DaVinci Resolve shortcuts for the Edit, Cut and Color pages

Where is the official DaVinci Resolve shortcuts list?

The official list comes from Blackmagic Design. Start at its DaVinci Resolve and Fusion support center, which carries the latest software updates, support notes and instruction manuals. It also links a community forum for extra help.

We read Blackmagic's product, tech-spec and support pages on 3 November 2026. None of them printed the default key list. The support landing pages hold navigation and footer text, not manual content. That is why this page does not reproduce key combinations we could not check against the maker.

A table copied from memory or from a forum is how wrong keys spread, and Resolve makes that worse. Blackmagic's product page says the edit page has "fully customizable keyboard shortcuts so you can work faster". Your copy may not match a colleague's, a tutorial's or a printed sheet's.

This page covers four things instead:

• which page each kind of shortcut belongs to
• what to check when the split or Blade key does nothing
• the Blackmagic keyboards and panels built around editing and grading keys
• how to put your most-used keys on a mouse

For keys in other editors, see our guide to video editing keyboard shortcuts in every editor and the shortcuts and key mapping hub.

Which DaVinci Resolve pages do the shortcuts cover?

Resolve splits the work into pages, and you reach for different keys on each one. Blackmagic lists media, photo, cut, edit, Fusion, color, Fairlight and deliver. It says editing is done on the cut and edit pages, visual effects and motion graphics on Fusion, colour correction on the color page and audio on Fairlight.

Group your own shortcut notes by page. A key you use all day on the edit page means nothing while you grade, and the reverse is also true.

Checked on 3 November 2026 against Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve page. If speed on the cut and edit pages is your main goal, our guide to editing faster in DaVinci Resolve goes further.

What is the DaVinci Resolve shortcut to split a clip or use the Blade tool?

Check it in your own copy of Resolve. The split-clip and Blade keys were not on the Blackmagic pages we checked on 3 November 2026. The edit page's shortcuts are fully customizable, so the key set on your machine is the one that counts.

People search "split clip", "razor" and "blade" for one job: cutting a clip in two. When you look the key up, try each word. Trust the name in Resolve's own menus and keyboard settings, not the word a tutorial used.

Editors cut in two ways:

• with a tool you switch to and then click on the clip
• with a command that cuts at the playhead

Know which one you are pressing. A tool key changes what your next click does. A command key cuts straight away. Mixing the two up can make a working shortcut look broken.

Once you have confirmed the key, put it on a mouse button. You make this cut again and again in a long edit, and a side button keeps your hand off the keyboard. The mouse buttons section below shows a layout.

Why is the DaVinci Resolve blade shortcut not working?

Usually one of three things is wrong: the key was changed, another program grabs it first, or Resolve is not the window that has focus. Work through these checks in order.

1. Confirm the key in your copy. The edit page's shortcuts are fully customizable. A changed or imported layout moves keys, and a tutorial's key may never have been yours. Our guide to changing DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcuts shows where to look.
2. Check the page. Editing happens on the cut and edit pages. If you are on Fusion, color or Fairlight, an editing key is not what you need.
3. Click into Resolve first. If focus is on another window, or on a text field inside Resolve, the key may go somewhere else.
4. Look for programs that hold global hotkeys. Screen recorders, chat apps and mouse or keyboard software can take a combination before Resolve sees it. Quit them one at a time and test again.
5. Check your keyboard layout. A non-US layout, or a second input language, can put the key on a different physical key.
6. On a MacBook, check the top row. If your key uses a function key, the top row may need Fn unless macOS is set to "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys".
7. With the Editor Keyboard, test a normal keyboard. Blackmagic says most of its keys work as a standard USB keyboard. Swapping keyboards tells you whether the problem is the device or Resolve.
8. If mouzeclick is running on Windows, press Ctrl+Alt+F12 to stop it at once, then test the key again. If Resolve runs as administrator, pick Restart as administrator in the mouzeclick tray menu, because apps running as administrator ignore apps that are not elevated. mouzeclick also needs an internet connection while it runs. If the connection drops, its shortcuts pause and the mouse acts normally.

What are the DaVinci Resolve color page and node shortcuts?

The color page and node keys were not on the Blackmagic pages we checked on 3 November 2026, so confirm them in the manual or in your own copy. Blackmagic's own answer to fast grading is hardware, and its panel pages show which colour jobs it thinks deserve a dedicated control.

• The Mini Panel has dedicated keys for switching tools, working with nodes, grabbing stills and navigating the timeline. It adds an upper deck with two 5-inch screens, 8 soft knobs and 8 soft buttons.
• The Micro and Mini panels both have 12 primary colour correction knobs, for contrast, saturation, hue, temperature, tint, midtone detail, color boost, shadows, highlights and more. Every knob can be pressed to reset.
• The Micro Color Panel has a row of direct control knobs at the top, three trackballs with rings and transport keys.
• The Advanced Panel gives direct access to every DaVinci colour correction feature. It is built for professional colour suites on film, television and commercial work.

That list doubles as a priority list for any controller, including a mouse. First come adding a node, switching tools, grabbing a still and stepping along the timeline. Resets come next.

Without a panel, put those keys on an Options-wheel ring and keep side buttons for transport. You still need the key itself from your own copy. The free version already includes luma, HSL and 3D keyers, the color warper and HDR tools, so most of this applies whichever version you run. See the DaVinci Resolve free vs Studio comparison for what Studio adds.

Are DaVinci Resolve shortcuts different on a Mac?

Resolve runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. A per-platform key list was not on the pages we checked on 3 November 2026. Confirm each key in Resolve on your Mac rather than assuming it is the Windows key with Ctrl swapped for Command.

Hardware support differs by system too:

• The Speed Editor and Editor Keyboard list Mac 13.0 Ventura, Mac 14.0 Sonoma or later, Windows 10 Creators Update, Windows 11, Windows 11 for ARM and Rocky Linux 8.6.
• The Micro Color Panel lists Mac 14.3 Sonoma or later, Windows 11 and Rocky Linux 8.6.
• Resolve Studio is optimized for Metal and Apple Silicon unified memory GPUs on a Mac, and for OpenCL and CUDA on Windows and Linux.

For mouse mapping on a Mac, mouzeclick's mouse app runs on macOS 12 or newer, on Apple Silicon and Intel. Resolve isn't in its Mac shortcut library, so you record Resolve's keys yourself as your own shortcuts. Those sit in the picker beside the built-in ones.

Apple has not notarized the Mac app yet, so macOS asks you to allow it the first time it opens. Our Mac install guide covers the four steps. For the system's own options, see remapping mouse buttons on a Mac. There is no mouzeclick app for Linux.

How do I change DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcuts?

Resolve lets you change them: Blackmagic says the edit page has fully customizable keyboard shortcuts. The exact menu path was not on the pages we checked, so we don't repeat it here. Our step-by-step guide to changing keyboard shortcuts in DaVinci Resolve walks through it.

Habits that keep a custom layout from turning into a mess:

• Write down every key you change, with the page it applies to. A customised layout is only fast if you remember it.
• Change the few keys you press all day. Leave the rest at the default so manuals and tutorials still match your copy.
• Keep one key for one job across editors. If you also cut in Premiere Pro, matching the split, undo and play keys saves wrong presses.
• Test on a copy of a project before you work on a deadline.

You can also change keys outside Resolve. mouzeclick's keyboard hotkeys put any action on any key combination, per app, and can block a combination an app keeps stealing. That layer sits on top of Resolve, so keep a note of which keys live where.

Which Blackmagic keyboards and panels speed up DaVinci Resolve?

Blackmagic makes two editing devices, the Speed Editor and the Editor Keyboard, and a family of colour panels. The table lists what the maker publishes about each, as checked on 3 November 2026.

Sources: Blackmagic's keyboard page, panels page and tech specs. We did not find a key-by-key mapping for either editing device on the pages we checked.

Both editing devices ship with a Studio key, so they can make sense if you were going to buy Studio anyway. Blackmagic does not say whether that key is a perpetual licence. For other hardware, see our roundups of video editing controllers and keyboards for video editing.

How do I put DaVinci Resolve shortcuts on mouse buttons?

Confirm the key in Resolve, then give it to a mouse button, gesture or wheel slot with a mapping app. Your hand is on the mouse for most of an edit, so the keys you press most belong there. Start with split, undo, play and frame steps.

Below is one layout we use as a starting point. The keys themselves come from your own copy of Resolve.

With mouzeclick on Windows:

1. Install the app and paste the key. The free trial is 3 days, with no card.
2. Press each mouse button once. The settings page is built around the buttons your mouse really has.
3. Set up a DaVinci Resolve profile. Each app gets its own, so Mouse 4 can split in Resolve and do something else in Chrome.
4. Pick from the 41 Resolve shortcuts in the Windows library. Each button has eleven slots: tap, hold and move in four directions, a chord with another button, or hold and scroll.
5. Use "Add editing gestures" to fill the empty directions: up plays, down splits, left undoes, right moves one frame forward. Check that each one fires the action you expect in Resolve.
6. Press F8 for the Options wheel: 48 favourites per app, on rings of 12, 16 and 20.

On a Mac, steps 1 to 3 and 6 are the same. For step 4, record Resolve's keys yourself, because Resolve isn't in the Mac library. For Windows' own settings, see remapping mouse buttons on Windows 11.

Where mouzeclick fits (we make it)

We make mouzeclick, so weigh this section with that in mind. mouzeclick is a mouse app for Windows and Mac. It puts shortcuts, macros, gestures, the Options wheel and the Orbit switch on any mouse, per app, in any app, and Resolve is one of those apps. It has no DaVinci Resolve panel.

What it gives a Resolve editor:

• Windows: 41 Resolve shortcuts in the built-in library. Current Windows beta builds, not yet a stable release, also include a ready-made Resolve wheel filled with everyday editing actions. A wheel you have set up yourself is never changed, and Profiles & tools › Ready-made editing wheel puts the ready-made one back.
• Mac: the same buttons, gestures, macros, Options wheel and Orbit switch. Resolve isn't in the Mac shortcut library, so you record its keys yourself. On a MacBook keyboard, the wheels use Fn+F8 and Fn+F9.
• Any mouse your computer sees, wired, wireless or Bluetooth. It uses up to five buttons plus scroll and tilt, with no driver. It does not change DPI, polling rate or lighting.

What it does not do for Resolve:

• The Tool wheel works only in Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• The workspaces, Studio captions and Retakes are Windows-only and run inside Premiere Pro and After Effects, not Resolve.
• Cloud sync and in-app updates are Windows-only.
• It needs an internet connection while it runs.

If you also edit in Premiere, our page on Premiere Pro mouse shortcuts shows that side, and Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve compares the two editors.

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Questions people ask

Sources

Checked on 2026-11-03. Prices and features change: each link goes to the maker's own page.

1. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve (pages, customizable shortcuts, platforms, prices)
2. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve Studio
3. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve keyboards
4. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve keyboards overview
5. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve tech specs (Speed Editor, Editor Keyboard, Micro Color Panel)
6. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve color panels
7. Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion support center

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