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# 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.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="macOS Keyboard Shortcuts" %}

### General <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfqb5711jm6g5t4ppm4" id="h_01hbv6fvfqb5711jm6g5t4ppm4"></a>

| <kbd>**\\**</kbd>                                   | 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                                                                                                                                  |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+ click**                 | Select multiple discrete photos                                                                                                                 |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+ click**               | Select multiple contiguous photos                                                                                                               |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**F**</kbd> | Search Catalog (only in Catalog view)                                                                                                           |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**M**</kbd> | Minimize Window                                                                                                                                 |
| <kbd>**J**</kbd>                                    | Show/hide Clipping                                                                                                                              |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Z**</kbd> | Undo the previous action                                                                                                                        |
| <kbd>**Opt**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**←**</kbd> | Go Back in breadcrumb navigation                                                                                                                |
| <kbd>**Opt**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**→**</kbd> | Go Forward in breadcrumb navigation                                                                                                             |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd> + Left-Click-Mouse              | Context Menu                                                                                                                                    |
| <kbd>**Fn**</kbd> + <kbd>**E**</kbd>                | Emoji & Symbols                                                                                                                                 |

### Luminar Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfqktjczth5y2gx8c56" id="h_01hbv6fvfqktjczth5y2gx8c56"></a>

| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**,**</kbd>                                       | Preferences              |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**H**</kbd>                                       | Hide Luminar             |
| <kbd>**Option**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**H**</kbd> | Hide Others              |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Q**</kbd>                                       | Quit Luminar for Desktop |

### File Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfqx027pjyfrdknzdyh" id="h_01hbv6fvfqx027pjyfrdknzdyh"></a>

| <kbd>**Option**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**N**</kbd> | Add Folder with Images |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**N**</kbd>                                         | New Album              |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**O**</kbd>                                         | Edit Single Image      |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**E**</kbd>    | Export                 |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**W**</kbd>                                         | Close (Application)    |
| <kbd>**Option**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**W**</kbd>   | Close All              |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**P**</kbd>    | Page Setup             |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**P**</kbd>                                         | Print                  |

### Edit Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfqje9tjakr9mxq21ct" id="h_01hbv6fvfqje9tjakr9mxq21ct"></a>

| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Z**</kbd>                                      | Undo                         |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Z**</kbd> | Redo                         |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**X**</kbd>                                      | Cut                          |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**C**</kbd>                                      | Copy                         |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**V**</kbd>                                      | Paste                        |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**A**</kbd>                                      | Select All                   |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**D**</kbd>                                      | Deselect All                 |
| **Space Bar + mouse/touchpad**                                                           | Move around the zoomed image |

### Image Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfqxxx5s2g1h6zj1ckf" id="h_01hbv6fvfqxxx5s2g1h6zj1ckf"></a>

| <kbd>**P**</kbd>                                                                                                             | Favorite                 |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| <kbd>**X**</kbd>                                                                                                             | Rejected                 |
| <kbd>**U**</kbd>                                                                                                             | Unflagged                |
| <kbd>**1**</kbd>**,&#x20;**<kbd>**2**</kbd>**,&#x20;**<kbd>**3**</kbd>**,&#x20;**<kbd>**4**</kbd>**,&#x20;**<kbd>**5**</kbd> | Star Ratings from 1 to 5 |
| <kbd>**0**</kbd>                                                                                                             | Reset Star Rating        |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**\[**</kbd>                                                                         | Rotate Left              |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**]**</kbd>                                                                          | Rotate Right             |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**'**</kbd>                                                                          | Create Virtual Copy      |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**S**</kbd>                                     | Sync Adjustments         |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**R**</kbd>                                     | Revert to Original       |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Delete**</kbd>                                                                     | Move to Luminar Trash    |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**R**</kbd>                                                                          | Show in Finder           |

### View Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfq76akcddz4e9c6sy7" id="h_01hbv6fvfq76akcddz4e9c6sy7"></a>

| <kbd>**L**</kbd>                                                                                             | Switch to the Catalog             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| <kbd>**T**</kbd>                                                                                             | Switch to the Presets tab         |
| <kbd>**E**</kbd>                                                                                             | Switch to Edit tab                |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**+**</kbd>                                                          | Zoom In                           |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**–**</kbd>                                                          | Zoom Out                          |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**1**</kbd>                                                          | Zoom to 100%                      |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**0**</kbd>                                                          | Fit to Screen                     |
| <kbd>**;**</kbd>                                                                                             | Compare                           |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**F**</kbd> or <kbd>**Fn**</kbd> | Enter Full Screen                 |
| <kbd>**F**</kbd>                                                                                             | Show Full-screen Preview of Image |

| Tools                                                |                                                                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <kbd>**C**</kbd>                                     | Crop tool                                                                                                              |
| <kbd>**W**</kbd>                                     | Eyedropper tool (accessible when Develop > Color is open)                                                              |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**J**</kbd>  | Clone & Stamp tool                                                                                                     |
| <kbd>**Option (Alt)**</kbd>                          | Change Chosen Part for Cloning                                                                                         |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**E**</kbd>  | Erase tool                                                                                                             |
| <kbd>**X**</kbd>                                     | Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation. |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**K**</kbd> | Open AI Assistant                                                                                                      |

| Adjustments                                                                              |                   |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**S**</kbd> | Sync Adjustments  |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**C**</kbd>                                      | Copy Adjustments  |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**V**</kbd>                                      | Paste Adjustments |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**R**</kbd> | Reset Adjustments |

| Remove Images                                            |                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Delete**</kbd> | Move to Trash                |
| <kbd>**Delete**</kbd>                                    | Remove from Album/Collection |

| Mask Editing                                             |                                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**I**</kbd>      | Invert the layer mask                       |
| <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Delete**</kbd> | Clear the layer mask                        |
| <kbd>**\[**</kbd>                                        | Decrease the brush radius                   |
| <kbd>**]**</kbd>                                         | Increase the brush radius                   |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**\[**</kbd>   | Decrease the brush softness                 |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**]**</kbd>    | Increase the brush softness                 |
| <kbd>**X**</kbd>                                         | Switch in modes (Brush, Erase, Dodge\&Burn) |
| <kbd>**/**</kbd>                                         | Show\Hide Mask                              |
| **B**                                                    | Switch to Brush masking                     |
| **R**                                                    | Switch to Radial masking                    |
| **G**                                                    | Switch to Gradient masking                  |
| **A**                                                    | Switch to MaskAI                            |
| {% endtab %}                                             |                                             |

{% tab title="Windows Keyboard Shortcuts" %}

### General <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfrjan3w41b7jg2nj8t" id="h_01hbv6fvfrjan3w41b7jg2nj8t"></a>

| <kbd>**/**</kbd>                                     | 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.                                                                             |
| <kbd>**→**</kbd>                                     | Next Photo                                                                                                                                      |
| <kbd>**←**</kbd>                                     | Previous Photo                                                                                                                                  |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+ click**                 | Select multiple discrete photos                                                                                                                 |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+ click**                | Select multiple contiguous photos                                                                                                               |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**F**</kbd> | Search Catalog (only in Catalog view)                                                                                                           |
| <kbd>**J**</kbd>                                     | Show/hide Clipping                                                                                                                              |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Z**</kbd> | Undo the previous action                                                                                                                        |
| <kbd>**Alt**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**←**</kbd>  | Go Back in breadcrumb navigation                                                                                                                |
| <kbd>**Alt**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**→**</kbd>  | Go Forward in breadcrumb navigation                                                                                                             |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**'**</kbd> | Create a Virtual Copy                                                                                                                           |
| <kbd>**Home**</kbd>                                  | Move to the beginning of the photos row                                                                                                         |
| <kbd>**End**</kbd>                                   | Move to the end of the photos row                                                                                                               |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd> + <kbd>**Home**</kbd>            | Move to the beginning of the Catalog                                                                                                            |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>  + <kbd>**End**</kbd>            | Move to the end of the Catalog                                                                                                                  |
| <kbd>**Page Up**</kbd>                               | Scroll Up one screen view                                                                                                                       |
| <kbd>**PageDown**</kbd>                              | Scroll Down one screen view                                                                                                                     |
| <kbd>**Alt**</kbd> + <kbd>**F4**</kbd>               | Quit/Exit Luminar                                                                                                                               |
| <kbd>**\\**</kbd>                                    | Quick Preview                                                                                                                                   |

### File Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfr7vvjm3xbm1t7dfax" id="h_01hbv6fvfr7vvjm3xbm1t7dfax"></a>

| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**N**</kbd> | Add Folder with Images      |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**N**</kbd>                                      | New Album                   |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**O**</kbd>                                      | Open Images for Single Edit |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**E**</kbd> | Export                      |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**P**</kbd>                                      | Print                       |

### Edit Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfraqrsej6ek5ap8p2g" id="h_01hbv6fvfraqrsej6ek5ap8p2g"></a>

| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Z**</kbd> | Undo                         |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Y**</kbd> | Redo                         |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**X**</kbd> | Cut                          |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**C**</kbd> | Copy                         |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**V**</kbd> | Paste                        |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**A**</kbd> | Select All                   |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**D**</kbd> | Deselect All                 |
| **Space Bar + mouse/touchpad**                       | Move around the zoomed image |

### Image Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfrhkbf1y6e1ch0cp1m" id="h_01hbv6fvfrhkbf1y6e1ch0cp1m"></a>

| <kbd>**P**</kbd>                                                                          | Favorite              |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| <kbd>**X**</kbd>                                                                          | Rejected              |
| <kbd>**U**</kbd>                                                                          | Unflagged             |
| <kbd>**1**</kbd>, <kbd>**2**</kbd>, <kbd>**3**</kbd>, <kbd>**4**</kbd>, <kbd>**5**</kbd>  | Assign a Star Rating  |
| <kbd>**0**</kbd>                                                                          | Clear the Star Rating |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**\[**</kbd>                                     | Rotate Left           |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**]**</kbd>                                      | Rotate Right          |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**S**</kbd> | Sync Adjustments      |
| <kbd>**Shift**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**R**</kbd> | Revert to Original    |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**Delete**</kbd>                                 | Move to Luminar Trash |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**R**</kbd>                                      | Show in File Explorer |

### View Menu <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfrmva9bqxxjkhx0qw7" id="h_01hbv6fvfrmva9bqxxjkhx0qw7"></a>

| <kbd>**L**</kbd>                                     | Switch to the Catalog     |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| <kbd>**T**</kbd>                                     | Switch to the Presets tab |
| <kbd>**E**</kbd>                                     | Switch to Edit tab        |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**+**</kbd> | Zoom In                   |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**–**</kbd> | Zoom Out                  |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**1**</kbd> | Zoom to 100%              |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**0**</kbd> | Fit Image to Window       |
| <kbd>**;**</kbd>                                     | Compare                   |

| Tools                                                |                                                                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <kbd>**C**</kbd>                                     | Crop tool                                                                                                              |
| <kbd>**Ctrl+J**</kbd>                                | Clone tool                                                                                                             |
| <kbd>**Alt**</kbd>                                   | Change Chosen part for Cloning                                                                                         |
| <kbd>**Ctrl+E**</kbd>                                | Erase                                                                                                                  |
| <kbd>**X**</kbd>                                     | Press the X key while in Crop mode to Rotate the Aspect Ratio. Switch crop between portrait and landscape orientation. |
| <kbd>**W**</kbd>                                     | Eyedropper tool (accessible when Develop > Color is open)                                                              |
| <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**&#x20;+&#x20;**<kbd>**K**</kbd> | 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 <a href="#h_01hbv6fvfrgjx169hw9qntktcx" id="h_01hbv6fvfrgjx169hw9qntktcx"></a>

| **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                            |
| {% endtab %}                  |                                             |
| {% endtabs %}                 |                                             |


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