Studio has many default shortcuts and key commands that make development quicker and easier. You can customize every shortcut and bind many actions without defaults to any key through File → Advanced → Customize Shortcuts.
Files and publishing
| Action | Windows | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | CtrlN | ⌘N | Create a new place. |
| Open from File... | CtrlO | ⌘O | Open an existing local file. |
| Open from Roblox... | CtrlShiftO | ⌘ShiftO | Open a recent experience from Roblox. |
| Save | CtrlS | ⌘S | Save the active place to the location currently open in Studio. |
| Save to File As... | CtrlShiftS | ⌘ShiftS | Save the active local file with a new name. |
| Publish to Roblox | AltP | ⌥P | Publish the active place to Roblox. |
| Publish to Roblox As... | AltShiftP | ⌥ShiftP | Publish the active place to Roblox as a new version. |
| Close Place | CtrlF4 | ⌘F4 | Close the open place. |
| Close Tab | CtrlW | ⌘W | Close the active tab. |
| Open Previous Tab | CtrlShiftT | ⌘ShiftT | Open the previous tab. |
| Exit | CtrlQ | ⌘Q | Quit the application (Studio prompts to save documents). |
Camera controls
| Action | Windows | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom To | F | F | Focus the camera on the selected part/model. |
| Zoom In | Ctrl= | ⌘= | Zoom the camera in. |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl- O | ⌘- O | Zoom the camera out. |
| Pan Left | , | , | Rotate the camera left. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, rotate the camera counterclockwise around the focal object. |
| Pan Right | . | . | Rotate the camera right. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, rotate the camera clockwise around the focal object. |
| Tilt Down | PageUp | PageUp | Tilt the camera down. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, tilt the camera down about the focal object. |
| Tilt Up | PageDown | PageDown | Tilt the camera up. If a part/model is in focus via the F shortcut, tilt the camera up about the focal object. |
Select and edit
| Action | Windows | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate | CtrlD | ⌘D | Duplicate the current selections at the same level in the hierarchy. |
| Copy | CtrlC | ⌘C | Copy the current selections to the clipboard. |
| Paste | CtrlV ⌃Y | ⌘V ⌃Y | Insert the clipboard contents. |
| Paste Into | CtrlShiftV | ⌘ShiftV | Paste the objects currently on the clipboard as children of the selected object. |
| Cut | CtrlX ⌃K | ⌘X ⌃K | Cut the current selections and put on the clipboard. |
| Delete | Delete Backspace ⌃D | Delete Backspace ⌃D | Delete the selections. |
| Select All | CtrlA | ⌘A | Select all objects in the workspace or all lines in a script. |
| Clear Selection | Esc | Esc | Clear the current selection. |
| Group | CtrlG | ⌘G | Group the selected objects into a new Model. |
| Ungroup | CtrlU | ⌘U | Ungroup the selected Model into individual objects. |
| Undo | CtrlZ | ⌘Z | Undo the last action. |
| Redo | CtrlShiftZ | ⌘ShiftZ | Redo the previously undone action. |
Interface controls
| Action | Windows | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show Grid | AltG | ⌥G | Show or hide the 3D grid on the Y plane. |
| Explorer | AltX | ⌥X | Show or hide the Explorer window. |
| Explorer Filter | CtrlShiftX | ⌘ShiftX | Jump to the Explorer window filter input field. |
| Properties Filter | CtrlShiftP | ⌘ShiftP | Jump to the Properties window filter input field. |
| Insert Object | CtrlI | ⌘I | Open the Insert Object popup for quick insertion of objects. Once open, the popup can be closed with Esc. |
| Quick Open | CtrlP | ⌘P | Show the Quick Open window to quickly find any instance in the hierarchy. |
| Quick Open Actions | AltCtrlP | ⌥⌘P | Show the Quick Open Actions window to quickly find any Studio action. |
| Studio Settings | AltS | ⌥S | Open the Studio settings window. |
| Full Screen | F11 AltF11 | F11 ⌥F11 | Toggle between full screen and windowed view. |
| Video Record | F12 | Record a video; not functional on Mac. | |
| Focus on Command Bar | Ctrl9 | ⌘9 | Set keyboard focus to the Command Bar used to execute Luau code outside of scripts. |
Testing and diagnostics
| Action | Windows | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play / Pause / Resume | F5 | F5 | Start simulating the experience in Studio. Press again to pause a running simulation or resume a paused simulation. |
| Run | F8 | F8 | Simulate the experience without your avatar from the current camera position. |
| Start | F7 | F7 | Simulate the Roblox environment by starting multiple new sessions of Studio. |
| Stop | ShiftF5 | ShiftF5 | Stop the current simulation. |
| Free Camera Mode | ShiftP | ShiftP | While playtesting, enter Free Camera Mode. This is useful to take screenshots and recordings. |
| Save and Reload Plugins in Debugger | CtrlShiftL | ⌘ShiftL | Save all plugins in debugger back to disk, stop execution of those plugins, and reload them from disk. |
| Hide CoreGui | CtrlShiftG | ⌘ShiftG | While playtesting, hide CoreGui objects |
| Hide Custom Gui | CtrlShiftC | ⌘ShiftC | While playtesting, hide custom UI objects |
| Stats | CtrlShiftF1 | ⌘ShiftF1 | Show detailed experience stats. |
| Render | CtrlShiftF2 | ⌘ShiftF2 | Show detailed graphics and performance data. |
| Network | CtrlShiftF3 | ⌘ShiftF3 | Show detailed network stats. Once open, pressing Shift1 cycles through additional panels of data. |
| Physics | CtrlShiftF4 | ⌘ShiftF4 | Show detailed physics data. |
| Summary | CtrlShiftF5 | ⌘ShiftF5 | Show a summary of stats data. |
Script Editor
| Command | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Close Script | CtrlW | ⌘W |
| Reopen Last Closed Script | CtrlShiftT | ⌘ShiftT |
| Quick Open | CtrlP | ⌘P |
| Show Script in Explorer | CtrlAltK | ⌘⌥K |
| Zoom In | Ctrl= | ⌘= |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl- | ⌘- |
| Reset Script Zoom | Ctrl0 | ⌘0 |