diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
index 304d10f..9cd467a 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 	type GifSizePreset,
 	VideoExporter,
 } from "@/lib/exporter";
+import { computeFrameStepTime } from "@/lib/frameStep";
 import type { ProjectMedia } from "@/lib/recordingSession";
 import { matchesShortcut } from "@/lib/shortcuts";
 import {
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ export default function VideoEditor() {
 	const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
 	const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
 	const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
+	const currentTimeRef = useRef(currentTime);
+	currentTimeRef.current = currentTime;
+	const durationRef = useRef(duration);
+	durationRef.current = duration;
 	const [cursorTelemetry, setCursorTelemetry] = useState<CursorTelemetryPoint[]>([]);
 	const [selectedZoomId, setSelectedZoomId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 	const [selectedTrimId, setSelectedTrimId] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -926,6 +931,29 @@ export default function VideoEditor() {
 				return;
 			}
 
+			// Frame-step navigation (arrow keys, no modifiers)
+			if (
+				(e.key === "ArrowLeft" || e.key === "ArrowRight") &&
+				!e.ctrlKey &&
+				!e.metaKey &&
+				!e.shiftKey &&
+				!e.altKey
+			) {
+				const target = e.target;
+				if (target instanceof HTMLInputElement || target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
+					return;
+				}
+				e.preventDefault();
+				const direction = e.key === "ArrowLeft" ? "backward" : "forward";
+				const newTime = computeFrameStepTime(
+					currentTimeRef.current,
+					durationRef.current,
+					direction,
+				);
+				handleSeek(newTime);
+				return;
+			}
+
 			const isInput =
 				e.target instanceof HTMLInputElement || e.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/frameStepNavigation.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/frameStepNavigation.test.ts
index 99d62fe..ab0393b 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/frameStepNavigation.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/frameStepNavigation.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-const FRAME_DURATION_SEC = 1 / 60;
-
-function computeFrameStepTime(
-	currentTime: number,
-	duration: number,
-	direction: "forward" | "backward",
-): number {
-	const delta = direction === "forward" ? FRAME_DURATION_SEC : -FRAME_DURATION_SEC;
-	return Math.min(duration, Math.max(0, currentTime + delta));
-}
+import { computeFrameStepTime, FRAME_DURATION_SEC } from "@/lib/frameStep";
 
 describe("computeFrameStepTime", () => {
 	const duration = 10;
diff --git a/src/lib/frameStep.ts b/src/lib/frameStep.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eaaf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/frameStep.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const FRAME_DURATION_SEC = 1 / 60;
+
+export function computeFrameStepTime(
+	currentTime: number,
+	duration: number,
+	direction: "forward" | "backward",
+): number {
+	const delta = direction === "forward" ? FRAME_DURATION_SEC : -FRAME_DURATION_SEC;
+	return Math.min(duration, Math.max(0, currentTime + delta));
+}