OBS Studio keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet
OBS Project · 19 shortcuts19 OBS Studio shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Quit OBS Studio | Ctrl+QCtrlQ | Cmd+Q⌘Q |
| Undo edit | Ctrl+ZCtrlZ | Cmd+Z⌘Z |
| Redo edit | Ctrl+Shift+ZCtrlShiftZ | Shift+Cmd+Z⇧⌘Z |
Sources list
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Copy source | Ctrl+CCtrlC | Cmd+C⌘C |
| Paste source | Ctrl+VCtrlV | Cmd+V⌘V |
| Remove source | DeleteDelete | DeleteDelete |
| Move source up | Ctrl+UpCtrl↑ | Cmd+Up⌘↑ |
| Move source down | Ctrl+DownCtrl↓ | Cmd+Down⌘↓ |
| Move source to top | Ctrl+HomeCtrlHome | Fn+Cmd+LeftFn⌘← |
| Move source to bottom | Ctrl+EndCtrlEnd | Fn+Cmd+RightFn⌘→ |
Transform
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Edit transform | Ctrl+ECtrlE | Cmd+E⌘E |
| Reset transform | Ctrl+RCtrlR | Cmd+R⌘R |
| Fit to screen | Ctrl+FCtrlF | Cmd+F⌘F |
| Stretch to screen | Ctrl+SCtrlS | Cmd+S⌘S |
| Center to screen | Ctrl+DCtrlD | Cmd+D⌘D |
Preview window
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Nudge source up | Up↑ | Up↑ |
| Nudge source down | Down↓ | Down↓ |
| Nudge source left | Left← | Left← |
| Nudge source right | Right→ | Right→ |
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Prompt
Make me a one-page OBS Studio cheat sheet from the 19 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/obs-studio, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
Questions
Windows: Ctrl + Z. Mac: Cmd + Z.
Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Z. Mac: Shift + Cmd + Z.
Sources: obsproject.com