Keyboard Shortcut Guide for Kapwing

Last updated on Apr 9, 2026

Kapwing Shortcuts Guide

Here is a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts you can use in Kapwing to streamline your workflow. These shortcuts are grouped based on the context in which they can be used. There will be shortcuts that can do different things depending on what is selected in your project.

General Shortcuts (Always Available Except in Text Box)

Space: Toggle play/pause
s: Split selected layers
h: Hide selected layers
Backspace: Delete any selected layers/gaps/subtitles/wavforms
Delete: Delete any selected layers/gaps/subtitles/waveforms

Mac

Command + A: Select all layers in the scene
Command + Z: Undo
Command + Shift + Z: Redo
Command + PLUS(+)/MINUS(-): zoom in/out of the canvas

Windows

Control + A: Select all layers in the scene
Control + Z: Undo
Control + Shift + Z: Redo
Control + Y: Redo
Control + PLUS(+)/MINUS(-): zoom in/out of the canvas

When Any Group is Selected

Arrow Keys (all directions): Move the group in any directions
Shift + Arrow Keys (all directions): Move the group in any direction with shift

Mac

Command + ]: Bring selected group forward
Command + [: Send selected group backward
Command + Option + ]: Bring selected group to the front
Command + Option + [: Send selected group to back
Command + G: Group selected group
Command + Shift + G: Ungroup selected group
Command + Delete: Delete selected layer and resulting gap
Command + Backspace: Delete selected layer and resulting gap
Command + Option + √: Paste layer modifications
(Note: '√' character used by Mac users for cmd + option + v)

Windows

Control + ]: Bring selected group forward
Control + [: Send selected group backward
Control + Option + ]: Bring selected group to front
Control + Option + [: Send selected group to back
Control + Delete: Delete selected layer and resulting gap
Control + Backspace: Delete selected layer and resulting gap
Control + Option + V: Paste layer modifications

When Any Row is Selected

Arrow Keys (all directions): Move the seeker in any direction by a small increment

Additional resources:

How to Add Subtitles
Getting Started with the Kapwing Studio
How to Undo or Redo on Kapwing

Looking for more help?

Check our Release Notes for tutorials on how to use the latest Kapwing features!