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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keep frequently used playback and rehearsal actions close at hand without leaving the show workspace.

Open the built-in Keyboard Shortcuts window from Help > Keyboard Shortcuts or Cmd/Ctrl + /. Shortcuts do not run while you are typing in a text field.

Product documentation Updated July 2026

Open the shortcut reference

The shortcut reference opens in its own window, so it can remain visible beside the main Devant window during preparation or rehearsal. Selecting the command again brings the same reference window forward rather than opening duplicates.

  1. Help > Keyboard Shortcuts Opens the reference window from the desktop application menu.
  2. Cmd/Ctrl + / Opens the same shortcut reference without using the menu.

Global controls

  1. Space Play, pause, or resume the selected track using the main transport behavior.
  2. Cmd/Ctrl + . Stop playback.
  3. Cmd/Ctrl + , Open Settings.
  4. Esc Close the active dialog when one is open.

Project commands

  1. Cmd/Ctrl + N Create a new project.
  2. Cmd/Ctrl + O Open a project.
  3. Cmd/Ctrl + S Save the current project.
  4. Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S Save the current project under a new name or location.
  5. Cmd/Ctrl + I Import tracks into the active project.

Rehearsal controls

These keys apply only while Rehearsal mode is active and a text field is not focused.

  1. S Stop or reset rehearsal playback according to the current rehearsal stop behavior.
  2. C Add a checkpoint at the current rehearsal position.
  3. Home Return to Track Top (00:00).
  4. Left / Right Arrow Seek backward or forward by one second.
  5. Shift + Left / Right Arrow Seek backward or forward by five seconds.
  6. Alt + Left / Right Arrow Seek backward or forward by 15 seconds.