Preferences → Assignments. See How to assign and edit key commands.

This reference covers keyboard shortcuts only.

Commands vs shortcuts

A command is the action (Go, Stop, Next cue, etc.). A shortcut is the input that triggers the command (a key, a MIDI message, a pedal). One command can have multiple shortcuts, which is how you get a key and a MIDI button both firing the same thing.


File

Shortcut Action
⌘O Open File…, opens the file picker for a show file (.ktd )
⌘S Save Changes, saves edits made in edit view to the current show file
⌘W Close, closes the current show file
⌘Q Quit KTPlayer

View

Shortcut Action
⌘E Edit Cuelist, toggles between main interface and edit view
⌘X Show Mixer, toggles the mixer panel
⌘T Show Timeline, toggles the timeline panel
⌃⌘F Enter Full Screen, toggles macOS full-screen mode for the KTPlayer window

Playback

Shortcut Action
Q Quantized Go, toggles whether Go presses fire on the next measure or immediately

Application

Shortcut Action
⌘, Preferences, opens the Preferences window
⌘H Hide KTPlayer
⌥⌘H Hide Others