# Keyboard Shortcuts (Sashimii Docs, Reference)

> The keyboard shortcuts in Sashimii, for playback, cutting, join review, notes, graphics and export.

Canonical: https://sashimii.app/docs/keyboard-shortcuts/
Last updated: 2026-11-02

## Views and Playback

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘1 | Source view: the whole recording |
| ⌘2 | Cut view: playback skips the cuts |
| ⌘3 | Edit view: the cut with its graphics |
| E | Switch between Cut and Edit |
| Space | Play or pause |
| J | Jump back 3 seconds and play |
| K | Pause |
| L | Play; press again while playing to speed up, up to 2× |
| ← → | Step one frame |
| ⇧← ⇧→ | Step one second |
| Home, End | Jump to the start or end |
| ⌥F | Large Preview on or off |
| [ ] | Jump to the previous or next join |
| Esc | Close a popover, then clear the selection, then leave Large Preview |

## Timeline

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| = and - | Zoom in and out around the playhead |
| ⌘-scroll, pinch | Zoom around the pointer |
| ⌘0 | Fit the whole recording |
| ⌥-drag | Pan |

## Cutting

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| Delete | Cut the selected words or range; restore struck-through words |
| ⇧Delete | Restore the selection |
| Delete, ⇧Delete | With a kept pause’s Cut and Keep showing: Cut, or Keep |
| ⇧⌘E | Place edges on the waveform again |
| ⌘Z, ⇧⌘Z | Undo, redo |

## Join Review

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| R or ⌘J | Start or end join review |
| Space | Play across the join |
| ← → | Nudge the active edge a frame |
| ⇧← ⇧→ | Nudge it five frames |
| Tab | Switch between the out and in side |
| Return | Accept and move to the next join |
| [ ] | Previous and next join |
| Esc | End review |

## Notes and Graphics

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| N | Add a note to the selected words, range or graphic |
| ⌘Return | Save the note |
| ⌃⌘I | Show or hide the Notes column |
| A | Approve the selected graphic (again to unapprove) |
| Delete | Delete the selected graphic |

## Project and Export

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘N | New project from a folder |
| ⌘O | Open a project |
| ⌘W | Close the project |
| ⌘E | Export |
| ⌥⌘V | Voice cleanup |
| ⇧⌘O | Listen to the original sound |
| ⌥⌘S | Style board |
| ⌥⌘N | Start a new Style on this video |

## Related

- [Audio Projects and Voiceover Videos](https://sashimii.app/docs/audio-and-voiceover/)
- [For Agents](https://sashimii.app/docs/for-agents/)