Shortcuts are written for a US keyboard layout. Other layouts are supported: keys are bound to their position on the keyboard, so they stay in the same place whatever your layout, and Aphera labels each one with the character your layout prints. Where that position is a dead key on your layout — one that composes an accent rather than printing a character — the menu lists the command without a shortcut. The key still works.

The number row is documented in its default assignment, star ratings, and can be reassigned to looks or split between the two in Keyboard Settings.

Modes

Shortcut Action
Escape Grid
Space View
Return Develop
K Crop
L Lightbox

Space enters View mode from Grid or Crop. In View and Develop modes, it toggles the image zoom instead.

Shortcut Action
Left Arrow Previous photo
Right Arrow Next photo
Delete Remove from Group
Option+Delete Toggle Rejected on selected photo(s)
Cmd+Delete Remove from Project
Cmd+Shift+Delete Move File to Trash

Window

Shortcut Action
Cmd+, Open Settings
Ctrl+O Show/Hide Organizer (sidebar)
Ctrl+I Show/Hide Inspector
L Open/Close Lightbox
Shortcut Action
Ctrl+A All photos
Ctrl+S Starred
Ctrl+D Rejected

Grid

Shortcut Action
/ Show/Hide Metadata
Cmd+A Select All
Cmd+Shift+A Select None
Cmd+Shift+F Show/Hide Filters
Cmd+Shift+Option+F Reset Filters
Cmd+Option+1 – Cmd+Option+5 Filter by star rating
Cmd+Option+0 Filter to unstarred

Photo Organization

Shortcut Action
1 – 5 Set star rating
0 Clear rating (no stars)
` Clear rating (no stars)

If a photo has a rating already assigned, pressing the same rating key leaves it in place. The rating keys and this behavior are both configurable; see Keyboard Settings.

Zoom

Shortcut Action
Cmd+Plus Zoom In
Cmd+Minus Zoom Out
Cmd+Shift+Minus Fit Window
Cmd+Shift+Plus 1:1 Pixels
Cmd+Shift+0 Fill Window
Space Toggle between Inset and Pixels modes

In Grid mode, Zoom In/Out adjusts the grid column count, and Fit Window, Fill Window, and 1:1 Pixels are unavailable. See Browsing for the zoom modes.

Balance

Each Balance control has a dedicated pair of keys: the top-row key increases the value, the home-row key below it decreases. See Balance.

Shortcut Control
Q / A Exposure
W / S Temperature
E / D Tint
R / F Contrast
T / G Shadows
Y / H Highlights
U / J Saturation
Modifier Step Size
(none) Normal
Shift Large (3x)
Option Small (1/3)

Adjustments

Shortcut Action
Cmd+Shift+C Copy Adjustments
Cmd+Shift+V Paste Adjustments
Cmd+Shift+B Paste Balance
Cmd+Shift+J Select Adjustments
Cmd+B Balance from Previous Photo
Cmd+J Adjust from Previous Photo
Cmd+R Reset Balance / Reset Crop (contextual)
Cmd+Shift+R Reset All Adjustments

Rotation

Shortcut Action
Cmd+] Rotate Right (clockwise)
Cmd+[ Rotate Left (counter-clockwise)

Background Color

Shortcut Action
, Darker background
. Lighter background

Audition

Shortcut Action
\ (hold) Show original unedited photo

View > Before Edits switches the same preview on until you turn it off. See Browsing.

Import & Export

Shortcut Action
Cmd+I Import Files
Cmd+E Export selected with active preset

Edit

Shortcut Action
Cmd+Z Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z Redo

Looks

Shortcut Action
Cmd+1 – Cmd+9 Apply the look on that key
Cmd+0 Base Look (removes current look)
] Next Look
[ Previous Look

Assign looks to shortcut keys by dragging a look onto a numbered position in the Looks panel. See Looks.

Keyboard Settings

Open Settings with Cmd+, and select Keyboard.

Numbers Row

Assign number keys to: divides the number row between star ratings and looks.

Option Stars No Stars Looks Base Look
Stars 1 – 5 0 Cmd+1 – Cmd+9 Cmd+0
Looks Cmd+1 – Cmd+5 Cmd+0 1 – 9 0
Both 1 – 5 ` 6 7 8 9 0 -

Stars is the default, and is what shortcut tables elsewhere in this manual use. (Installations prior to 1.2 use the Both option.)

  • Stars and Looks make nine looks keyboard-assignable. Both makes five. A look assigned to the sixth key or beyond sits under More Looks while Both is selected, and returns to its key when you switch back.
  • ` clears the rating under all three options.
  • [ and ] step through looks under all three options.

Repeated Assignment

Sets what happens when you press the key for a value a photo already has. Both default to keeping the value.

Setting Options
Stars Keep current rating or Change to No Stars
Looks Keep current look or Change to Base Look

The Looks setting also governs clicking the applied look in the Looks panel.