Premiere Pro · Add marker

Marking

Windows · Linux

M

Mac

M

Both systems use the same combination.

Drops a marker at the playhead. Whether it lands on the sequence or on the clip depends on whether a clip is selected, and clip markers travel with the clip when you move it.

Group: Marking
Keys held: 1

In Premiere Pro the same key does different things depending on which panel holds focus — when a shortcut seems to do nothing, focus is usually on the Program Monitor or the Project panel rather than the timeline.

Reading the key names

Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Common questions

Q. What is the shortcut for Add marker in Premiere Pro?

Drops a marker at the playhead. Whether it lands on the sequence or on the clip depends on whether a clip is selected, and clip markers travel with the clip when you move it. It is M on Windows and M on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

Yes, M on both.

Q. How many keys is that?

1 pressed together. The combination sits under Marking in Premiere Pro.

Shortcuts nearby

Mark inIMark clipXMark outOClear in and outCtrl+Shift+XAdd editCtrl+KAdd edit to all tracksCtrl+Shift+KRipple deleteShift+DeleteLift;