Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts are the fastest way to use StoryFolder. Print this page, or pin it open in a second tab until they become muscle memory.

Workflow switching

Shortcut	Action
S	Switch to Edit view
A	Switch to Analyze view
X	Switch to Export view

View modes in the editor

Shortcut	Action
B	Storyboard view
L	List view
T	Thumbnail grid view

Tools

Shortcut	Tool
D	Default (select)
C	Split (cut a shot at a frame)
J	Merge (join consecutive shots)
F	Frame Selector (custom thumbnail)

Selection

Shortcut	Action
Click	Select one shot
Cmd / Ctrl-click	Add or remove a shot from selection
Shift-click	Select a range
Cmd+A / Ctrl+A	Select all shots
Esc	Clear selection

Playback

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play / pause the video

Filters

Shortcut	Action
H	Toggle the hidden-shots filter
/	Focus the search field

Zoom

Shortcut	Action
=	Zoom thumbnails in
-	Zoom thumbnails out

Standard system shortcuts

These work everywhere you'd expect them to:

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+P / Ctrl+P	Open Preferences
Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y	Redo
Cmd+F / Ctrl+F	Focus the search field
Cmd+Q / Alt+F4	Quit the app

Printing has its own page rather than a shortcut — see Print directly.

Mnemonic cheat sheet

If you only memorize a few, make it these:

• B / L / T — Board, List, Thumbnail grid.
• D / C / J / F — Default, Cut, Join, Frame.
• S / A / X — Study (Edit), Analyze, eXport.
• Space — play / pause.