Keyboard Shortcuts
A reference of every shortcut RapidRAW responds to. Most work in both the library and the editor; differences are noted.
On macOS, Ctrl in the tables below means Cmd unless explicitly stated.
Navigation
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Open selected photo (in library) |
Enter or Space |
| Back to library (in editor) |
Escape |
| Previous / next photo |
← / → |
| Move selection in library grid |
← → ↑ ↓ |
| Select all in current folder |
Ctrl+A |
| Range-select |
Shift+Click |
| Toggle individual selection |
Ctrl+Click |
Zoom & view (in editor)
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Cycle zoom: fit → 2× fit → 100% |
Space |
| Fit to window |
Ctrl+0 or Ctrl+) |
| 100% (1:1 pixel) |
Ctrl+1 or Ctrl+! |
| Zoom in (20% step) |
Ctrl++ or Ctrl+= |
| Zoom out (20% step) |
Ctrl+- |
| Zoom in/out 10% step |
↑ / ↓ |
| Pan horizontally |
Shift+Scroll |
| Pan vertically |
Alt+Scroll |
| Trackpad zoom |
Shift+Alt+Scroll (or pinch) |
| Toggle fullscreen |
F |
| Toggle before / after |
B |
| Toggle analytics (histogram, waveform, vectorscope) |
A |
Right-panel tabs
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Adjustments |
D |
| Crop |
R |
| Masks |
M |
| AI tools |
K |
| Presets |
P |
| Metadata |
I |
| Export |
E |
| Toggle straighten tool (or open Crop if not in it) |
S |
Crop & rotation
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Cycle composition overlays |
O |
| Rotate composition overlay 90° |
Shift+O |
| Rotate image −90° |
[ |
| Rotate image +90° |
] |
Ratings & color labels
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Set star rating 0–5 |
0 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Set color label (red / yellow / green / blue / purple) |
Shift+1 Shift+2 Shift+3 Shift+4 Shift+5 |
| Clear color label |
Shift+0 |
Edit / undo
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
Copy & paste
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Copy adjustments from current photo |
Ctrl+C |
| Paste adjustments to current photo (or selection) |
Ctrl+V |
| Copy file path(s) to clipboard |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Paste files into current folder |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
See Copy & Paste Settings for the dialog options (which categories to copy, merge vs. replace).
File deletion
Behavior differs by OS to match platform conventions.
| Action |
Windows / Linux |
macOS |
| Delete selected photo(s) |
Delete |
Cmd+Backspace |
| Delete selected mask or AI patch (non-destructive) |
Delete when a mask/patch is selected |
Backspace when a mask/patch is selected |
This means on macOS, plain Backspace never deletes files, only mask layers, protecting against accidents.
Masks (when Masks panel is active)
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Increase brush size by 10 px |
Ctrl+↑ |
| Decrease brush size by 10 px |
Ctrl+↓ |
(Brush size clamps to the range 1–200 px.)
Escape behavior
Escape cascades through possible exit actions in this order:
- Exit straightening tool
- Run any custom escape handler (modal close, etc.)
- Deselect active AI submask
- Deselect active AI patch
- Deselect active mask
- Deselect active mask container
- Exit the Crop panel back to Adjustments
- Exit fullscreen
- Return to library
You can press Escape repeatedly to back out of nested states.
Notes
- Shortcuts are disabled when a text input or text area is focused (so typing in a tag input never triggers a panel switch).
- Modal dialogs disable global shortcuts while open.
- Shortcuts also work via touch input on Android, see the AI / brush controls.
See also
RapidRAW