Shortcuts

Shortcuts

Flashback has two global shortcuts that work anywhere, even in fullscreen games, plus keyboard controls inside the app. This page lists them all and explains how to change the global ones safely.

Global shortcuts

Action	Default	Notes
Save replay	Ctrl+Shift+F10	Saves the replay buffer as a clip. A quick double press saves a longer clip if smart replay length is on.
Screenshot	Ctrl+Shift+F11	Saves a PNG. Works even while the replay buffer is paused.

Both work while a game has focus, in windowed, borderless or fullscreen mode, and while Flashback is hidden in the tray or in Ghost Mode.

Flashback registers these with Windows' standard hotkey system (RegisterHotKey). It doesn't install a keyboard hook and doesn't read or inject anything into your game. See Anti-Cheat and Games.

Change a shortcut

1. Open Settings > Storage & shortcuts. Each shortcut field shows its keys as keycaps, such as Ctrl + Shift + F10.
2. Click the Replay shortcut or Screenshot field (or focus it and press Enter). It starts listening and shows the modifier keys you hold as you press them.
3. Press the key or key combination you want. The field tells you if it needs Apply to take effect.
4. Apply your settings.

Esc cancels without changing anything. The reset button beside each field puts the default back.

While a field is listening, Flashback releases its own two shortcuts, so you can swap the replay and screenshot keys or set the screenshot keys in the replay field. If you click away to another window, such as a game, the field stops listening and your shortcuts work again straight away. Print Screen combinations can be set too; Windows reports that key when you let go of it.

What you can use

Allowed on its own	Needs Ctrl, Alt or Win
F1 to F24	Letters and numbers
Numpad keys (0 to 9, +, -, *, /, .)	Punctuation keys
Pause, Scroll Lock, Insert	Space, Enter and other typing keys

Shift alone doesn't count, because Shift plus a letter is just typing. So F9 on its own is fine, Ctrl+Alt+S is fine, and Shift+S is refused. Any key that can stand alone also works with any modifiers, including Shift, such as Shift+F9.

Conflicts are caught before they bite

Flashback checks the new shortcut with Windows before saving it. If Windows has reserved it, another app already uses it, or it's the other field's shortcut, Flashback explains the problem right in the field and keeps your working shortcut, so you're never left with a shortcut that silently does nothing.

If a shortcut can't be registered when Flashback starts (for example another app grabbed it in the meantime), Flashback shows a Flashback shortcut unavailable notice. Pick a different shortcut, or close the app that's using it.

Good choices

• A spare F-key or numpad key is quick to hit and rarely clashes with games.
• A mouse side button works if your mouse software can map it to a key Flashback accepts, such as F13 to F24, which games rarely use.
• Avoid shortcuts your game, Discord or another overlay app already use. Flashback catches conflicts it can see, but a game that reads the same keys directly will still react to them.

Tray menu

Right-click the Flashback icon near the Windows clock:

Item	Does
Status line	Shows the buffer state, for example Recording · Elden Ring
Voice status	Shows whether voice controls are listening
Open Flashback	Opens the main window
Open clips folder	Opens your clip folder in File Explorer
Save replay	Saves a clip
Take screenshot	Saves a screenshot
Pause buffer / Start buffer	Stops or starts the replay buffer
Ghost Mode	Turns Ghost Mode on or off; checked while it's on
Quit	Exits completely and stops recording

Keys inside the app

Library selection mode

Key	Does
Space	Select or unselect the focused capture
Ctrl+A	Select every capture the current filters show
Delete	Review and delete the selected captures
Esc	Leave selection mode

Editor timeline (trim and montage)

Key	Does
Up / Down	Choose the start handle, end handle or preview position
Left / Right	Move it in small steps
Shift + Left / Right	Move it one second at a time
Alt+Up / Alt+Down	In MONTAGE CLIPS, move the selected clip earlier or later in the montage

Fullscreen player

Key	Does
Space	Play or pause
Left / Right	Back or forward 5 seconds
Home / End	Jump to the start or end
Esc or double-click	Close

The in-app Cloud player (Watch) uses the same Space, Left, Right and Esc keys.

Screenshot crop editor

Key	Does
Arrow keys	Move the crop
Shift + arrow keys	Move it 10 pixels at a time
Ctrl+0	Reset to the full image

Overlay placement

Key	Does
Space	Switch between the keyboard and the mouse
Arrow keys	Move the selected one
Shift + arrow keys	Move it in larger steps

Other

• Esc cancels a running storage scan in Settings.

Voice instead of keys

With voice commands on, "Flashback, clip" and "Flashback, screenshot" do the same as the two global shortcuts, and "Flashback, upload" saves a clip and sends it to Flashback Cloud.

Related pages

Instant Replay · Screenshots · Voice Commands · Ghost Mode