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Adobe Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Rating and flagging a full shoot with the mouse takes hours. These 106 Lightroom shortcuts for Mac cover rating, flagging, the Develop module and everything in between.
All shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Add to Quick Collection | B |
| Add to Quick Collection and goto Next | ⇧B |
| Adjustment Brush Tool | K |
| Assign a blue label | 9 |
| Assign a color label and go to next photo | ⇧8 |
| Assign a color label and go to next photo | ⇧9 |
| Assign a color label and go to next photo | ⇧7 |
| Assign a color label and go to next photo | ⇧6 |
| Assign a green label | 8 |
| Assign a red label | 6 |
| Assign a yellow label | 7 |
| Clear Quick Collection | ⇧⌘B |
| Create new Subfolder | ⇧⌘T |
| Crop Tool | R |
| Cycle flag settings | ` |
| Cycle info overlay | I |
| Cycle Lights-Out Modes Backward | ⇧L |
| Cycle Lights-Out Modes Forward | L |
| Cycle Screen Modes | ⇧F |
| Delete Rejected Photos | ⌘⌫ |
| Delete Selected Photo | ⌫ |
| Delete Selected Photo to Trash | ⌥⇧⌘⌫ |
| Display current module shortcuts | ⌘/ |
| Edit in Photoshop | ⌘E |
| Enter Library Compare view | C |
| Enter Library Grid view | G |
| Enter Library Loupe view | E |
| Enter Library Survey view | N |
| Export Selected Photo | ⇧⌘E |
| Export With Previous Settings | ⌥⇧⌘E |
| Find Photo in Library Module | ⌘F |
| Flag photo as a pick | P |
| Flag photo as a pick and go to next photo | ⇧P |
| Flag photo as a reject | X |
| Flag photo as a reject and go to next photo | ⇧X |
| Go to current module Help | ⌥⇧⌘/ |
| Go to Develop module | ⌥⌘2 |
| Go to Library module | ⌥⌘1 |
| Go to Normal screen mode | ⌥⌘F |
| Go to Print module | ⌥⌘4 |
| Go to Slideshow module | ⌥⌘3 |
| Go to Web module | ⌥⌘5 |
| Import Photos | ⇧⌘I |
| New Collection in Library module | ⌘N |
| New folder in Library module | ⇧⌘N |
| Open Catalog | ⇧⌘O |
| Open Catalog Settings | ⌥⌘, |
| Open Community Help | F1 |
| Open Develop module | D |
| Open in Other Editor | ⌥⌘E |
| Open Page Setup dialog box | ⇧⌘P |
| Open Plug-In Manager | ⌥⇧⌘, |
| Open Preferences | ⌘, |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘8 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘5 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘4 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘1 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘7 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘6 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘3 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘2 |
| Open/close right panels top to bottom | ⌘0 |
| Print Selected Photo | ⌘P |
| Refine photos | ⌥⌘R |
| Remove Selected Photo from Catalog | ⌥⌫ |
| Remove Star Rating | 0 |
| Remove Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧0 |
| Rename photo | F2 |
| Save Quick Collection | ⌥⌘B |
| Set as target collection | ⌥⇧⌘B |
| Set Star Rating | 5 |
| Set Star Rating | 4 |
| Set Star Rating | 1 |
| Set Star Rating | 3 |
| Set Star Rating | 2 |
| Set Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧5 |
| Set Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧4 |
| Set Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧1 |
| Set Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧3 |
| Set Star Rating and go to Next Photo | ⇧2 |
| Show in Finder | ⌘R |
| Show Quick Collection | ⌘B |
| Show/hide all panels | ⇧⇥ |
| Show/hide Filmstrip | F6 |
| Show/hide info overlay | ⌘I |
| Show/hide left panels | F7 |
| Show/hide Module Picker | F5 |
| Show/hide right panels | F8 |
| Show/hide side panels | ⇥ |
| Show/hide toolbar | T |
| Spot Removal Tool | Q |
| Switch between normal and full screen mode | ⇧⌘F |
| Toggle filters on/off | ⌘L |
| Toggle Full Screen Preview | F |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘5 |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘4 |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘1 |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘3 |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘2 |
| Toggle left panels, top to bottom | ⌃⌘0 |
| Toggle Library Filter Bar | \ |
| Toggle Lights Dim mode | ⇧⌘L |
| Toggle Tether Capture Bar | ⌘T |
| Unflag photo | U |
| Unflag photo and go to next photo | ⇧U |
| White Balance Tool | W |
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FAQ
How many Adobe Lightroom keyboard shortcuts are there?
This guide lists 106 Adobe Lightroom shortcuts as they work on macOS, read from the app itself and kept up to date by Shortcut Flow.
Do Lightroom shortcuts differ between modules?
Yes, many keys change meaning between Library and Develop. The single-letter rating and flag keys (1-5, P, X, U) work in both.
What is the fastest way to learn Adobe Lightroom shortcuts?
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