Rating & flagging
All multi-select aware — select several photos and one keypress applies to all of them. These work in both the grid and the loupe.
| Key | Action |
|---|
| 1 – 5 | Set rating |
| 0 | Remove rating |
| P | Pick |
| U | Unflag |
| X | Reject |
| ⌘Z / ⌘⇧Z | Undo / redo the last rating or pick change |
Selecting
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘A | Select all filtered photos |
| ⌘D | Deselect all |
| Shift-click | Extend selection (range) |
| ⌘-click | Add / remove one photo |
Moving around
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ← → | Previous / next photo |
| ↑ ↓ | Previous / next row in the grid |
| Space or E | Enter the loupe (from the grid) |
| Esc or G | Leave the loupe (back to grid) |
| Double-click thumbnail | Open that photo in the loupe |
In the loupe
| Key | Action |
|---|
| Z | Toggle fit ↔ 100% (double-click the photo does the same) |
| ← → | Previous / next photo |
| I | Cycle the info overlay |
| T | Toggle the filmstrip |
| R | Cycle members of a RAW+JPEG group |
Grid display
| Key | Action |
|---|
| G | Cycle grid overlay (all badges → minimal → none) |
| J | Toggle RAW+JPEG stem-group display |
Keywords, rights & inspector
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘I | Toggle the inspector |
| ⌘K | Focus the keyword input (inspector) |
| ⌘⇧K | Batch keywords across the selection (2+ photos) |
| ⌘⇧R | Batch copyright / creator across the selection (2+ photos) |
| ⌘⇧D | Stamp rights from your Settings defaults |
Filtering & search
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘F | Focus the search field (filename, camera, keywords) |
| ⌘⇧X | Clear all filters |
The filter dimensions themselves — rating, pick, type, keyword, date, rights, sidecar, and the technical EXIF row — are set from the filter bar and the ⚡ bolt-menu presets.
Folder, export & suite
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘O | Open a folder |
| ⌘⇧S | Toggle Include Subfolders |
| ⌘E | Export the selection |
| ⌘⇧F | Show in Finder |
| ⌘↩ | Open in Photo Developer |
| ⌘⇧↩ | Open in Sandwich |
| ⌘⌥↩ | Open in Refract |
Window & help
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⇧Tab | Toggle both sidebars |
| ⌘? | Keyboard shortcuts & panel guide |
While you're typing in a text field — search, keyword input, an open sheet — the single-key shortcuts above are suspended so your keystrokes land as text. Return confirms a sheet, Escape cancels it.