# Markers on the timeline

> Markers in the Slicer editor — note flags on the ruler: a note and a color, jumping with M, Shift+M and Alt+M, clip and element edges snapping to markers.

Source: https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/markers/

A marker is a flag on the timeline ruler, a note to yourself: “title goes here”, “check the sound”, “second topic starts”. Markers never get into the finished video. They help you find your way around a long reel, jump between key spots and place edges precisely: clip and element edges snap to markers.

A marker sits on a frame of a clip, not on a second of the reel. Reorder, trim or speed up the clip — the marker moves along with its frame.

**Demo (Web):**

1. Put the playhead at the start of the second phrase and press “Marker” — a turquoise flag appears on the ruler
2. Seek closer to the end of the reel and press M — a second flag
3. Click the first flag — the “Marker” sheet with the time, a note field and colors
4. Type “Title goes here”, pick “Yellow” and press “Done” — the flag turns yellow
5. Press Alt + M — the playhead jumps back to the first marker

## Add a marker

### 1. Find the spot

Put the playhead on the frame you need: scroll the strip or click the ruler.

### 2. Press “Marker”

Clear the selection (“‹” or `Esc`) and press **Marker** in the main tool set. On the web and on iPad or Mac with a keyboard, the `M` key does the same — even with something selected.

### 3. Find the flag

A flag appears at the bottom of the ruler, above the tracks. A new marker is turquoise and has no note.

If there is already a marker at the playhead, a second one won't be added next to it: **Marker** or `M` opens that marker's sheet instead. A reel can have up to 100 markers — after that the editor shows **There are already 100 markers — no more can be added.**

**Demo (iPhone):**

1. Tap “Marker” in the main tool set — a flag appears on the ruler
2. Tap the flag — the “Marker” sheet opens
3. Pick “Red” and tap “Done” — the flag turns red

## Note and color

Click the flag on the ruler on the web, or tap it on iPhone and iPad. The preview pauses and the **Marker** sheet opens:

-   the marker's time and a reminder: “At 00:05 — moves with its clip. Not shown in the video.”;
-   a note field — up to 40 characters, for example “check the sound”;
-   a color: **Turquoise**, **Yellow**, **Red**, **Green** or **Violet** — the flag changes color right away;
-   **Done** saves the note. It is also saved by `Enter` in the field or when you simply close the sheet;
-   **Delete marker** removes the marker. Changed your mind — `⌘ Z` (Mac) / `Ctrl Z` (Windows).

You can't drag a flag along the ruler. To move a marker, delete it and add a new one where you need it.

> **Tip.** Pick a color code for yourself: red — “redo”, yellow — “check”, green — “done”. Then the ruler shows at a glance what's left to do.

## Jump between markers

**Web**

-   `⇧ M` (Mac) / `Shift M` (Windows) — to the next marker;
-   `⌥ M` (Mac) / `Alt M` (Windows) — to the previous one.

The preview pauses on the marker's frame. Marker keys work in the **Timeline** mode and with any keyboard layout. The marker sheet shows a reminder of them at the bottom.

**iPhone and iPad**

Scroll the strip to the flag you need. On iPad and Mac with a hardware keyboard the same keys as on the web work: `M` adds a marker, `⇧ M` (Mac) / `Shift M` (Windows) and `⌥ M` (Mac) / `Alt M` (Windows) jump to the next and previous one.

## Markers move with their clip

-   **Reorder.** Move a clip — its markers move with it.
-   **Trim and speed.** The marker stays on the same frame of the clip; that frame just ends up elsewhere in the reel.
-   **The marked frame is trimmed off or the clip is deleted** — the marker disappears from the ruler. Undo brings it back.
-   **[Slip](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/fragments/#slip).** The clip's markers stay at the same places in the reel.

## Snapping to markers

A marker works like a magnet — just like word boundaries and [music beats](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/music/):

-   **clip edges** snap, while you drag a handle, to the markers inside that clip;
-   **element edges** on the tracks — plaques, cards, titles, emoji, zooms, inserts, voice recordings — snap to any marker;
-   **moving an element**: when its start or end comes close to a marker, the element lands right on it.

On iPhone and iPad a light haptic tap marks the snap. A handy trick: put a marker on the word or beat where a plaque should appear, then drag the plaque to the flag.

## Good to know

-   Markers are just for you: they're not in the preview or in the finished video.
-   The [AI assistant](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/ai/assistant/) sees markers too, together with their notes. On request it adds, changes and deletes them, for example: “Put a marker at every topic change”.
-   While the marker sheet is open, the other editor shortcuts don't fire.

## What's next

-   [Timeline and tracks](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/timeline/)
-   [Clips: trim, split, reorder, duplicate](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/fragments/)
-   [Gestures and keyboard shortcuts](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/shortcuts/)