Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts in the subtitle editor to help you proofread and edit subtitles more efficiently.

Video Playback Controls

The following shortcuts are active in the subtitle editor's video player area:

Shortcut Action Description
Space Play / Pause Toggle video playback
K Pause Pause video playback
J Rewind 5s Skip back 5 seconds
L Play / Toggle 2x First press plays; press again to toggle 2x speed
Rewind 1s Skip back 1 second for precise adjustment
Forward 1s Skip forward 1 second for precise adjustment

Subtitle Search

Shortcut Action Description
Cmd + F Open search box Search for keywords in the subtitle list
Enter Next match When the search box is focused, jump to the next match
Shift + Enter Previous match When the search box is focused, jump to the previous match

Subtitle Selection

Shortcut Action Description
Shift + Click Range select Select all subtitles between the last clicked entry and the current one
Cmd + Click Toggle select Add or remove individual subtitle entries from the selection
Tip After multi-selecting subtitles, you can right-click to batch delete or merge them, or click "Re-recognize" to re-run speech recognition on the selected entries.