Keyboard Shortcuts

Every action in Plinken can be triggered with a keyboard shortcut. The tables below list all default bindings — shortcuts shown use macOS notation (⌘ = Cmd, ⌃ = Ctrl, ⌥ = Alt/Option, ⇧ = Shift). On Windows/Linux, substitute Ctrl for ⌘.

All shortcuts can be customized in Settings → Shortcuts.

Transport

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
Space	Toggle Play / Stop	`transport:toggle-play`
Return	Return to Start	`transport:to-start`
0	Stop	`transport:stop`
R	Toggle Record Armed	`transport:toggle-record`
⇧C	Toggle Cycle (Loop)	`transport:toggle-cycle`
⇧,	Skip Back (1 bar)	`transport:back`
⇧.	Skip Forward (1 bar)	`transport:forward`
Home	Go to Bar 1	`transport:go-home`
End	Go to End	`transport:go-end`

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
V	Toggle Video Visible	`video:toggle-visible`
⇧V	Toggle Video Fullscreen	`video:toggle-fullscreen`
,	Frame Back	`video:frame-back`
.	Frame Forward	`video:frame-forward`
⌘E	Capture Frame at Playhead	`video:capture-frame`
⌘B	Toggle Broadcast (RTMP)	`video:toggle-broadcast`

Editing

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
⌘Z	Undo	`edit:undo`
⌘⇧Z	Redo	`edit:redo`
Y	Cut / Split at Playhead	`edit:cut-at-playhead`
Backspace	Delete Selected Regions	`edit:delete-selected`
⌘C	Copy	`edit:copy`
⌘V	Paste at Playhead	`edit:paste`

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
Up	Select Previous Track	`track:select-prev`
Down	Select Next Track	`track:select-next`

Region Selection

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
Left	Select Previous Region	`region:select-prev`
Right	Select Next Region	`region:select-next`
⇧Left	Add Previous Region to Selection	`region:select-prev-add`
⇧Right	Add Next Region to Selection	`region:select-next-add`

View & Panels

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
⌘M	Show Mixer	`view:show-mixer`
⌘T	Show Tracks	`view:show-tracks`
⌘L	Show Lights	`view:show-lights`
E	Show Editor	`view:show-editor`
M	Magnifier (Zoom Tool)	`edit:magnifier`
⇧M	Zoom to Fit	`view:zoom-to-fit`
⌘I	Toggle Camera Fullscreen	`camera:toggle-fullscreen`
⇧L	Toggle Studio Mode	`streaming:toggle-studio-mode`

Panels & Modules

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
A	Toggle Assets Panel	`assets:toggle-modal`
C	Toggle Chat Panel	`chat:toggle-visible`
⌃C	Toggle Chat Manager	`chat:toggle-manager`
⌃Return	Send to Plinky AI	`chat:send-to-ai`
T	Toggle Team Panel	`team:toggle-visible`
P	Toggle Plugin Panel	`plugin-panel:toggle-visible`
K	Toggle Music Keys	`music-keys:toggle-visible`
G	Toggle Generate (Workflow Editor)	`workflow:toggle-visible`

Create & Tools

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
⌘N	New Project	`projects:show-new`
⌘⇧I	Create Image	`create:show-image`
⌘⇧V	Create Video	`create:show-video`
⌘⇧A	Create Audio	`create:show-audio`
⌘⇧S	Toggle Shader Browser	`shader:toggle-visible`
⌘⇧R	Toggle Container Manager (RunPod)	`container:toggle-visible`

Cloud

Shortcut	Action	Command ID
⌘⇧Y	Sync Assets to Cloud (R2)	`assets:syncToR2`

Complete Default Bindings

For reference, here is every default binding in a single table, sorted by key:

Key	Modifiers	Command ID
`0`	—	`transport:stop`
`,`	—	`video:frame-back`
`,`	⇧	`transport:back`
`.`	—	`video:frame-forward`
`.`	⇧	`transport:forward`
`A`	—	`assets:toggle-modal`
`Backspace`	—	`edit:delete-selected`
`C`	—	`chat:toggle-visible`
`C`	⌃	`chat:toggle-manager`
`C`	⇧	`transport:toggle-cycle`
`Down`	—	`track:select-next`
`E`	—	`view:show-editor`
`E`	⌘	`video:capture-frame`
`End`	—	`transport:go-end`
`G`	—	`workflow:toggle-visible`
`Home`	—	`transport:go-home`
`I`	⌘	`camera:toggle-fullscreen`
`I`	⌘⇧	`create:show-image`
`K`	—	`music-keys:toggle-visible`
`L`	⌘	`view:show-lights`
`L`	⇧	`streaming:toggle-studio-mode`
`Left`	—	`region:select-prev`
`Left`	⇧	`region:select-prev-add`
`M`	—	`edit:magnifier`
`M`	⌘	`view:show-mixer`
`M`	⇧	`view:zoom-to-fit`
`N`	⌘	`projects:show-new`
`P`	—	`plugin-panel:toggle-visible`
`R`	—	`transport:toggle-record`
`R`	⌘⇧	`container:toggle-visible`
`Return`	—	`transport:to-start`
`Return`	⌃	`chat:send-to-ai`
`Right`	—	`region:select-next`
`Right`	⇧	`region:select-next-add`
`S`	⌘⇧	`shader:toggle-visible`
`Space`	—	`transport:toggle-play`
`T`	—	`team:toggle-visible`
`T`	⌘	`view:show-tracks`
`Up`	—	`track:select-prev`
`V`	—	`video:toggle-visible`
`V`	⇧	`video:toggle-fullscreen`
`V`	⌘	`edit:paste`
`V`	⌘⇧	`create:show-video`
`Y`	—	`edit:cut-at-playhead`
`Y`	⌘⇧	`assets:syncToR2`
`Z`	⌘	`edit:undo`
`Z`	⌘⇧	`edit:redo`
`A`	⌘⇧	`create:show-audio`
`B`	⌘	`video:toggle-broadcast`
`C`	⌘	`edit:copy`

Customizing Shortcuts

Open Settings → Shortcuts (or press ⌘, and select the Shortcuts tab) to:

Search for any command by name or ID
Filter by category (Transport, View, Edit, Project, Create, Chat, Mixer)
Edit — hover a row, click Edit, press your desired key combination, click Save
Remove — revert a customized shortcut to its default
Reset All — restore all shortcuts to factory defaults

Custom shortcuts are persisted to the SQLite database. Only overridden bindings are stored — commands using their default shortcut have no database entry.

Accelerator Format

Shortcuts use the format [Modifier+]Key:

Space           → Space bar
Cmd+S           → ⌘S
Cmd+Shift+Z     → ⌘⇧Z
Ctrl+Return     → ⌃Return
Shift+Left      → ⇧←

Supported modifiers: Ctrl, Alt (Option), Shift, Meta (Cmd/Win).