Keyboard shortcuts

Photomator offers a bunch of handy keyboard shortcuts to help you quickly switch between tools and accomplish other actions in Photomator.

On iPad, you can press and hold the Command ⌘ key on your keyboard to show a list of available shortcuts.

To use a keyboard shortcut, press all the keys in the shortcut at the same time.

Tools & Features

Tool

iOS and iPadOS

macOS

Auto Enhance

Command ⌘ + Shift ⇧ + M

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + M

Super Resolution

Command ⌘ + U

Deband

n/a

Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Control ⌃ + B

Smart Deband

n/a

Shift ⇧ + Control ⌃ + B

Denoise

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D

Adjust Colors

A

Repair

R

Clone

n/a

S

Color Balance

n/a

Command ⌘ + B

Levels

n/a

Command ⌘ + L

Curves

n/a

Command ⌘ + K

Crop

C

Straighten

S

n/a

Adjust Perspective

P

n/a

Aspect Ratio

X

n/a

Basic Actions

Action

iOS and iPadOS

macOS

Import

n/a

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I

Export

Command ⌘ + E

Copy Adjustments

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + C

Paste Adjustments

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + V

Show Original

M

n/a

Split Comparison

O

Option ⌥ - click the Comparison button in the toolbar

Revert to Original

Command ⌘ + R

Option ⌥ + R

Done

Command ⌘ + S

Cancel

Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫

Save Copy to Photos

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + S

Show Info

Command ⌘ + I

Aspect Ratio

X

n/a

Actual Size

Command ⌘ + 1

Zoom In

Command ⌘ + (Plus) +

Zoom Out

Command ⌘ + (Minus) -

Zoom to Fit

Command ⌘ + 0

Enter Fullscreen

Command ⌘ + F

fn + F

Photo Browser Actions

Action

iOS and iPadOS

macOS

Open

Space

New Folder

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N

Command ⌘ + S

n/a

Add Photos

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + A

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I

Select All

Command ⌘ + A

Show All Photos

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + B

Control ⌃ + 1

Show Recents

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + F

Control ⌃ + 2

Show Favorites

n/a

Control ⌃ + 3

Show Edited

n/a

Control ⌃ + 4

Show Imported Photos

n/a

Control ⌃ + 5

Show or Hide Sidebar

n/a

Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + S

Show Square Photo Grid

n/a

Option ⌥ + T

Favorite

Period .

Left arrow

Right arrow

Dismiss

Space

Duplicate

Command ⌘ + D

Revert

Command ⌘ + R

Delete

Backspace ⌫

Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫

File Browser Actions

Action

iOS and iPadOS

macOS

Open

Command ⌘ + O

Space

Show Photos

Command ⌘ + B

P

Show or Hide Sidebar

Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + S

n/a

New Folder

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N

New Folder with Selection

Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + N

n/a

Rename

n/a

Return ↵

Copy

Command ⌘ + C

Paste

Command ⌘ + V

Move Here

n/a

Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + V

Duplicate

n/a

Command ⌘ + D

Delete

Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫

Select All

n/a

Command ⌘ + A

Get Info

Command ⌘ + I

Rename

Return ↵

Command ⌘ + I

Quick Look

n/a

Space

Favorite

Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + T

n/a

Find

Command ⌘ + F

Show Recents

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + F

n/a

Show Browse

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + B

n/a

View as Icons

Command ⌘ + 1

n/a

View as List

Command ⌘ + 2

n/a

View as Column

Command ⌘ + 3

n/a

Sort by Name

Control ⌃ + Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 1

n/a

Sort by Date

Control ⌃ + Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 2

n/a

Sort by Size

Control ⌃ + Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 3

n/a

Sort by Kind

Control ⌃ + Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 4

n/a

Sort by Tags

Control ⌃ + Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + 5

n/a

Show View Options

Command ⌘ + J

n/a

Show in Enclosing Folder

Command ⌘ + R

n/a

Go to iCloud Drive

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I

n/a

Go to Downloads

Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + L

n/a

Go to Documents

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + O

n/a

Go to Desktop

Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D

n/a

Connect to Server

Command ⌘ + K

n/a

Eject

Command ⌘ + E

n/a

Photo Flagging and Rating

Action

iOS and iPadOS

macOS

Flag a photo

Z or Shift ⇧+ Z when flagging in filmstrip

Reject a photo

X or Shift ⇧+ X when rejecting in filmstrip

Remove Flag/Reject

U or Shift ⇧+ U when removing Flag/Reject in filmstrip

Rate a photo

Press a number from 1 to 5

Remove rating

0 or Shift ⇧+ 0 when removing rating in filmstrip

Tools & Features

Basic Actions

Photo Browser Actions

File Browser Actions

Photo Flagging and Rating

See also