shortcuts.md

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Studio shortcuts	Explains Studio default shortcuts and key commands that make development quicker and easier.

Studio has many default shortcuts and key commands that make development quicker and easier. You can customize every shortcut and bind many actions without defaults to any key through File → Advanced → Customize Shortcuts.

Files and publishing

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**New**	CtrlN	⌘N	Create a new place.
**Open from File...**	CtrlO	⌘O	Open an existing local file.
**Open from Roblox...**	CtrlShiftO	⌘ShiftO	Open a recent experience from Roblox.
**Save**	CtrlS	⌘S	Save the active place to the location currently open in Studio.
**Save to File As...**	CtrlShiftS	⌘ShiftS	Save the active local file with a new name.
**Publish to Roblox**	AltP	⌥P	Publish the active place to Roblox.
**Publish to Roblox As...**	AltShiftP	⌥ShiftP	Publish the active place to Roblox as a new version.
**Close Place**	CtrlF4	⌘F4	Close the open place.
**Close Tab**	CtrlW	⌘W	Close the active tab.
**Open Previous Tab**	CtrlShiftT	⌘ShiftT	Open the previous tab.
**Exit**	CtrlQ	⌘Q	Quit the application (Studio prompts to save documents).

Camera controls

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Zoom To**	F	F	Focus the camera on the selected part/model.
**Zoom In**	Ctrl=	⌘=	Zoom the camera in.
**Zoom Out**	Ctrl- O	⌘- O	Zoom the camera out.
**Pan Left**	,	,	Rotate the camera left. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, rotate the camera counterclockwise around the focal object.
**Pan Right**	.	.	Rotate the camera right. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, rotate the camera clockwise around the focal object.
**Tilt Down**	PageUp	PageUp	Tilt the camera down. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, tilt the camera down about the focal object.
**Tilt Up**	PageDown	PageDown	Tilt the camera up. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, tilt the camera up about the focal object.

Select and edit

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Duplicate**	CtrlD	⌘D	Duplicate the current selections at the same level in the hierarchy.
**Copy**	CtrlC	⌘C	Copy the current selections to the clipboard.
**Paste**	CtrlV ⌃Y	⌘V ⌃Y	Insert the clipboard contents.
**Paste Into**	CtrlShiftV	⌘ShiftV	Paste the objects currently on the clipboard as children of the selected object.
**Cut**	CtrlX ⌃K	⌘X ⌃K	Cut the current selections and put on the clipboard.
**Delete**	Delete Backspace ⌃D	Delete Backspace ⌃D	Delete the selections.
**Select All**	CtrlA	⌘A	Select all objects in the workspace or all lines in a script.
**Clear Selection**	Esc	Esc	Clear the current selection.
**Group**	CtrlG	⌘G	Group the selected objects into a new `Class.Model`.
**Ungroup**	CtrlU	⌘U	Ungroup the selected `Class.Model` into individual objects.
**Undo**	CtrlZ	⌘Z	Undo the last action.
**Redo**	CtrlShiftZ	⌘ShiftZ	Redo the previously undone action.

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Select**	1	1	Activate the **Select** tool to select parts/models.
**Move**	2	2	Activate the **Move** tool to move parts/models along an axis.
**Scale**	3	3	Activate the **Scale** tool to resize parts/models.
**Rotate**	4	4	Activate the **Rotate** tool to rotate parts/models.
**Transform**	5	5	Activate the **Transform** tool to precisely manipulate a part/model.
**Toggle Snapping**	Shift	Shift	While transforming, hold to temporarily toggle transform **snapping** either on or off.
**Anchor**	AltA	⌥A	Anchor or un-anchor the selected parts/models.
**Toggle Local Space**	CtrlL	⌘L	Toggle the **Move** and **Rotate** tools between [local and world coordinates](../studio/model-tab.md#transform-coordinates).
**Tilt**	CtrlT	⌘T	Rotate selections 90° about their **X** axis.
**Rotate**	CtrlR	⌘R	Rotate selections 90° about their **Y** axis.
**Jump to Move Increment**	Shift2	Shift2	Jump to the **Move** increment input field in the [Model](../studio/model-tab.md) tab.
**Jump to Rotate Increment**	AltR	⌥R	Jump to the **Rotate** increment input field in the [Model](../studio/model-tab.md) tab.
**Lock Tool**	AltL	⌥L	Activate the **Lock** tool to lock/unlock objects.
**Union**	CtrlShiftG	⌘ShiftG	Join two or more parts together to form a single solid union; see [Solid Modeling](../parts/solid-modeling.md) for details.
**Intersect**	CtrlShiftI	⌘ShiftI	Intersect overlapping parts into a single solid intersection; see [Solid Modeling](../parts/solid-modeling.md) for details.
**Negate**	CtrlShiftN	⌘ShiftN	Negate parts, useful for making holes and indentations; see [Solid Modeling](../parts/solid-modeling.md) for details.
**Separate**	CtrlShiftU	⌘ShiftU	Separate the union or intersection back into its individual parts; see [Solid Modeling](../parts/solid-modeling.md) for details.

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Constraint Details**	AltD	⌥D	Visualize `Class.Constraint` objects in the 3D space.
**Show Welds**	AltW	⌥W	Visualize `Class.WeldConstraint` objects in the 3D space.

Interface controls

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Show Grid**	AltG	⌥G	Show or hide the 3D grid on the **Y** plane.
**Explorer**	AltX	⌥X	Show or hide the [Explorer](../studio/explorer.md) window.
**Explorer Filter**	CtrlShiftX	⌘ShiftX	Jump to the [Explorer](../studio/explorer.md) window filter input field.
**Properties Filter**	CtrlShiftP	⌘ShiftP	Jump to the [Properties](../studio/properties.md) window filter input field.
**Insert Object**	CtrlI	⌘I	Open the **Insert Object** popup for quick insertion of objects. Once open, the popup can be closed with Esc.
**Quick Open**	CtrlP	⌘P	Show the **Quick Open** window to quickly find any instance in the hierarchy.
**Quick Open Actions**	AltCtrlP	⌥⌘P	Show the **Quick Open Actions** window to quickly find any Studio action.
**Studio Settings**	AltS	⌥S	Open the Studio settings window.
**Full Screen**	F11 AltF11	F11 ⌥F11	Toggle between full screen and windowed view.
**Video Record**	F12		Record a video; not functional on Mac.
**Focus on Command Bar**	Ctrl9	⌘9	Set keyboard focus to the **Command Bar** used to execute Luau code outside of scripts.

Testing and diagnostics

Action	Windows	macOS	Description
**Play** / **Pause** / **Resume**	F5	F5	Start simulating the experience in Studio. Press again to pause a running simulation or resume a paused simulation.
**Run**	F8	F8	Simulate the experience without your avatar from the current camera position.
**Start**	F7	F7	Simulate the Roblox environment by starting multiple new sessions of Studio.
**Stop**	ShiftF5	ShiftF5	Stop the current simulation.
**Free Camera Mode**	ShiftP	ShiftP	While playtesting, enter **Free Camera Mode**. This is useful to take screenshots and recordings.
**Save and Reload Plugins in Debugger**	CtrlShiftL	⌘ShiftL	Save all plugins in debugger back to disk, stop execution of those plugins, and reload them from disk.
**Hide CoreGui**	CtrlShiftG	⌘ShiftG	While playtesting, hide `Class.CoreGui` objects
**Hide Custom Gui**	CtrlShiftC	⌘ShiftC	While playtesting, hide custom UI objects
**Stats**	CtrlShiftF1	⌘ShiftF1	Show detailed experience stats.
**Render**	CtrlShiftF2	⌘ShiftF2	Show detailed graphics and performance data.
**Network**	CtrlShiftF3	⌘ShiftF3	Show detailed network stats. Once open, pressing Shift1 cycles through additional panels of data.
**Physics**	CtrlShiftF4	⌘ShiftF4	Show detailed physics data.
**Summary**	CtrlShiftF5	⌘ShiftF5	Show a summary of stats data.

Script Editor

Command	Windows	macOS
**Close Script**	CtrlW	⌘W
**Reopen Last Closed Script**	CtrlShiftT	⌘ShiftT
**Quick Open**	CtrlP	⌘P
**Show Script in Explorer**	CtrlAltK	⌘⌥K
**Zoom In**	Ctrl=	⌘=
**Zoom Out**	Ctrl-	⌘-
**Reset Script Zoom**	Ctrl0	⌘0

Command	Windows	macOS
**Cut**	CtrlX	⌘X
**Copy**	CtrlC	⌘C
**Paste**	CtrlV	⌘V
**Undo**	CtrlZ	⌘Z
**Redo**	CtrlY	⌘ShiftZ
**Select All**	CtrlA	⌘A
**Find** / **Replace**	CtrlF	⌘F
**Find All** / **Replace All**	CtrlShiftF	⌘ShiftF
**Indent** / **Unindent**	Ctrl\] / Ctrl\[	⌘\] / ⌘\[
**Toggle Comment**	Ctrl/	⌘/
**Expand All Folds**	CtrlE	⌘E
**Collapse All Folds**	CtrlShiftE	⌘ShiftE
**Delete Line**	CtrlShiftK	⌘ShiftK
**Delete to Start of Line**	CtrlShiftBackspace	⌘Delete
**Move Line Up/Down**	Alt↑ / Alt↓	⌥↑ / ⌥↓
**Go to Declaration**	CtrlF12	⌘F12
**Open Script Function Filter**	AltF	⌥F
**Format Selection**	AltShiftF	⌥ShiftF

Command	Windows	macOS
**Add/Remove Cursor at Mouse Location**	Alt + click	⌥ + click
**Remove Most Recently Added Cursor**	CtrlU	⌘U
**Add/Modify Cursor on Mouse Drag**	Alt + drag	⌥ + drag
**Add Cursor Above/Below**	CtrlAlt↑ / CtrlAlt↓	⌘⌥↑ / ⌘⌥↓
**Add Cursor to Next Matching Selection**	CtrlD	⌘D
**Add Cursor to Every Matching Selection**	ShiftAltL	Shift⌥L
**Column/Block Select**	ShiftAlt + drag	Shift⌥ + drag
**Split Selections Into Lines**	ShiftAltI	Shift⌥I