99 FL Studio Shortcuts That Will Change Your Life (Mac/Windows)

File Menu

Ctrl + O

Cmd + O

Open file

Ctrl + S

Cmd + S

Save file

Ctrl + N

Cmd + N

Save new version

Ctrl + Shift + S

Cmd + Shift + S

Save as

Ctrl + Shift + M

Cmd + Shift + M

Export MIDI file

Ctrl + Shift + R

Cmd + Shift + R

Export MP3 file

Ctrl + R

Cmd + R

Export WAV file

Ctrl + Shift + H

Cmd + Shift + H

Rearrange windows

Ctrl + Z

Cmd + Z

Undo/redo last edit

Ctrl + Alt + Z

Cmd + Option + Z

Undo step-by-step

Window Navigation

F1

F1

Help

F5

F5

Toggle playlist

F6

F6

Toggle step sequencer

F7

F7

Toggle piano roll

F8

F8

Open plugin picker

F9

F9

Hide/show mixer

F10

F10

Hide/show MIDI settings

F11

F11

Hide/show song information window

F12

F12

Close all windows

Alt + F8

Option + F8

Hide/show sample browser

Enter

Enter

Toggle min/max playlist

Esc

Esc

Close window

Tab

Tab

Cycle nested windows

Ctrl + Shift + H

Cmd + Shift + H

Arrange windows

Pattern Selector

-

-

Previous pattern

+

+

Next pattern

Ctrl + F4

Cmd + F4

Next empty pattern

F4

F4

Next empty pattern with naming dialog

Piano Roll Action

Ctrl + U

Cmd + U

Quick chop

Ctrl + Q

Cmd + Q

Quick quantize

Ctrl + M

Cmd + M

Import MIDI file

Ctrl + L

Cmd + L

Quick legato

Ctrl + D

Cmd + D

Deselect selection

Ctrl + C

Cmd + C

Copy selection

Ctr l+ Alt + G

Cmd + Option + G

Grid color

Ctrl + Left click

Cmd + Left click

Select

Ctrl + Shift + Left click

Cmd + Shift + Left click

Add to selection

Alt + R

Option + R

Open randomize tool

Alt + Q

Option + Q

Quantize

Alt + O

Option + O

Open LFO tool when in lower event editor area

Alt + M

Option + M

Mute selection

Alt + L

Option + L

Open articulate tool

Alt + K

Option + K

Open limit tool

Alt + G

Option + G

Ungroup selected notes

Alt + F

Option + F

Flam

Alt + E

Option + E

Riff machine

Alt + B

Option + B

View note helpers

Alt + A

Option + A

Arpeggiator

Alt + Shift + M

Option + Shift + M

Unmute selection

Right-Alt + Right click

Right Option + Right click

Quantize selected

Shift + Q

Shift + Q

Quick quantize

Shift + N

Shift + N

Turn off selected chord

Shift + I

Shift + I

Invert selection

Shift + G

Shift + G

Group selected

Shift + C

Shift + C

Select by color

Shift + Ctrl + V

Shift + Cmd + V

Paste from MIDI clipboard

Left-Shift + Right click

Left Shift + Right click

Pan view

Double left click on note

Double left click on note

Open note properties

Page up / Page down

Page up / Page down

Zoom in/out

Draw tool + Shift

Draw tool + Shift

Extend note length

Channel Rack and Step Sequencer

Up arrow

Up arrow

Select next channel above

Down arrow

Down arrow

Select next channel below

Page up

Page Up

Select next channel group

Page down

Page Down

Select previous channel group

Alt + Del

Option + Del

Delete selected channels

Alt + Up arrow

Option + Up arrow

Move selected channels up

Alt + Down arrow

Option + Down arrow

Move selected channels down

Alt + Z

Option + Z

Zip selected channels

Alt + U

Option + U

Unzip selected channels

Alt + G

Option + G

Group selected channels

Alt + C

Option + C

Clone selected channels

Alt + M

Option + M

Toggle mixer track selectors

Ctrl + Alt + R

Cmd + Option + R

Force-restretch all audio clip channels

Ctrl + Enter

Cmd + Enter

Focus playlist

Ctrl + C

Cmd + C

Copy channel steps/score

Shift + Mouse wheel

Shift + Mouse wheel

Move selected channel up/down

Shift + Up arrow

Shift + Up arrow

Move channel selection up

Shift + Down arrow

Shift + Down arrow

Move channel selection down

Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow

Shift + Cmd + Left arrow

Shift steps left

Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow

Shift + Cmd + Right arrow

Shift steps right

Record, Playback, and Transport

Space

Space

Start/stop playback

Ctrl + Space

Cmd + Space

Start/pause playback

Backspace

Backspace

Toggle line/none snap

L

L

Switch pattern/song mode

R

R

Switch on/off recording (including during playback)

Ctrl + T

Cmd + T

Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad

Ctrl + M

Cmd + M

Toggle metronome

Ctrl + P

Cmd + P

Toggle recording metronome precount

Ctrl + I

Cmd + I

Toggle wait for input to start recording

Ctrl + B

Cmd + B

Toggle blend notes

Ctrl + E

Cmd + E

Toggle step edit mode

Ctrl + H

Cmd + H

Stop sound

Mixer

F2

F2

Rename selected mixer track

Shift + Mouse wheel

Shift + Mouse wheel

Move selected mixer tracks left/right

Ctrl + Shift + Left click

Cmd + Shift + Left-click

Select multiple mixer tracks

Ctrl + Shift + S

Cmd + Shift + S

Save mixer track state

Ctrl + L

Cmd + L

Link selected channels to selected mixer track

Shift + Ctrl + L

Shift + Cmd + L

Link selected channels beginning from selected mixer track

Alt + Left arrow / Right arrow

Option + Left arrow / Right arrow

Move selected mixer tracks left/right

Alt + L

Option + L

Select the channels linked to the selected mixer track

Alt + W

Option + W

Toggle peak-meter 'wave' view

S

S

Solo current track

Alt + R

Option + R

Render armed tracks to WAV

Playlist Action

Z

Z

Zoom tool

Y

Y

Playback tool

T

T

Mute tool

S

S

Slip edit tool

P

P

Draw tool (pencil)

E

E

Select tool

D

D

Delete tool

C

C

Slice tool

B

B

Paint tool

Alt + T

Option + T

Add time marker

Alt + P

Option + P

Open the picker panel

Alt + M

Option + M

Mute selection

Alt + G

Option + G

Ungroup selection

Alt

Option

Bypass snap (can be combined with other modifiers)