Keyboard Shortcut Keys

While keyboard shortcuts are optional, they can be a huge timesaver. Be sure to practice these and add them to your workflow. You may find it helpful to print these out.

macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

General

\	Activates before/after comparison. When the key is pressed, the original image will be shown. Releasing the key will reveal the enhanced image.
Space Bar	Quick switch between Single Image View/Gallery View in Catalog Mode.
Space Bar	Quick switch between Fit Image and 100% Magnification in Edit Mode.
->	Next Photo
<-	Previous Photo
Cmd + click	Select multiple discrete photos
Shift + click	Select multiple contiguous photos
Cmd + F	Search Catalog (only in Catalog view)
Cmd + M	Minimize Window
J	Show/hide Clipping
Cmd + Z	Undo the previous action
Opt + ←	Go Back in breadcrumb navigation
Opt + →	Go Forward in breadcrumb navigation
Ctrl + Left-Click-Mouse	Context Menu
Fn + E	Emoji & Symbols

Luminar Menu

Cmd + ,	Preferences
Cmd + H	Hide Luminar
Option + Cmd + H	Hide Others
Cmd + Q	Quit Luminar for Desktop

File Menu

Option + Shift + N	Add Folder with Images
Cmd + N	New Album
Cmd + O	Edit Single Image
Shift + Cmd + E	Export
Cmd + W	Close (Application)
Option + Cmd + W	Close All
Shift + Cmd + P	Page Setup
Cmd + P	Print

Edit Menu

Cmd + Z	Undo
Shift + Cmd + Z	Redo
Cmd + X	Cut
Cmd + C	Copy
Cmd + V	Paste
Cmd + A	Select All
Cmd + D	Deselect All
Space Bar + mouse/touchpad	Move around the zoomed image

Image Menu

P	Favorite
X	Rejected
U	Unflagged
1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Star Ratings from 1 to 5
0	Reset Star Rating
Cmd + [	Rotate Left
Cmd + ]	Rotate Right
Cmd + '	Create Virtual Copy
Shift + Cmd + S	Sync Adjustments
Shift + Cmd + R	Revert to Original
Cmd + Delete	Move to Luminar Trash
Cmd + R	Show in Finder

View Menu

L	Switch to the Catalog
T	Switch to the Presets tab
E	Switch to Edit tab
Cmd + +	Zoom In
Cmd + –	Zoom Out
Cmd + 1	Zoom to 100%
Cmd + 0	Fit to Screen
;	Compare
Ctrl + Cmd + F or Fn	Enter Full Screen
F	Show Full-screen Preview of Image

Tools
C	Crop tool
W	Eyedropper tool (accessible when Develop > Color is open)
Cmd + J	Clone & Stamp tool
Option (Alt)	Change Chosen Part for Cloning
Cmd + E	Erase tool
X	Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation.
Ctrl + K	Open AI Assistant

Adjustments
Shift + Cmd + S	Sync Adjustments
Cmd + C	Copy Adjustments
Cmd + V	Paste Adjustments
Shift + Cmd + R	Reset Adjustments

Remove Images
Cmd + Delete	Move to Trash
Delete	Remove from Album/Collection

Mask Editing
Cmd + I	Invert the layer mask
Cmd + Delete	Clear the layer mask
[	Decrease the brush radius
]	Increase the brush radius
Shift + [	Decrease the brush softness
Shift + ]	Increase the brush softness
X	Switch in modes (Brush, Erase, Dodge&Burn)
/	Show\Hide Mask
B	Switch to Brush masking
R	Switch to Radial masking
G	Switch to Gradient masking
A	Switch to MaskAI

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

General

/	Activates before/after comparison. When the key is pressed, the original image will be shown. Releasing the key will reveal the enhanced image.
Space Bar	Quick switch between Single Image View/Gallery View in Catalog Mode.
Space Bar	Quick switch between Fit Image and 100% Magnification in Edit Mode.
→	Next Photo
←	Previous Photo
Ctrl + click	Select multiple discrete photos
Shift + click	Select multiple contiguous photos
Ctrl + F	Search Catalog (only in Catalog view)
J	Show/hide Clipping
Ctrl + Z	Undo the previous action
Alt + ←	Go Back in breadcrumb navigation
Alt + →	Go Forward in breadcrumb navigation
Ctrl + '	Create a Virtual Copy
Home	Move to the beginning of the photos row
End	Move to the end of the photos row
Ctrl + Home	Move to the beginning of the Catalog
Ctrl + End	Move to the end of the Catalog
Page Up	Scroll Up one screen view
PageDown	Scroll Down one screen view
Alt + F4	Quit/Exit Luminar
\	Quick Preview

File Menu

Ctrl + Shift + N	Add Folder with Images
Ctrl + N	New Album
Ctrl + O	Open Images for Single Edit
Ctrl + Shift + E	Export
Ctrl + P	Print

Edit Menu

Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Redo
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + D	Deselect All
Space Bar + mouse/touchpad	Move around the zoomed image

Image Menu

P	Favorite
X	Rejected
U	Unflagged
1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Assign a Star Rating
0	Clear the Star Rating
Ctrl + [	Rotate Left
Ctrl + ]	Rotate Right
Shift + Ctrl + S	Sync Adjustments
Shift + Ctrl + R	Revert to Original
Ctrl + Delete	Move to Luminar Trash
Ctrl + R	Show in File Explorer

View Menu

L	Switch to the Catalog
T	Switch to the Presets tab
E	Switch to Edit tab
Ctrl + +	Zoom In
Ctrl + –	Zoom Out
Ctrl + 1	Zoom to 100%
Ctrl + 0	Fit Image to Window
;	Compare

Tools
C	Crop tool
Ctrl+J	Clone tool
Alt	Change Chosen part for Cloning
Ctrl+E	Erase
X	Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation.
W	Eyedropper tool (accessible when Develop > Color is open)
Ctrl + K	Open AI Assistant

Adjustments
Shift + Ctrl + S	Sync Adjustments
Ctrl + C	Copy Adjustments
Ctrl + V	Paste Adjustments
Shift + Ctrl + R	Reset Adjustments

Remove images
Ctrl + Delete	Move to Trash
Delete	Remove from Album/Collection

Mask Editing

Ctrl + I	Invert the layer mask
Ctrl + Delete	Clear layer mask
[ or Shift + scroll	Decrease the brush radius
] or Shift + scrol	Increase the brush radius
Shift + [	Decrease the brush softness
Shift + ]	Increase the brush softness
X	Switch in modes (Brush, Erase, Dodge&Burn)
B	Switch to Brush masking
R	Switch to Radial masking
G	Switch to Gradient masking
A	Switch to MaskAI