Image Editing & Photography

Adobe Lightroom Classic Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 262 Adobe Lightroom Classic shortcuts so you can manage photography workflow at speed

Adobe Lightroom Classic keyboard shortcuts

Adobe Lightroom Classic is an image editing & photography tool from Adobe that enables users to manage photography workflow. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

Shortcut fluency in Adobe Lightroom Classic separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.

With support for macOS and Windows, Adobe Lightroom Classic reaches a wide range of users. This keyboard shortcuts guide covers the key combinations for each supported platform.

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General 1 shortcut

Open Lightroom Classic
Opt +Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Alt +Shift +L

File 8 shortcuts

New Catalog
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open Catalog
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Close Catalog
Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Import Photos
Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I
Export
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Export with Previous Settings
Opt +Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Alt +Shift +E
Print
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Quit Lightroom Classic
Cmd +Q Alt +F4

Edit 13 shortcuts

Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Copy Settings
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Paste Settings
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Select All
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Deselect All
Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Shift +A
Find in Catalog
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Edit in External Editor
Cmd +E Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Edit a Copy in External Editor
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Preferences
Cmd +, Ctrl +,

View 11 shortcuts

Zoom In
Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom Out
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Zoom to 1:1
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Fit in View
Opt +Cmd +0 Ctrl +Alt +0
Fill Screen
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Toggle Loupe View
L L L
Toggle Full Screen
F F F
Show/Hide Toolbar
T T T
Cycle Screen Modes
Shift +F Shift +F Shift +F
Show/Hide Grid
G G G
Show/Hide Info Overlay
I I I

Navigation 9 shortcuts

Next Photo
Right Right Right
Previous Photo
Left Left Left
Next Photo (in Grid View)
Down Down Down
Previous Photo (in Grid View)
Up Up Up
First Photo
Home Home Home
Last Photo
End End End
Next Photo (in Grid View or Loop View)
PageDown PageDown PageDown
Previous Photo (in Grid View or Loop View)
PageUp PageUp PageUp
Go to Selected Photo in Grid View
Enter Enter Enter

Library Module 11 shortcuts

Go to Library Module
Opt +Cmd +1 Ctrl +Alt +1
Show/Hide Left Panel
Opt +L Alt +L
Show/Hide Right Panel
Opt +R Alt +R
Show/Hide Filter Bar
\ \ \
Apply Rating (1-5)
1 +2 +3 +4 +5 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Apply Flag (Pick)
P P P
Apply Flag (Reject)
X X X
Apply Flag (Unflagged)
U U U
Apply Color Label
6 +7 +8 +9 6 +7 +8 +9 6 +7 +8 +9
Rotate Left
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Rotate Right
Cmd +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]

Develop Module 86 shortcuts

Go to Develop Module
Opt +Cmd +2 Ctrl +Alt +2
Show/Hide Left Panel
Opt +L Alt +L
Show/Hide Right Panel
Opt +R Alt +R
Increase Exposure / Increase selected slider in small increments
+ + +
Decrease Exposure / Increase selected slider in small increments
- - -
Increase Exposure (Fine) / Increase selected slider in larger increments
Shift ++ Shift ++ Shift ++
Decrease Exposure (Fine) / Increase selected slider in larger increments
Shift +- Shift +- Shift +-
Reset Adjustment
Double-click slider title Double-click slider title
Reset All Adjustments
Opt +Double-click 'Process' Alt +Double-click 'Process'
Toggle Before/After View / View Before and After left/right
Y Y Y
Toggle Before/After Side by Side / View Before only
\ \ \
Toggle 'Use Generative AI'
Opt +Shift +G Alt +Shift +G
Toggle Detect Aware
Opt +Shift +O Alt +Shift +O
Cycle through variations of Generative Remove
Opt +Left Alt +Left
Cycle through variations of Generative Remove
Opt +Right Alt +Right
Convert to grayscale
V V
Auto tone
Cmd +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Auto white balance
Shift +Cmd +U Ctrl +Shift +U Ctrl +Shift +U
Edit in Photoshop
Cmd +E Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Copy/paste Develop settings
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Copy/paste Develop settings
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Paste settings from previous photo
Opt +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +V Ctrl +Alt +V
Copy After settings to Before
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Left Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Left
Copy Before settings to After
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Right Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Right
Swap Before and After settings
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Up Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Up
Increase selected slider in small increments
Up Up
Increase selected slider in small increments
Down Down
Increase selected slider in larger increments
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Increase selected slider in larger increments
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Cycle through Basic panel settings (forward)
. .
Cycle through Basic panel settings (backward)
, ,
Reset all settings
Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +Shift +R
Sync settings
Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Sync settings bypassing Synchronize Settings dialog box
Opt +Cmd +S Ctrl +Alt +S Ctrl +Alt +S
Enable Auto Sync
Opt +Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A
Match total exposures
Opt +Shift +Cmd +M Ctrl +Alt +Shift +M Ctrl +Alt +Shift +M
Select White Balance tool (from any module)
W W
Select the Crop tool (from any module)
R R
Constrain aspect ratio when Crop tool is selected
A A
Crop to same aspect ratio as previous crop
Shift +A Shift +A
Cycle Crop grid overlay / Show/hide local adjustment mask overlay
O O
Cycle Crop grid overlay orientation / Cycle local adjustment mask overlay colors
Shift +O Shift +O
Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation
X X
Reset crop
Opt +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +R Ctrl +Alt +R
Toggle Mask between Edit and Brush modes when the Graduated Filter or Radial Filter is selected
Shift +T Shift +T
Select the Spot Removal tool
Q Q
Select the Adjustment Brush tool (from any module)
K K
Select the Graduated Filter tool
M M
Increase brush size
] ]
Increase brush size
[ [
Increase brush feathering
Shift +] Shift +]
Increase brush feathering
Shift +[ Shift +[
Switch between local adjustment brush A and B
/ /
Show/hide local adjustment pin / Never show overlay / pins in Develop
H H
Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Tone Curve adjustment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Alt +Shift +T Ctrl +Alt +Shift +T
Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Hue adjustment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H
Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Saturation adjustment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Alt +Shift +S Ctrl +Alt +Shift +S
Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Luminance adjustment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Alt +Shift +L Ctrl +Alt +Shift +L
Select Targeted Adjustment tool to apply a Grayscale Mix adjustment
Opt +Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +Shift +G Ctrl +Alt +Shift +G
Deselect Targeted Adjustment tool
Opt +Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Alt +Shift +N Ctrl +Alt +Shift +N
Show clipping
J J
Rotate photo right (clockwise)
Cmd +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Toggle between Loupe and 1:1 Zoom preview
Space Space Space
Toggle between Loupe and 1:1 Zoom preview
Z Z
Zoom in/ zoom out
Cmd += Ctrl += Ctrl +=
Zoom in/ zoom out
Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Play impromptu slide show
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
View Before and After top/bottom
Opt +Y Alt +Y Alt +Y
View Before and After in a split screen
Shift +Y Shift +Y
Create a new snapshot
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Create a new preset
Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Create a new preset folder
Opt +Cmd +N Ctrl +Alt +N Ctrl +Alt +N
Open Develop view options
Cmd +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J
Create a Radial filter
Shift +M Shift +M
Create a Luminance filter
Shift +Q Shift +Q
Crop to original
Opt +Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +Shift +R Ctrl +Alt +Shift +R
Create a color range
Shift +J Shift +J
Cycle Overlay mode in Crop / Masking
Opt +O Alt +O Alt +O
Lock Zoom position in Develop or Library
Shift +Cmd += Ctrl +Shift += Ctrl +Shift +=
Open / close Masking
Shift +W Shift +W
Hide / unhide Gamut destination warning in Soft Proofing
Shift +S Shift +S
Expand / collapse soft proofing
S S
Always show overlay / pins in Develop
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Cycle through transform options
Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Copy a Mask
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
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Metadata Module 1 shortcut

Go to Metadata Module
Opt +Cmd +4 Ctrl +Alt +4

Map Module 1 shortcut

Go to Map Module
Opt +Cmd +6 Ctrl +Alt +6

Book Module 16 shortcuts

Go to Book Module
Opt +Cmd +7 Ctrl +Alt +7
Double page view
Cmd +R Ctrl +R
Multi-page view
Cmd +E Ctrl +E
Next view mode
Cmd += Ctrl +=
Previous view mode
Cmd +- Ctrl +-
Single page view
Cmd +T Ctrl +T
Zoomed single-page view
Cmd +U Ctrl +U
Create Saved Book
Cmd +S Ctrl +S
Update Metadata captions
Cmd +M Ctrl +M
Copy Book layout
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Paste Layout
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Remove Page
Shift +Cmd +Backspace Ctrl +Shift +Backspace
Select photo cells
Opt +Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A
Select text cells
Opt +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +A
Show / Hide Filter Text
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Show / Hide text safe area
Shift +Cmd +U Ctrl +Shift +U

Slideshow Module 12 shortcuts

Go to Slideshow Module
Opt +Cmd +8 Ctrl +Alt +8
Play slide show
Enter Enter
Play impromptu slide show
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Pause slide show
Space Space
Preview slide show
Opt +Enter Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
End slide show
Esc Esc
Go to next slide
Right Right
Go to previous slide
Left Left
Rotate photo right (clockwise)
Cmd +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Show/hide guides
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Export PDF slide show
Cmd +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J

Print Module 1 shortcut

Go to Print Module
Opt +Cmd +9 Ctrl +Alt +9

Web Module 1 shortcut

Go to Web Module
Opt +Cmd +0 Ctrl +Alt +0

Keys for working with panels 16 shortcuts

Show/hide side panels
Tab Tab
Show/hide all panels
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Show/hide toolbar
T T
Show/hide Module Picker
F5 F5
Show/hide Filmstrip
F6 F6
Show/hide left panels
F7 F7
Show/hide right panels
F8 F8
Toggle solo mode
Opt +click a panel Alt +click a panel
Open a new panel without closing soloed panel
Shift +click a panel Shift +click a panel
Open/close all panels
Cmd +click a panel Ctrl +click a panel
Open/close left panels, top to bottom
Ctrl +Cmd +0 +5 Ctrl +Shift +0 +5
Open/close right panels, Library and Develop modules, top to bottom
Cmd +0 +9 Ctrl +0 +9
Open/close right panels, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules, top to bottom
Cmd +1 +7 Ctrl +1 +7
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Redo (Windows only)
N/A Ctrl +Y
Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z

Keys for navigating modules 10 shortcuts

Go to Library module
Opt +Cmd +1 Ctrl +Alt +1
Go to Develop module
Opt +Cmd +2 Ctrl +Alt +2
Go to Map module
Opt +Cmd +3 Ctrl +Alt +3
Go to Book module
Opt +Cmd +4 Ctrl +Alt +4
Go to Slideshow module
Opt +Cmd +5 Ctrl +Alt +5
Go to Print module
Opt +Cmd +6 Ctrl +Alt +6
Go to Web module
Opt +Cmd +7 Ctrl +Alt +7
Go back
Opt +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left
Go forward
Opt +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right
Go back to previous module
Opt +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up

Keys for changing views and screen modes 20 shortcuts

Enter Library Loupe view
E E
Enter Library Grid view
G G
Enter Library Compare view
C C
Enter Library Survey view
N N
Open selected photo in the Develop module
D D
Cycle forward through Lights Out modes
Shift +L Shift +L
Toggle Lights Dim mode
Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L
Cycle screen modes
F F
Previous screen mode
Shift +F N/A
Switch between Normal and full-screen, hide panels
Shift +Cmd +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Go to Normal screen mode
Opt +Cmd +F Ctrl +Alt +F
Cycle info overlay
I I
Show/hide info overlay
Cmd +I Ctrl +I
Open Reference view
Shift +R Shift +R
Enable loupe overlay in the Library
Opt +Cmd +O Ctrl +Alt +O
Enable and choose loupe overlay in the Library
Opt +Shift +Cmd +O Ctrl +Alt +Shift +O
Show Grid view styles
Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Shift +X
Zoom to 100
Opt +Cmd +0 Ctrl +Alt +0
Open People View in the Library module
O O
Toggle HDR view
Shift +H Shift +H

Keys for using a secondary window 11 shortcuts

Open secondary window
Cmd +F11 F11
Enter Grid view
Shift +G Shift +G
Enter normal Loupe view
Shift +E Shift +E
Enter locked Loupe view
Shift +Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter
Enter Compare view
Shift +C Shift +C
Enter Survey view
Shift +N Shift +N
Enter Slideshow view
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Enter
Enter full-screen mode (requires a second monitor)
Shift +Cmd +F11 Shift +F11
Show/hide Filter bar
Shift +\ Shift +\
Zoom in
Shift +Cmd += Ctrl +Shift +=
Zoom out
Shift +Cmd +- Ctrl +Shift +-

Keys for managing photos and catalogs 34 shortcuts

Import photos from disk
Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I
Open catalog
Shift +Cmd +O Ctrl +O
Open Preferences
Cmd +, Ctrl +,
Open Catalog Settings
Opt +Cmd +, Ctrl +Alt +,
Create new subfolder (segmented tethered capture)
Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Hide/show tether capture bar
Cmd +T Ctrl +T
Create a new folder in the Library module
Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N
Create virtual copy (Library and Develop module only)
Cmd +' (apostrophe) Ctrl +' (apostrophe)
Show in Explorer/Finder (Library and Develop module only)
Cmd +R Ctrl +R
Go to next photo in the Filmstrip
Right Right
Go to previous photo in the Filmstrip
Left Left
Select multiple folders or collections (in Library, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules)
Shift-click or Cmd-click Shift-click or Ctrl-click
Rename photo (in Library module)
F2 F2
Delete selected photo(s)
Delete Backspace +or +Delete
Remove selected photo(s) from catalog
Opt +Delete Alt +Backspace
Delete selected photo(s) and move to Recycling Bin (Windows) or Trash (macOS)
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Backspace
Delete rejected photo(s)
Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Backspace
Edit in Photoshop
Cmd +E Ctrl +E
Open in other editor
Opt +Cmd +E Ctrl +Alt +E
Export selected photo(s)
Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E
Export with previous settings
Opt +Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Alt +Shift +E
Open plug-in manager
Opt +Shift +Cmd +, Ctrl +Alt +Shift +,
Print selected photo
Cmd +P Ctrl +P
Open Page Setup dialog box
Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Shift +P
Go to the next image
Cmd +Right Ctrl +Right
Go to the previous image
Cmd +Left Ctrl +Left
Tethered capture
F12 F12
Headless enhance
Ctrl +Opt +Shift +I Ctrl +Alt +Shift +I
Open enhance dialog box
Ctrl +Opt +I Ctrl +Alt +I
HDR merge
Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Headless HDR merge
Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Pano merge
Ctrl +M Ctrl +M
Headless pano merge
Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M
Open as Smart Object in Photoshop
Opt +Cmd +X Ctrl +Alt +X
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