Aphera has three primary modes, each providing a different view and level of control over your photos.
Grid (Escape)
Displays a grid of photo thumbnails with Balance and Look tools (chiclets) available for quick adjustments. Use this mode to browse, select, organize, and edit photos. Double-click any image to isolate it in a singular view within Grid. See Browsing & Grid.
Develop (Return)
Displays a single photo with the full editing interface: the edit list on the right and the looks panel on the left. Use this for precise control over the image processing pipeline. See Image Stack and Looks.
Crop (K)
Displays the crop and straighten tool. See Crop.
Switching Modes
Press the keyboard shortcut for any mode to switch to it. If no photo is selected when entering an edit mode, Aphera selects the first photo automatically.
Escape returns to Grid mode from any mode. Space toggles between fit and fill zoom in Develop mode.
Lightbox L is an auxiliary view that can overlay any mode, displaying the current photo full-screen without UI. See The Workspace for details.