Keyboard TrainerLearn editing keyboard shortcuts
Memorize your Avid or Premiere keyboard on a big interactive layout — search, compare and quiz yourself. Local & private.
How to export your shortcuts
Adobe Premiere Pro (.kys)
- Open the Keyboard Shortcuts settings (in the application/Edit menu).
- Pick the keyboard layout you use as the active set.
- Use the export/save option to save it as a .kys file.
- Import that .kys file here.
Avid Media Composer
- Open the Settings list in the Project window.
- Find the Keyboard setting.
- Use Avid's export option to save the settings file.
- Import it here (or start with the built-in Avid default map).
Exact menu names and locations vary by version. If your file doesn't import, use a built-in default map to start learning right away.
Pick a scope and press Start. You'll be prompted; answer with your keyboard.
What is a keyboard shortcut trainer?
A keyboard shortcut trainer turns the keys you reach for all day into something you can actually drill. Editing is muscle memory: the faster the keyboard is in your hands, the less the software gets between you and the cut. This trainer builds a large, on-screen QWERTY keyboard from a shortcut set — either a built-in default-layout reference for Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer, or your own exported keyboard settings parsed locally in your browser. Press a physical key (or click one) and it lights up and names the command bound to it; hold Shift, Alt or Cmd/Ctrl to see those modifier layers. Keys are colour-coded by category — transport, marking, editing, navigation, tools — so the layout maps to spatial memory, not just a list.
How to use it
- Choose a built-in default map, or import your exported Premiere (.kys) or Avid settings — it's parsed on your device and never uploaded.
- Explore: press or click any key to reveal its command; toggle Shift/Alt/Cmd to see modifier layers; search a command to find its key, or a key to find its command.
- Compare two maps to answer "I know this in Premiere — what's the Avid key?", then run the quiz to drill the ones you miss most.
Who it's for
It's for editors switching NLEs — a Premiere editor onboarding to an Avid facility, or vice versa — and for anyone learning their first timeline. Compare mode lines up the same command in two layouts so existing muscle memory transfers faster, and the quiz uses simple spaced repetition: commands you miss come back more often until your mastery score climbs. Print a clean, text-only cheat-sheet of any loaded map for the wall next to your suite. Everything is free, runs entirely in the browser, and keeps your settings file private.
Frequently asked questions
How do I export my shortcuts?
In Premiere Pro open the Keyboard Shortcuts settings and use its export option to save a .kys file, then import it here. In Avid Media Composer open the Settings list, find the Keyboard setting and use Avid's export. Menu names vary by version; if your file doesn't import, start with a built-in default map.
Can I learn Avid's layout as a Premiere user?
Yes. Load the built-in default map for the other application (or import your own), use compare mode to see the same command in both, and quiz yourself until the new keys are automatic.
Is it free?
Yes, free with no sign-up. Everything runs locally in your browser.
Does my settings file upload?
No. Your settings file is parsed locally and never uploaded. Imported maps and quiz progress are saved only on this device.
Built-in maps are default-layout references compiled from each application's publicly documented defaults and may vary by version. "Avid Media Composer" and "Adobe Premiere Pro" are referenced for compatibility only; this tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by Avid or Adobe, and uses no proprietary icons or artwork.