Lightroom CC is renowned software from Adobe, focusing on the needs of photographers as they seamlessly switch between devices and leverage the power of the cloud. Your original images, edited versions, and metadata are synchronized and stored in the Creative Cloud.
Lightroom CC is renowned for its intuitive user interface, facilitating swift user operations. However, there's an alternative approach to expedite the editing process—leveraging keyboard shortcuts. While Adobe furnishes a plethora of Lightroom shortcuts, it's improbable to memorize or utilize them all extensively. Hence, Mytour has curated the most frequently used Lightroom shortcuts to streamline your photo editing workflow.
Accelerate Photo Editing with Lightroom CC Shortcuts
1. Tab: Show/hide side panels
2. Shift + Tab: Show/hide all panels
3. T: Show/hide toolbar
4. Ctrl + Shift + I: Import photos into the software
5. Ctrl + O: Open the photo catalog
6. Ctrl + Alt + ',': Open Catalog settings
7. Ctrl + ',': Open Preferences
8. Ctrl + E: Edit in Photoshop
9. Ctrl + ''': Create a Virtual Copy
10. G: Library Grid view mode
11. E: Library Loupe view mode
12. F: Full-screen mode
13. L: Toggle lights out mode
14. P/X: Select/deselect photo
15. D: Develop selected photo
16. R: Select crop tool
17. C: Compare view mode
18. U: Unflag
19. 6 - Red, 7 - Yellow, 8 - Green, 9 - Blue: Assign color labels to photos
20. 1 - 5: Rate photos with star ratings
21. 0: Remove star rating
22. Y: Toggle Before/After view mode (left/right)
23. Shift + Y: Toggle Before/After view mode (split-screen)
24. ]/ [: Increase/decrease brush size
25. O: Toggle overlay
26. Q: Select Spot Removal tool
27. W: Select White Balance tool
28. K: Select Adjustment Brush tool
29. M: Select Graduated Filter tool
30. H: Show/hide photo pins
31. Ctrl + C: Copy
32. Ctrl + V: Paste
33. Ctrl + Z: Undo
34. Ctrl + Y: Redo
35. Ctrl + L: Toggle filters
36. Ctrl + '+': Zoom in on photo
37. Ctrl + '-': Zoom out on photo
38. Ctrl + [: Rotate photo counterclockwise
39. Ctrl + ]: Rotate photo clockwise
40. Ctrl + /: View all shortcuts.
Latest Lightroom CC download link:
If you're unsure how to install Lightroom on your computer, you can refer to the installation and usage guide for Lightroom here.
- Learn more: How to Install and Use Lightroom on Your Computer.
Here's a compilation of the most frequently used Lightroom CC shortcuts from among the hundreds available. By utilizing and memorizing these shortcuts regularly, your photo processing and editing workflow will experience significant acceleration.
In addition to Lightroom shortcuts, Mytour also wants to share with you a list of Photoshop shortcuts to help you operate more quickly and efficiently.
- Learn more: Comprehensive list of Photoshop shortcuts.
