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Adobe Lightroom

Add photos

ShiftCtrlI

Windows Desktop app Lightroom desktop

Practice this

Press Shift + Ctrl + I to add photos in Adobe Lightroom. On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + I instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftCmdI`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftCtrlI`

Where this comes from

Default keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom Desktop

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Import a file or image sequence Adobe After Effects Cmd + I
Import media Final Cut Pro Cmd + I
Import media iMovie Cmd + I
Import a file Inkscape Cmd + I
Import a file Logic Pro Cmd + I
Import media Adobe Premiere Pro Cmd + I

More Adobe Lightroom shortcuts

Expand the Versions panel Shift + V
Expand or retract the Light panel Cmd + 1
Expand or retract the Color panel Cmd + 2
Expand or retract the Effects panel Cmd + 3
Expand or retract the Detail panel Cmd + 4
Expand or retract the Optics panel Cmd + 5
Expand or retract the Geometry panel Cmd + 6
Open the Presets panel Shift + P

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