Labeling App — Shortcuts

The table below lists keyboard and interaction shortcuts for the Labeling App.

Category	Shortcut	Action
Spectrogram	Shift+Drag	Draw a new label region
Spectrogram	Double-click	Edit label / open taxonomy search
Spectrogram	Shift + Double-click	Reset frequency axis
Playback & Navigation	Space	Play / Pause
Playback & Navigation	Left / Right	Seek backward / forward (fine)
Playback & Navigation	J / L	Seek backward / forward (coarse)
Playback & Navigation	Home	Seek to start
Playback & Navigation	End	Seek to end
Labels	Ctrl+C / Cmd+C	Copy selected label
Labels	Ctrl+V / Cmd+V	Paste label at current time
Labels	Ctrl+Z	Undo
Labels	Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Labels	Ctrl+D	Toggle Stamp mode
Labels	Del / Backspace	Remove selected label
Labels	G	Grab / move focused label
Labels	1–9	Apply taxonomy preset to focused label
Label Editor	Up / Down	Navigate suggestions
Label Editor	Enter	Select suggestion / confirm
Label Editor	Double-click	Select & immediately confirm
Label Editor	Esc	Close editor / cancel
Label Editor	X / Y	Axis lock / constraint when editing or in stamp mode
Tags	Double-click	Expand tag editing (Sex, Life Stage, Sound Type, + Tag)
Misc	Middle Button + Drag	Pan frequency axis (vertical)

For additional interactions and shortcuts, open the in-app Help panel.