Roblox Studio Shortcuts

Roblox Studio has many shortcuts and key commands that you can use to make development quicker and easier.

All of the shortcuts in Studio can be customized for your convenience. There are also many Studio actions without default shortcuts that can be bound to whatever you want. Click on the File menu, select Advanced, and then Customize Shortcuts... to see the current shortcuts and/or modify the bindings for any Studio action.

On Mac, all shortcuts listed below which include Ctrl mean that you should use the Command ⌘ key, not the Mac control key. Similarly, all shortcuts which include Alt mean that you should use the Mac option key.

General Shortcuts

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`Ctrl`+`N`	New	Create a new place.
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open from file...	Open an existing local file.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`	Open from Roblox...	Open a recent game from Roblox.
`Ctrl`+`W` or `Ctrl`+`F4`	Close file	Close the active place or file.
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save to file	Save the active place to a local file on your computer.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`	Save to file as...	Save the active place to a local file with a new name.
`Alt`+`G`	Toggle grid	Show or hide the 3D grid on the Y plane.
`Alt`+`X`	Toggle Explorer	Open or close the Explorer window.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`X`	Jump to Explorer filter	Jump to the Explorer window filter input field.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Jump to Properties filter	Jump to the Properties window filter input field.
`Ctrl`+`I`	Toggle Advanced Objects	Open or close the Advanced Objects window for quick insertion of objects. After opening, type the name of the object you want to insert and press `Enter` to insert it.
`F12`	Video record	Record a video.
`Alt`+`S`	Settings...	Open the Roblox Studio settings window.

Camera Controls

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`W` or `Up Arrow`	Forward	Move the camera forward.
`S` or `Down Arrow`	Back	Move the camera back.
`A` or `Left Arrow`	Left	Move the camera left.
`D` or `Right Arrow`	Right	Move the camera right.
`Q`	Down	Move the camera down.
`E`	Up	Move the camera up.
`Shift`	Change camera speed	In combination with any movement key, changes the camera speed (camera speed can be customized within Studio settings).
`Right Mouse Button`	Turn the camera	Hold and drag to freely move the camera view around.
`Middle Mouse Button`	Pan the camera	Hold and drag to pan (slide) the camera.
`Mouse Scroll Wheel`	Zoom in or out	Zoom the camera in or out.
`Ctrl`+`=`	Zoom in	Zoom the camera in.
`Ctrl`+`-`	Zoom out	Zoom the camera out.
`F`	Focus	Focus the camera on a selected part.
`,`	Rotate left	Rotate the camera left. If a part/model is in focus, rotate counterclockwise around it.
`.`	Rotate right	Rotate the camera right. If a part/model is in focus, rotate clockwise around it.
`Page Up`	Pitch down	Pitch the camera down. If a part/model is in focus, pitch camera down about it.
`Page Down`	Pitch up	Pitch the camera up. If a part/model is in focus, pitch camera up about it.
`[`	Undo camera move/shift	Undo the last camera move/shift.
`]`	Redo camera move/shift	Redo the last camera move/shift that was undone.

General Editing

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`Ctrl`+`C`	Copy	Copy the selection and add it to the clipboard.
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste	Paste contents of clipboard.
`Ctrl`+`X`	Cut	Cut the selection and add it to the clipboard.
`Delete` or `Backspace`	Delete	Delete the selection.
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo	Undo the last action.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` or `Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo	Redo the previously undone action.
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select all	Select all parts in the workspace or all lines in a script.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`	Paste into	Pastes the object currently on the clipboard as a child of the selected object.

Selecting/Editing Parts

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`Ctrl`+`1`	Select tool	Select a part/model.
`Ctrl`+`2`	Move tool	Move a selected part along an axis by dragging the corresponding arrow.
`Ctrl`+`3`	Scale tool	Resize a selected part by dragging the corresponding handle.
`Ctrl`+`4`	Rotate tool	Rotate a selected part by dragging the corresponding handle.
`Alt`+`A`	Anchor	Anchor or un-anchor selected object(s).
`Ctrl`+`D`	Duplicate	Clone the current selection and put it at the same level in the Explorer hierarchy.
`Ctrl`+`G`	Group	Group selected parts into a new model.
`Ctrl`+`U`	Ungroup	Ungroup selected model(s) into individual parts.
`Alt`+`Left Mouse Button`	Select within model	Select an individual part within a model (as opposed to selecting the entire model).
`Shift`+`4` or `Alt`+`R`	Jump to Rotate increment	Jump to the Rotate increment input field in the Model tab.
`Shift`+`2`	Jump to Move increment	Jump to the Move increment input field in the Model tab.
`Ctrl`+`T`	Rotate about X axis	Rotate selection about its X axis (alternatively, press `T` while dragging for same effect).
`Ctrl`+`R`	Rotate about Y axis	Rotate selection about its Y axis (alternatively, press `R` while dragging for same effect).
`Ctrl`+`L`	Toggle local	Toggle Move and Rotate tools between local and world coordinates.
`Alt`+`L`	Lock tool	Lock or unlock object(s).
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`	Union	Fuse parts together to make a single part.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Negate	Negate parts, useful for making holes.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`	Separate	Separate parts from a fused selection.

Scripting

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`Tab`	Indent	Add an indentation. Can also be used to indent every line of a selected text block.
`Shift`+`Tab`	Un-indent	Remove an indentation. Can also be used to un-indent every line of a selected text block.
`Ctrl`+`F`	Find in script	Find the specified string within the script currently being viewed.
`F3`	Find next	Find next instance of specified string within the script currently being viewed.
`Shift`+`F3`	Find previous	Find previous instance of specified string within the script currently being viewed.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Find in all scripts	Find the specified string within all scripts in the currently open place.
`Ctrl`+`H`	Find and replace	Find the specified string in the script currently being viewed and optionally replace it with a replacement string.
`Ctrl`+`G`	Go to line	Move the cursor to the specified line number in the script currently being viewed.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Scroll Wheel`	Zoom script in or out	Zoom the script view in or out.
`Ctrl`+`=`	Zoom script in	Zoom the script view in.
`Ctrl`+`-`	Zoom script out	Zoom the script view out.
`Ctrl`+`0`	Reset script zoom	Reset the script zoom to normal.
`F11`	Step into	When debugging with breakpoints, step into the next block.
`Shift`+`F11`	Step out	When debugging with breakpoints, step out of the current block.
`F10`	Step over	When debugging with breakpoints, step over the next block.
`Ctrl`+`E`	Expand all folds	Expand all collapsed folds in the script.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Collapse all folds	Collapse all collapsable sections of the script.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`	Toggle comment status	Toggle the commented status of the selected lines.

Testing and Publishing

Key / Shortcut	Action	Description
`F5`	Play/pause	Start playing your game in Studio. Press again to pause the simulation.
`Shift`+`F5`	Stop	Stop simulation of your game.
`F6`	Play solo	Launch Studio in solo player mode.
`F7`	Start server and client	Simulate the Roblox environment by starting two new sessions of Studio: one running a virtual server and the other a virtual client (player).
`Alt`+`F7`	Start client	Start a new session of Studio running a virtual client (player).
`Alt`+`Shift`+`P`	Publish to Roblox as...	Publish the currently open place to a new slot on Roblox.
`Alt`+`P`	Publish to Roblox	Publish the currently open place to its slot (it must have already been published).
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F1`	Show stats data	Show detailed game stats.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F2`	Show render data	Show detailed graphics and performance data.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F3`	Show network data	Show detailed network stats.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F4`	Show physics data	Show detailed physics data.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F5`	Show summary data	Show a summary of stats data.