The essentials — learn these first
The shortcuts you'll use every session, grouped by what you're doing, plus combos that save the most time.
Quick-win combos — shortcuts that work best together
Every shortcut — searchable
All 289 shortcuts from Ableton's Live 12 manual. Search by name, filter by area, or press a key combination to find out what it does.
| Action | Keys | What it does |
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★ = in the Essentials list. Some keys do different things depending on where you are in Live: Ctrl/Cmd+E splits a clip in the Arrangement but adds a Stop button in the Session View. Source: Ableton's Live 12 manual, chapter 42.
Keyboard map
See which keys do something in Live. Pick the modifier keys you're holding and the keyboard lights up.
Gold keys do something in Live with the modifiers above held down. Click one to see everything it does.
Practice — build the muscle memory
Flashcards you answer by pressing the real keys. Start with the Essentials deck.