VTT Editor Pro v3.1 ‐ Keyboard Shortcuts

⌨️ VTT Editor Pro v3.1 - Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete reference of all keyboard shortcuts — now fully customizable.

💡 Since v3.1, every shortcut can be rebound. Open the ⌨️ Shortcuts panel in the top bar, click a shortcut, then press the new key combination. Bindings are saved to localStorage and can be reset to defaults at any time.

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🎵 Audio Playback

Shortcut	Action	Description
Space	Play / Pause	Toggle audio playback
←	Skip backward	Go back 1 second
→	Skip forward	Go forward 1 second
Ctrl + Scroll	Zoom waveform	Hold Ctrl and scroll over the waveform

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✏️ Cue Editing

Shortcut	Action	Description
Ctrl+S	Mark Start	Set start time to current position
Ctrl+B	Mark End	Set end time to current position
Ctrl+C	Copy cue	Copy the selected cue
Ctrl+V	Paste cue	Paste the copied cue at the playhead
Ctrl+Enter	Save Cue	Add a new cue or update the existing one (works while typing)

Workflow Example:

1. Play audio (Space)
2. Press Ctrl+S when the line starts
3. Press Ctrl+B when the line ends
4. Type the text
5. Press Ctrl+Enter to save

ℹ️ Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V act on the selected cue only when you're not typing in a text field — inside a field they behave as normal text copy/paste.

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🧭 Navigation

Shortcut	Action	Description
G	Go to Time	Focus the go-to-time field (jump to a timestamp)
Ctrl+F	Search	Focus the cue search box
M	Add Marker	Drop a marker at the current position

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⏮️ Undo / Redo

Shortcut	Action	Description
Ctrl+Z	Undo	Revert last action
Ctrl+Y	Redo	Re-apply undone action

Note: 20-step history, covering add / delete / text / timing / batch / color changes.

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🗑️ Deletion

Shortcut	Action	Description
Delete	Delete Region	Delete the currently selected region/cue

Important: a region must be selected (clicked) first.

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🛠️ Customizing Shortcuts

1. Click ⌨️ Shortcuts in the top bar
2. Click the key badge next to the action you want to change
3. Press the new key combination (modifiers like Ctrl / Alt / Shift are supported)
4. If the combo was already used by another action, it is automatically unbound there (no duplicates)
5. Press Esc while listening to cancel
6. Use Reset to defaults to restore the table above

Bindings persist across sessions via localStorage.