Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts

Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts

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**Lightroom keyboard shortcuts** that will help speed up your workflow and make your editing process more efficient. These shortcuts are for **Lightroom Classic** but many work similarly in **Lightroom CC** (cloud version) too.

### **General Lightroom Shortcuts:**
- **Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N (Windows) / Command + Option + Shift + N (Mac)**: Create a new catalog
- **Ctrl + , (Windows) / Command + , (Mac)**: Preferences
- **Ctrl + Shift + I (Windows) / Command + Shift + I (Mac)**: Import photos
- **Ctrl + E (Windows) / Command + E (Mac)**: Export photos
- **Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Command + Z (Mac)**: Undo last action
- **Ctrl + Y (Windows) / Command + Y (Mac)**: Redo last action
- **Ctrl + S (Windows) / Command + S (Mac)**: Save catalog
- **F (Windows/Mac)**: Toggle full-screen mode

### **Library Module Shortcuts:**
- **G**: Grid view
- **E**: Loupe view (single photo)
- **C**: Compare view
- **N**: Survey view (multiple images)
- **D**: Develop module
- **Ctrl + 1 (Windows) / Command + 1 (Mac)**: Toggle Library Filter Bar
- **Ctrl + Shift + I (Windows) / Command + Shift + I (Mac)**: Import images
- **Ctrl + Shift + E (Windows) / Command + Shift + E (Mac)**: Export photos

### **Develop Module Shortcuts:**
- **D**: Switch to Develop module
- **Ctrl + Alt + Z (Windows) / Command + Option + Z (Mac)**: Undo multiple actions
- **Ctrl + Shift + C (Windows) / Command + Shift + C (Mac)**: Copy develop settings
- **Ctrl + Shift + V (Windows) / Command + Shift + V (Mac)**: Paste develop settings
- **/ (Windows/Mac)**: Toggle before/after view (for comparison)
- **R**: Crop tool
- **Q**: Spot Removal tool
- **K**: Adjustment Brush tool
- **M**: Graduated Filter tool
- **Shift + M**: Radial Filter tool
- **T**: Show/hide toolbar
- **Y**: Toggle before/after view (side-by-side)
- **Alt + [ (Windows) / Option + [ (Mac)**: Decrease brush size
- **Alt + ] (Windows) / Option + ] (Mac)**: Increase brush size

### **Adjustment Tools Shortcuts:**
- **Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 7 (Windows) / Command + 1 to Command + 7 (Mac)**: Toggle various panel tools (Basic, Tone Curve, HSL/Color, etc.)
- **Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) / Command + Shift + A (Mac)**: Auto Tone (automatic adjustments for exposure, contrast, etc.)
- **Alt + Shift + S (Windows) / Option + Shift + S (Mac)**: Synchronize settings

### **Navigation Shortcuts:**
- **Spacebar**: Toggle zoom tool (click to zoom in/out)
- **+ / -**: Zoom in or out on image
- **1 to 5**: Rate photo with 1-5 stars
- **6-9**: Apply color label (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue)
- **P**: Flag photo as pick
- **X**: Flag photo as reject
- **U**: Remove flags
- **Shift + Tab**: Hide/show all panels (left/right and top/bottom)

### **Lens Correction and Crop Shortcuts:**
- **Ctrl + Shift + E (Windows) / Command + Shift + E (Mac)**: Enable lens correction
- **Shift + R**: Crop overlay tool
- **Ctrl + Shift + F (Windows) / Command + Shift + F (Mac)**: Straighten image

### **Miscellaneous Shortcuts:**
- **Ctrl + N (Windows) / Command + N (Mac)**: New catalog
- **Ctrl + Shift + N (Windows) / Command + Shift + N (Mac)**: New folder
- **Ctrl + Shift + F (Windows) / Command + Shift + F (Mac)**: Focus on filter bar
- **Ctrl + Shift + O (Windows) / Command + Shift + O (Mac)**: Open folder in Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Windows)
- **Ctrl + Alt + F (Windows) / Command + Option + F (Mac)**: Reset all filters in Library

### **Key Develop Module Sliders Shortcuts:**
- **Alt + Exposure Slider**: Toggle exposure clipping warning
- **Alt + Shadows Slider**: Toggle shadow clipping warning
- **Alt + Highlights Slider**: Toggle highlight clipping warning
- **Shift + Clarity Slider**: Toggle between clarity and dehaze options

Using these shortcuts will significantly improve your workflow in Lightroom, allowing you to focus more on your editing and less on searching for tools. Happy editing!