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Most Useful Lightroom Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up Lightroom Desktop with current Windows and macOS shortcuts for navigation, editing, culling, import and export.

Table of Contents

Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic are separate applications, and some shortcuts differ. The table below is for the cloud-based Lightroom Desktop app on Windows and macOS, based on Adobe's current shortcut reference.

Adobe Lightroom keyboard shortcuts
A focused shortcut set is easier to learn than a long, mixed list.
ActionWindowsmacOS
GridGG
EditEE
Crop & RotateCC
DetailDD
Full ScreenFF
InfoII
KeywordsKK
Show original
Toggle zoom statesSpacebarSpacebar
SearchCtrl+FCommand+F

Editing shortcuts

ActionWindowsmacOS
UndoCtrl+ZCommand+Z
RedoShift+Ctrl+ZShift+Command+Z
Auto ToneShift+AShift+A
White Balance SamplerWW
Adjustment BrushBB
Healing BrushHH
Linear GradientLL
Radial GradientRR
Cycle overlayOO
Cycle mask colorShift+OShift+O
Toggle clipping indicatorsJJ
Rotate leftCtrl+[Command+[
Rotate rightCtrl+]Command+]

Rating and culling

ActionShortcut on Windows and macOS
Pick flagZ
Remove pick flagU
RejectX
Set star rating1–5
Remove star rating0
Remove photoDelete

Import, export and external editing

ActionWindowsmacOS
Add photosShift+Ctrl+IShift+Command+I
Export with previous settingsCtrl+ECommand+E
Open custom export dialogShift+EShift+E
Edit in PhotoshopShift+Ctrl+EShift+Command+E
Create VersionCtrl+Shift+SShift+M

How to learn the shortcuts efficiently

  1. Start with Grid, Edit, Crop, Undo and Show Original.
  2. Add culling shortcuts—Z, X, U and 0–5—when reviewing a shoot.
  3. Learn the tool keys you use most, such as W for white balance and H for healing.
  4. Use Ctrl+F or Command+F on Adobe's reference page to find an unfamiliar command.

Why older lists can be misleading

Shortcuts such as Library Grid, Loupe and Develop-module commands belong to Lightroom Classic workflows and should not be mixed into a Lightroom Desktop list. Keyboard layout, operating system and app updates can also affect a key. If a shortcut does not behave as expected, confirm the application name and consult the matching Adobe page.

Bookmark Adobe's official shortcut lists for Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic. For related workflows, see TipsMake's guide to batch photo-editing apps, compare photo editors for iPad, or review mobile photo-editing alternatives.

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