Default keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom Desktop

Use keyboard shortcuts to become more productive while using Lightroom Desktop.

Note:

Press Command + F (for macOS) and Ctrl + F (for Windows) to search for the desired keyboard shortcut.

Popular shortcuts

Result macOS Windows
Crop & Rotate  C C
Detail D D
Edit E E
Full Screen  F F
Grid G G
Info I I
Keywords K K
Cut Command + X Ctrl + X
Copy Command + C Ctrl + C
Paste  Command + V Ctrl + V
Undo Command + Z Ctrl + Z
Redo Shift + Command + Z Shift + Ctrl + Z
Minimize  Command + M Ctrl + M
Auto Tone Shift + A Shift + A
Edit in Photoshop Shift + Command + E Shift + Ctrl + E
Rotate Left (CCW) Command + [ Ctrl + [
Rotate Right (CCW) Command + ] Ctrl + ]
Zoom In Command + = Ctrl + =
Zoom Out Command + - Ctrl + -
Select None Shift + Command + A Shift + Ctrl + A
Paste Selected settings Shift + Ctrl + V Shift + Ctrl + V
Preferences Command + , Ctrl + , 
Search Command + F Ctrl + F

Other common shortcuts

Result macOS Windows
Visualize Spots (when Healing Brush is selected)
A A
Cycle Overlay O O
Photos P P
Linear Gradient L L
Radial Gradient  R R
Toggle Clipping Indicators On/Off
J J
White Balance Sampler
W W
Show/Hide Filmstrip  / /
Show Original  \ \
Toggle Zoom States Space bar Space bar 
Cycle Mask color  Shift + O Shift + O
(Export with) Previous Settings
Command + E Ctrl + E
Export Dialog (Custom...)
Shift + E Shift + E
Enter Full Screen
Shift + Command + F  F11
Group Into Stack
Command + G Ctrl + G
Ungroup Stack  Shift + Command + G Shift + Ctrl + G
Guided Upright Shift + G Shift + G 
Hide Lightroom  Command + H Ctrl + H
Quit Lightroom  Command + Q Ctrl + Q 
Create Version Shift + M Ctrl + Shift + S
Close Window
Command + W Ctrl + W
Remove photo  Delete key  Delete key
Hide others Option + Command + H Alt + Ctrl + H
Select all Command + A Ctrl + A
Add Photos Shift + Command + I Shift + Ctrl + I
Versions (Expand Panel) Shift + V Shift + V

Panel shortcuts

Result

macOS

Windows

Expand/Retract Light Panel

Command + 1

Ctrl + 1

Expand/Retract Color Panel

Command + 2

Ctrl + 2

Expand/Retract Effects Panel

Command + 3

Ctrl + 3

Expand/Retract Details Panel 

Command + 4

Ctrl + 4 

Expand/Retract Optiocs Panel

Command + 5

Ctrl + 5

Expand/Retract Geometry Panel 

Command + 6

Ctrl + 6

Open Presets Panel

Shift + P

Shift + P

Show/Hide Histogram

Command + 0

Ctrl + 0

Brush shortcuts

Result

macOS

Windows

Increase brush size

[

[

Decrease brush size

]

]

Increase brush feather 

Shift + [

Shift + [

Decrease brush feather 

Shift + ]

Shift + ]

Adjustment brush

B

B

Healing brush

H

H

Merge shortcuts

Result

macOS

Windows

Merge to HDR

Command + H

Ctrl + H

Merge to HRD (Headless)

Shift + Command + H

Shift + Ctrl + H

Merge to Pano 

Command + M

Ctrl + M

Merge to Pano (Headless)

Shift + Command + M

Shift + Ctrl + M

Setting Flags

Result

macOS

Windows

Pick Flag

Z

Z

Remove Pick Flag

U

U

Flag as Rejected

X

X

Setting Rating

Result

macOS

Windows

Set rating to 0

0

0

Set rating to 1

1

1

Set rating to 2

2

2

Set rating to 3

3

3

Set rating to 4

4

4

Set rating to 5

5

5

 Adobe

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