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Adobe Lightroom

Close the window

CmdW

Mac Desktop app Lightroom desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + W to close the window in Adobe Lightroom. On a Mac, press Cmd + W instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdW`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlW`

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

Close the window Asana Cmd + Shift + W
Close the window Bitwarden Cmd + W
Close window Google Chrome Ctrl + Shift + W
Close the current window ChromeOS Ctrl + Shift + W
Close the window Evernote Cmd + W
Close the window Keynote Cmd + W
Close window macOS Cmd + W
Close the main window Mattermost Cmd + Shift + W
Close the window Numbers Cmd + W
Close the tab Obsidian Cmd + W
Close window Microsoft Outlook Esc
Close the window Pages Cmd + W

More Adobe Lightroom shortcuts

Remove the photo Delete
Hide the other apps Option + Cmd + H
Add photos Shift + Cmd + I
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

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