Adobe Camera Raw Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Camera Raw on Windows. Covers tools, edit panels, masking, point curve editing, and image rating inside the Camera Raw dialog on Windows.
Key label style

General

Zoom in
Ctrl+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Zoom to 100%
Ctrl+Alt+0
Zoom to fit
Ctrl+0
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Toggle undo or redo
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Open image
Ctrl+O
Open image copy
Ctrl+Alt+O
Open as smart object
Ctrl+Shift+O
Save image
Ctrl+S
Save image without dialog
Ctrl+Alt+S
Camera Raw preferences
Ctrl+K
Select all images
Ctrl+A
Select all rated images
Ctrl+Alt+A
Select only main image
Ctrl+Shift+A
or
Ctrl+D
Synchronize selected images
Alt+S
Synchronize selected images with no dialog
Alt+Shift+S
Merge selected images to a panorama
Ctrl+M
Merge selected images to a panorama with no dialog
Ctrl+Shift+M
Merge selected images to HDR
Alt+M
Merge selected images to HDR with no dialog
Alt+Shift+M
Rotate image right (clockwise)
Ctrl+]
or
R
Rotate image left (counterclockwise)
Ctrl+[
or
L
Mark image as rejected
Alt+Bksp
Apply auto adjustments
Ctrl+U
Apply default adjustments
Ctrl+R
Copy settings
Ctrl+C
Copy selected settings
Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste settings
Ctrl+V
Swap current and default all settings
\
Enhance Details
Ctrl+Shift+D
Decrease current brush size
[
Increase current brush size
]
Toggle brush overlay
V
Toggle Auto Mask
M
Toggle or show the Mask overlay
Y
Deselect object
N
Show or hide the filmstrip
/
Toggle filmstrip orientation
Ctrl+Shift+F
Toggle preview
P
Save before state
Alt+P
Cycle preview view
Q
Cycle preview view in reverse
Shift+Q
Toggle fullscreen mode
F
Toggle highlight clipping warning
O
Toggle shadow clipping warning
U
Presets panel
Shift+P
Snapshots panel
Shift+S

Tools

White Balance tool
I
Zoom tool
Z
Hand tool
H
Crop tool
C
Straighten or Align tool
A
Sampler tool
S
Targeted Adjustment tool
T
Remove tool
B
Edit tool
E
Red Eye tool
Shift+E
Transform tool
Shift+T
Ellipse tool
J
New Brush mask
K
New Gradient mask
G
New Luminance mask
Shift+L
New mask
N
Add Brush in mask
Shift+K
Reverse mask
X
Delete object or mask
Bksp
Toggle alignment grid
Ctrl+Shift+G
Create new preset
Ctrl+Shift+P
Create new snapshot
Ctrl+Shift+S

Edit panels

Pick Light panel
Ctrl+1
Pick Color panel
Ctrl+2
Pick Effects panel
Ctrl+3
Pick Curve panel
Ctrl+4
Pick Color Mixer panel
Ctrl+5
Pick Color Grading panel
Ctrl+6
Pick Detail panel
Ctrl+7
Pick Optics panel
Ctrl+8
Pick Lens Blur panel
Ctrl+9
Choose the Lens Corrections Profile tab
Alt+1
Choose the Lens Corrections Manual tab
Alt+2

Masking Brush

Decrease current feather size
Shift+[
Increase current feather size
Shift+]
Decrease other brush size
Alt+[
Increase other brush size
Alt+]
Decrease other brush feather size
Alt+Shift+[
Increase other brush feather size
Alt+Shift+]
Decrease the other brush flow
Alt+-
Increase the other brush flow
Alt+=
Set brush density from 10% to 90%
<1-9>
Set brush density to 100%
0
Reset local correction channels
Ctrl+Alt+R
Go to the previous or next photo in Healing mode
Ctrl+UpDownLeftRight

Visualize spots

Find spot source
/
Decrease the spot visualization threshold
,
Increase the spot visualization threshold
.
Decrease the spot visualization threshold in bigger steps
Shift+,
Increase the spot visualization threshold in bigger steps
Shift+.

Point Curve

Select the next point to the right
=
or
Ctrl+Tab
Select the next point to the left
-
or
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Deselect the selected point
D
Choose the standard point curve channel
Alt+1
Choose the red point curve channel
Alt+2
Choose the green point curve channel
Alt+3
Choose the blue point curve channel
Alt+4
Select the next point curve channel
Alt+=
Select the previous point curve channel
Alt+-
Increase the input value of the selected point by one point
Right
Decrease the input value of the selected point by one point
Left
Increase the output value of the selected point by one point
Up
Decrease the output value of the selected point by one point
Down
Increase the input value of the selected point by 10 points
Shift+Right
Decrease the input value of the selected point by 10 points
Shift+Left
Increase the output value of the selected point by 10 points
Shift+Up
Decrease the output value of the selected point by 10 points
Shift+Down
Big nudge the grid finer
Shift+[
Big nudge the grid coarser
Shift+]

Crop panel

Reset crop
Ctrl+Alt+R
Cycle crop overlay
Alt+V
Cycle crop overlay orientation
Shift+V
Toggle Constrain Aspect Ratio
Alt+A
Switch between Full and locked
X
Select the previous or next image in the filmstrip
Ctrl+UpDownLeftRight

Targeted Adjustment tool

Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool point
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P
Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool hue
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H
Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool saturation
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool luminance
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Pick the Targeted Adjustment tool grayscale mix
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Merge to Panorama or HDR

Spherical panorama projection
Ctrl+1
Cylindrical panorama projection
Ctrl+2
Perspective panorama projection
Ctrl+3
Auto crop panorama
C
Align source images
A
Visualize deghost
Y
Auto tone the HDR result
T

Image rating and labels

Set the image rating
<0-5>
Decrease the image rating
Ctrl+,
Increase the image rating
Ctrl+.
Toggle the image rating
Ctrl+'
Set the image label to red
6
Set the image label to yellow
7
Set the image label to green
8
Set the image label to blue
9
Set the image label to purple
Ctrl+Shift+0

Full-screen presentation

Exit the slideshow
Esc
Go to the next photo
Space
or
Enter
or
Right
or
Down
Go to the previous photo
Left
or
Up
Assign a star rating to the current photo
<0-5>
Switch to Matte
M
Switch to Fit to Screen
F
Switch to Show Info Overlay
I

Intro

Camera Raw on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier, but most of the work is done with bare letters and digits. The dialog owns the keyboard while it is open, so Photoshop's own shortcuts do not apply.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Tools take single letters. Z zoom, H hand, C crop, A straighten, S sampler, I white balance, B remove, E edit, T targeted adjustment. Red Eye needs Shift+E, and Transform needs Shift+T.

Panels take Ctrl and a digit. Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 walk the Edit panels in order: Light, Color, Effects, Curve, Color Mixer, Color Grading, Detail, Optics, Lens Blur. Alt with a digit picks a tab inside Lens Corrections and a channel inside Point Curve.

Brush sizing lives on the brackets. Left and right brackets size the brush, Shift with a bracket changes feather, and Alt with a bracket does the same to the other brush.

Backspace does the deleting. Alt+Backspace marks an image as rejected, and Backspace on its own removes the selected object or mask.

Zoom. Ctrl+Equal and Ctrl+Minus zoom in and out. Ctrl+0 fits the image, Ctrl+Alt+0 goes to 100 percent.

Printable PDF

The Camera Raw Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The tool letters and the panel digits are the sections worth printing while the develop workflow is still new.

FAQ

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Adobe Camera Raw app page for an overview and helpful links.

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