Complete ElevenLabs keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 22 shortcuts across 4 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
ElevenLabs is a popular AI tool used by professionals worldwide. Learning keyboard shortcuts can dramatically speed up your workflow — studies show shortcut users save an average of 8 days per year compared to mouse-only users.
This page covers all 22 ElevenLabs shortcuts across 4 categories: Web Shortcuts, Voice Design, SSML & Control Tags, API & Prompt Tips. Each shortcut includes a description to help you understand when and how to use it effectively.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Enter | Generate audio |
| Space | Play / pause |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + S | Save project |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Voice Cloning | Clone a voice |
| Instant Voice Cloning | Quick clone |
| Professional Voice Cloning | High-fidelity clone |
| Voice Design | Describe a voice |
| Voice Library | Community voices |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| <break time=1s/> | Add pause |
| <emphasis level=strong> | Emphasis |
| <prosody rate=slow> | Change speed |
| <prosody pitch=+2st> | Change pitch |
| <say-as interpret-as=spell-out> | Spell out |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| stability: 0.5 | Voice stability |
| similarity_boost: 0.75 | Similarity boost |
| style: 0.5 | Style exaggeration |
| use_speaker_boost: true | Speaker boost |
| model: eleven_turbo_v2 | Fast model |
| model: eleven_multilingual_v2 | Multilingual |
| Add punctuation for natural pauses | Pacing tip |
| Avoid ALL CAPS (use italics intent) | Emphasis tip |
The most essential ElevenLabs shortcuts are: Ctrl + Enter (Generate audio), Space (Play / pause), Ctrl + Z (Undo). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
ElevenLabs has 22 keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Simply press the key combination while ElevenLabs is focused. Most shortcuts work immediately. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option for most shortcuts.
The ElevenLabs shortcut for generate audio is Ctrl + Enter.
Start with the essentials: Learn Ctrl + Enter (Generate audio) and Space (Play / pause) first — these are the most commonly used.
Practice daily: Pick 2–3 new shortcuts each day and consciously use them instead of the mouse. Within a week, they become muscle memory.
Print this cheat sheet: Keep a reference nearby until shortcuts become automatic. Focus on the Web Shortcuts category first.
AI workflow tip: Combine keyboard shortcuts with prompt templates to create a fast, repeatable workflow. Save your best prompts and trigger them instantly.