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Keyboard shortcuts

Repeated actions such as navigation, zoom, and rating can stay on the keyboard. These are the version 1.6.3 defaults, and each action can be remapped in Settings.

Common default shortcuts

Action Default
Add File or Folder ⌘O
Previous / next image ← / →
Toggle fit / original ⌘0
Reset view Space
Zoom in / out + / −
200% ⌘⌥2
Full screen ⌘Return
Search ⌘F
Command Palette ⌘⇧P
No rating / 1–5 stars 0 / 1–5
Pick / Reject P / X
Finder color tags ⌃1–⌃7
EXIF overlay Tab
Compare mode ⌥C
Clean View ⌥Space

Viewing and tool defaults

Action Default
Rotate counterclockwise / clockwise ⌘[ / ⌘]
Fit / Original / Preserve Scale ⌥1 / ⌥2 / ⌥3
Sidebar ⌥S
Thumbnail mode ⌥T
Bottom slider ⌘B
Minimap ⌘M
Histogram ⌥F
Pixel grid ⌥G
Color Picker ⌥P
Antialiasing ⌥A

Remap a shortcut

  1. Open AuroraViewer Settings and go to Shortcuts.
  2. Find an action by category or search.
  3. Record a new key and Command, Option, Control, and Shift combination.
  4. Confirm that the new shortcut appears in menus and works in the canvas.
  5. If needed, restore that action or all shortcuts to their defaults.

Command Palette

  1. Press Command-Shift-P to open Command Palette.
  2. Type an action name or category.
  3. Review the displayed shortcut, or press Return to run the first result.
  4. Press Escape to close it and return to the canvas.