Hotkeys

Drift ships with a default shortcut map. Browse and rebind keys in Assets → Shortcuts.

Default shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	New project
Ctrl+O	Open project
Ctrl+S	Save project
Space	Play / Pause
Delete	Delete selection
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Escape	Clear selection
Ctrl+A	Select all clips
Ctrl+D	Duplicate selected clip
S	Split at current time
Ctrl+M	Merge adjacent clips
Ctrl+Shift+U	Unlink audio
Ctrl+Shift+S	Separate audio
Ctrl+C	Copy selection
Ctrl+X	Cut selection
Ctrl+V	Paste at current time
Alt+Left	Move selection left a little
Alt+Right	Move selection right a little
G	Toggle guides

Timeline tool keys

These live on the timeline toolbar (not always listed as rebindable app actions):

Key	Tool
V	Select — normal editing
B	Cut mode — click a clip to split it

Customize

Open Assets → Shortcuts, select an action, and capture a new key combination. Conflicts are shown in the list so you can resolve them. Bindings persist with your Drift preferences across projects.