Keyboard Shortcuts
A reference for the default keyboard shortcuts in Subtitle Edit. Every shortcut can be customized in Options → Shortcuts — and many more actions are available there without a default binding. On macOS, Cmd (Win in the shortcut editor) is used wherever Ctrl is shown below.
See also: Shortcuts Settings
General
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+N |
New subtitle |
| Ctrl+O |
Open subtitle file |
| Ctrl+S |
Save subtitle |
| Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save subtitle as… |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
| Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
| Ctrl+F |
Find |
| F3 |
Find next |
| Shift+F3 |
Find previous |
| Ctrl+H |
Replace |
| Ctrl+Shift+R |
Multiple replace |
| Ctrl+G |
Go to line number |
| Ctrl+L |
Focus selected line |
| Ctrl+Shift+B |
Add or edit bookmark |
| Ctrl+Shift+O |
Toggle translation mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R |
Toggle right-to-left |
| Ctrl+4 |
Set up like Subtitle Edit 4 (classic theme, icons, waveform, replace rules and shortcuts) |
| Alt+Up |
Go to previous line |
| Alt+Down |
Go to next line |
| F1 |
Show help |
| F2 |
Show source view |
Editing Lines
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+Shift+M |
Merge selected lines |
| Alt+Insert |
Insert line after |
| Ctrl+Shift+Insert |
Insert line before |
| Ctrl+Alt+B |
Auto-break text |
| Ctrl+Alt+V |
Split line at text box cursor position |
| Ctrl+U |
Selected text to lowercase |
| Ctrl+Shift+U |
Selected text to uppercase |
| Ctrl+Shift+F3 |
Toggle casing |
| Ctrl+Shift+E |
Extend selected line to next |
| Alt+Shift+E |
Extend selected line to previous |
Subtitle Grid
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Delete |
Delete selected line(s) |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all lines |
| Ctrl+Shift+I |
Inverse selection |
| Ctrl+I |
Toggle italic on selected lines or text |
| Ctrl+X / Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V |
Cut / copy / paste selected lines |
| Ctrl+Shift+V |
Fill selected lines with clipboard |
| Ctrl+F8 |
List errors |
| F8 / Shift+F8 |
Go to next / previous error |
| Alt+F7 |
Spell check |
Video Playback
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Space |
Toggle play/pause |
| Ctrl+Space |
Toggle play/pause (secondary) |
| Left |
One second back |
| Right |
One second forward |
| Alt+Left |
500 milliseconds back |
| Alt+Right |
500 milliseconds forward |
| F5 |
Play selected lines |
| Alt+Enter |
Video full screen |
| Ctrl+Alt+P |
Pause |
Timing
| Shortcut |
Action |
| F11 |
Set start time |
| F12 |
Set end time |
| F10 |
Set end time and go to next line |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste lines from clipboard at waveform position |
| Shift++ |
Vertical zoom in |
| Shift+- |
Vertical zoom out |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+Shift+F |
Fix common errors |
| Ctrl+Shift+C |
Change casing |
| Ctrl+Alt+R |
AI review |
| Ctrl+B |
Batch convert |
| Ctrl+Shift+H |
Remove text for hearing impaired |
| Ctrl+Shift+G |
Auto-translate |
| Ctrl+Shift+A |
Synchronization → Adjust all times |
| Ctrl+Shift+P |
Synchronization → Point sync |
| Ctrl+Shift+D |
Find double words |
| Ctrl+Shift+L |
Add to name list |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D |
Open data folder |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L |
Save language file |
Note: Several actions (Bold, Underline, shot-change snapping/extending, green-zone in/out cues, etc.) ship without a default key. Open Options → Shortcuts to assign them, or use Import from SE 4.x to bring over a familiar set.