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Keyboard shortcuts

Capture shortcuts work from any app. The others work while the Cropped window they belong to is active. You can change the capture shortcuts in Preferences › Capture (see Use Cropped as your screenshot tool).

Capture (from any app)

Action	Mac	Windows
Capture an area	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 8`	`Ctrl + Shift + 8`
Capture the full screen	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 9`	`Ctrl + Shift + 9`
Start or stop recording	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 0`	`Ctrl + Shift + 0`
Capture a window, repeat last area, capture bar	Set your own	Set your own
Optional: full screen, area, capture bar	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 3` `⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 4` `⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + 5`	Not available

While choosing an area

Action	Mac	Windows
Capture (or record)	`Return` or double-click	`Enter` or double-click
Cancel	`Esc`	`Esc`
Switch between area and window	`Space` before dragging	`Space` before dragging (area to window only)
Capture the full screen	`Return` before dragging	Use Full screen (`Ctrl + Shift + 9`)
Snap the area to a window		Click without dragging
Move the area	Arrow keys (`Shift` for 10 px)
Resize the area	`Option` + arrow keys

Studio

Action	Mac	Windows
Add images or videos	`⌘ Command + O`	`Ctrl + O`
Optimize	`⌘ Command + ↩ Return`	`Ctrl + Enter`
Save results	`⌘ Command + S`	`Ctrl + S`
Next or previous file	`↓ Down arrow` `↑ Up arrow`	`↓ Down arrow` `↑ Up arrow`
Remove the selected file	`Delete`	`Delete`
Show or hide the Drop Zone	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + D`	`Ctrl + Shift + D`
Preferences	`⌘ Command + ,`	`Ctrl + ,`
Quit	`⌘ Command + Q`	`Ctrl + Q`

Cropping images

Action	Keys
Keep the ratio while dragging	Hold `Shift`
Resize from the center	Hold `Option` (Windows: `Alt`)
Move the crop	Arrow keys, `Shift` for 10 px
Resize the crop	`Option` (`Alt`) + arrow keys

Videos

Action	Keys
Play or pause	`Space` or `K`
One frame back or forward	`← Left arrow` `→ Right arrow`
One second back or forward	`Shift` + `← Left arrow` `→ Right arrow`
Jump to trim start or end	`Home` / `End`
Add a clip at the playhead	`A` or `+`
Remove the clip under the playhead	`Delete`
Move the video crop 10 px	`Control` + arrow keys

Annotate window

Action	Mac	Windows
Select, Arrow, Box, Circle, Text	`V` `A` `R` `O` `T`	Same
Draw, Focus, Hide, Crop	`D` `F` `H` `C`	Same
Undo	`⌘ Command + Z`	`Ctrl + Z`
Redo	`⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Z` or `⌘ Command + Y`	`Ctrl + Shift + Z` or `Ctrl + Y`
Save	`⌘ Command + S` or `⌘ Command + ↩ Return`	`Ctrl + S` or `Ctrl + Enter`
Close without saving	`⌘ Command + W`	`Ctrl + W`
Delete the selected mark	`Delete`	`Delete`
New line in text	`Shift + Return`	`Shift + Enter`

Drop Zone

Action	Mac	Windows
Paste an image to optimize	`⌘ Command + V`	`Ctrl + V`
Undo the last drop	`⌘ Command + Z`	`Ctrl + Z`

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