Keyboard shortcuts

Last updated on Jun 5, 2026

Find keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow when using an external keyboard with Lightroom on mobile.

When you connect an external keyboard to your mobile device, keyboard shortcuts let you access common actions in Adobe Lightroom on mobile more quickly.

File operations

Action	Shortcut
Save Copy to Device	⌘ S
Share	⇧⌘ S
Share a Link	⌥⇧⌘ S
Export As…	⇧ E
Edit in Photoshop	⇧⌘ E
Add Photos from Device	⌘ O
Add Photos from Files	⌥⌘ O
Add Photos from Camera	⇧⌘ O
Search My Photos	⌘ F

Edit operations

Action	Shortcut
Copy settings	⌘ C
Paste settings	⌘ V
Delete Photo	⌫
Remove Photo	⌦

Photo organization

Action	Shortcut
Rate: 0 stars	0
Rate: 1 star	1
Rate: 2 stars	2
Rate: 3 stars	3
Rate: 4 stars	4
Rate: 5 stars	5
Flag: unflag	U
Flag: pick	P
Flag: reject	X
Add a keyword	⌘ K

Transform and adjustments

Action	Shortcut
Rotate Left (CCW)	⌘ Ö
Rotate Right (CW)	⌘ Ä
Flip Horizontal	⇧⌘ Ö
Flip Vertical	⇧⌘ Ä
Reset Adjustments	⌘ R
Reset All Edits	⇧⌘ R
Reset to Import	⌥⇧⌘ R
Apply Previous Adjustments	⌘ Y
Apply All Previous Edits	⇧⌘ Y
Create Version	⌃⇧ S

Navigation

Action	Shortcut
Next photo	→
Previous photo	←
Toggle before or after	#
Cycle info overlay	I
Show Histogram	⌘ 0
Grid	G
Full Screen	F
Hide Filmstrip	ß

View and panels

Action	Shortcut
Quick Actions	Q
Presets	⇧ P
Edit	E
Crop, Rotate & Geometry	C
Remove	H
Masking	M
Lens Blur	L
Versions	V
Review or Rate	R
Activity	Y
Keywords	K
Info	⌘ I
Light	⌘ 1
Color	⌘ 2
Effects	⌘ 3
Detail	⌘ 4
Optics	⌘ 5
Profiles	⇧ B

Zoom controls

Action	Shortcut
Zoom In	⌘ *
Zoom Out	⌘ -

Detail view

Action	Shortcut
Set star rating	1–5
Remove star rating	0
Flag photo as picked	P
Unflag photo	U
Flag photo as rejected	X
Cycle flag settings	` (grave accent)
Go to the next or previous photo	→ or ←
See before or after preview	\
Toggle info	I
Open adjustment panel	D

Edit operations

Action	Shortcut
Undo edit	Ctrl + Z
Redo edit	Ctrl + Shift + Z
Copy edits	Ctrl + C
Paste edits	Ctrl + V

Video operations

Action	Shortcut
Play or pause video	Spacebar
Video trim start	Shift + I
Video trim end	Shift + O

Keyboard navigation

Action	Shortcut
Directional navigation	Arrow keys
Forward focus navigation	Tab
Backward focus navigation	Shift + Tab
Confirm	Enter
Exit, close, or back	Esc

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