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Adobe Lightroom keyboard shortcuts

73 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 2 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Paste Anywhere Ctrl + V Cmd + V
Paste the selected settings Photo selected Shift + Ctrl + V Shift + Ctrl + V

Editing 10 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Cut Anywhere Ctrl + X Cmd + X
Copy Anywhere Ctrl + C Cmd + C
Undo Anywhere Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Redo Anywhere Shift + Ctrl + Z Shift + Cmd + Z
Cycle the mask colour Masking Shift + O Shift + O
Hide Lightroom Anywhere Ctrl + H Cmd + H
Enter full screen Anywhere F11 Shift + Cmd + F
Hide the other apps Anywhere Alt + Ctrl + H Option + Cmd + H
Add photos Anywhere Shift + Ctrl + I Shift + Cmd + I
Show or hide the histogram Edit Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0

Files and printing 24 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Open Crop and Rotate Photo open C C
Open the Detail view Photos D D
Open Edit Photo open E E
Show the photo full screen Photo open F F
Open the Info panel Photos I I
Open Keywords Photos K K
Apply auto tone Photo open Shift + A Shift + A
Zoom in Photo open Ctrl + = Cmd + =
Zoom out Photo open Ctrl + - Cmd + -
Open preferences Anywhere Ctrl + , Cmd + ,
Cycle the crop overlay Crop and Rotate open O O
Open Photos Anywhere P P
Add a linear gradient Photo open L L
Add a radial gradient Photo open R R
Turn clipping indicators on or off Photo open J J
Use the white balance sampler Photo open W W
Show or hide the filmstrip Photo open / /
Toggle the zoom states Photo open Space Space
Apply guided upright Photo open Shift + G Shift + G
Create a version Photo open Ctrl + Shift + S Shift + M
Expand the Versions panel Photo open Shift + V Shift + V
Open the Presets panel Edit Shift + P Shift + P
Choose the adjustment brush Photo open B B
Choose the healing brush Photo open H H

Search 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Search Anywhere Ctrl + F Cmd + F

Selection 26 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Edit in Photoshop Photo selected Shift + Ctrl + E Shift + Cmd + E
Rotate the photo left Photo selected Ctrl + [ Cmd + [
Rotate the photo right Photo selected Ctrl + ] Cmd + ]
Select everything Photos Ctrl + A Cmd + A
Select none Photos Ctrl + D Cmd + D
Visualize spots Healing Brush selected A A
Export with the previous settings Photo selected Ctrl + E Cmd + E
Open the custom export dialog Photo selected Shift + E Shift + E
Group photos into a stack Photos selected Ctrl + G Cmd + G
Ungroup the stack Stack selected Shift + Ctrl + G Shift + Cmd + G
Remove the photo Photo selected Delete Delete
Increase the brush size Brush selected [ [
Decrease the brush size Brush selected ] ]
Increase the brush feather Brush selected Shift + [ Shift + [
Decrease the brush feather Brush selected Shift + ] Shift + ]
Merge to HDR Several photos selected Ctrl + H Cmd + H
Merge to panorama Several photos selected Ctrl + M Cmd + M
Flag the photo as a pick Photo selected Z Z
Remove the pick flag Photo selected U U
Flag the photo as rejected Photo selected X X
Set the rating to zero stars Photo selected Not documented Not documented
Set the rating to one star Photo selected 1 1
Set the rating to two stars Photo selected 2 2
Set the rating to three stars Photo selected 3 3
Set the rating to four stars Photo selected 4 4
Set the rating to five stars Photo selected 5 5

System 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Quit Lightroom Anywhere Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q

Tabs and windows 2 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Minimize the window Anywhere Ctrl + M Cmd + M
Close the window Anywhere Ctrl + W Cmd + W

Text formatting 1 shortcut

Action Windows Mac
Expand or retract the Color panel Edit Ctrl + 2 Cmd + 2

View and zoom 6 shortcuts

Action Windows Mac
Switch to the Grid view Photos G G
Expand or retract the Light panel Edit Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1
Expand or retract the Effects panel Edit Ctrl + 3 Cmd + 3
Expand or retract the Detail panel Edit Ctrl + 4 Cmd + 4
Expand or retract the Optics panel Edit Ctrl + 5 Cmd + 5
Expand or retract the Geometry panel Edit Ctrl + 6 Cmd + 6

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/lightroom/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.