Keyboard Shortcuts

If you're using AbleSet with a keyboard, you can use these shortcuts to control it:

Global:

• ␣: Play/pause
• ⇧ ␣: Play
• ⇧ R: Toggle recording
• ←: Jump to previous song
• →: Jump to next song / escape current loop
• ↑: Previous Section
• ↓: Next Section
• ⇧ ←: Jump to previous measure or bar
• ⇧ →: Jump to next measure or bar
• L: Toggle Loop
• ⇧ L: Toggle device lock
• J: Jump to the queued song or section
• ⇧ J: Instantly jump to the queued song or section
• C: Cancel queued jump

In Setlist View:

• ⌘ P: Print the setlist
• ⇧ O: Load a setlist

In the Setlist Editor:

• ⇧ H: Toggle the visibility of skipped songs
• ⇧ S: Save the current setlist
• ⌘ ⏎: Save changes and exit the editor

In Setlist and Performance Views:

• ⌘ K: Open the dialog for adding songs

When Lyrics Are Shown:

• .: Next lyrics line
• ,: Previous lyrics line
• B: Scroll back to the current line
• M: Jump to next lyrics line and pin it
• N: Jump to previous lyrics line and pin it
• ⇧ M: Toggle lyrics pinning

In the Canvas Editor:

• ⌘ K: Open the element search dialog
• ⌘ Z: Undo
• ⌘ ⇧ Z: Redo
• ⌘ D: Duplicate selected elements
• ⌫: Delete selected elements

This page was last modified on 2026-05-31