Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in QuickTime Player on Mac

New movie recording

Option-Command-N

New audio recording

Shift-Command-N

New screen recording

Control-Command-N

Open file

Command-O

Open location using a URL

Command-L

Open Image Sequence

Shift-Command-O

Close window

Command-W

Save file

Command-S

Duplicate

Shift-Command-S

Minimize window

Command-M

Show Movie Inspector

Command-I

Show export progress

Option-Command-P

Play or pause

Space bar

Play or pause all movies

Command-Return

Stop playback and go back one frame

Left Arrow

Stop playback and go forward one frame

Right Arrow

Go to the beginning of a movie

Option-Left Arrow

Go to the end of a movie

Option-Right Arrow

Cycle through rewind speeds

Command-Left Arrow

Cycle through fast-forward speeds

Command-Right Arrow

Cycle through custom rewind speeds (1.1x to 2.0x)

With the movie playing, Option-click the rewind button . Each click increases the speed by .1x (for example, 1.1x, 1.2x, and so on).

Cycle through custom forward speeds (1.1x to 2.0x)

With the movie playing, Option-click the forward button . Each click increases the speed by .1x (for example, 1.1x, 1.2x, and so on).

Turn volume up

Up Arrow

Turn volume down

Down Arrow

Turn the volume up to the maximum level

Option-Up Arrow

Turn the volume down to the minimum level

Option-Down Arrow

Loop the movie

Option-Command-L

Scrub forward

While paused, swipe two fingers up or right

Scrub backward

While paused, swipe two fingers down or left

Skip forward

While playing, swipe two fingers up or right

Skip backward

While playing, swipe two fingers down or left

Fast forward

On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed

Rewind

On a Force Touch trackpad, increase or decrease pressure to control speed

Volume up

Over the volume control, swipe two fingers up or right

Volume down

Over the volume control, swipe two fingers down or left

Enter full-screen view

Command-F

Exit full-screen view

Command-F or Esc

Display movie at actual size

Command-1

Fit the movie to the screen

Command-3

Fill the screen with the movie

Command-4

Display the movie in panoramic mode

Command-5

Increase the movie size

Command-Plus Sign (+)

Decrease the movie size

Command-Minus Sign (-)

Undo

Command-Z

Redo

Shift-Command-Z

Cut

Command-X

Copy

Command-C

Paste

Command-V

Select all

Command-A

Rotate left

Shift-Command-L

Rotate right

Shift-Command-R

Flip horizontally

Shift-Command-H

Flip vertically

Shift-Command-V

Split clip

Command-Y

Trim

Command-T