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 ⌘ + M	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + M
Super Resolution	Command ⌘ + U	Command ⌘ + U
Deband	n/a	Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + Control ⌃ + B
Smart Deband	n/a	Shift ⇧ + Control ⌃ + B
Denoise	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D
Adjust Colors	A	A
Repair	R	R
Clone	n/a	S
Color Balance	n/a	Command ⌘ + B
Levels	n/a	Command ⌘ + L
Curves	n/a	Command ⌘ + K
Crop	C	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	Command ⌘ + E
Copy Adjustments	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + C	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + C
Paste Adjustments	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + V	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	Command ⌘ + S
Cancel	Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫	Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫
Save Copy to Photos	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + S	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + S
Show Info	Command ⌘ + I	Command ⌘ + I
Aspect Ratio	X	n/a
Actual Size	Command ⌘ + 1	Command ⌘ + 1
Zoom In	Command ⌘ + (Plus) +	Command ⌘ + (Plus) +
Zoom Out	Command ⌘ + (Minus) -	Command ⌘ + (Minus) -
Zoom to Fit	Command ⌘ + 0	Command ⌘ + 0
Enter Fullscreen	Command ⌘ + F	fn + F

Photo Browser Actions

Action	iOS and iPadOS	macOS
Open	Space	Space
New Folder	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N
Share	Command ⌘ + S	n/a
Add Photos	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + A	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + I
Select All	Command ⌘ + A	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 .	Period .
Previous	Left arrow	Left arrow
Next	Right arrow	Right arrow
Dismiss	Space	Space
Duplicate	Command ⌘ + D	Command ⌘ + D
Revert	Command ⌘ + R	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	Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + N
New Folder with Selection	Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + N	n/a
Rename	n/a	Return ↵
Copy	Command ⌘ + C	Command ⌘ + C
Paste	Command ⌘ + V	Command ⌘ + V
Move Here	n/a	Option ⌥ + Command ⌘ + V
Duplicate	n/a	Command ⌘ + D
Delete	Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫	Command ⌘ + Backspace ⌫
Select All	n/a	Command ⌘ + A
Get Info	Command ⌘ + I	Command ⌘ + I
Rename	Return ↵	Command ⌘ + I
Quick Look	n/a	Space
Favorite	Control ⌃ + Command ⌘ + T	n/a
Find	Command ⌘ + F	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

See also

Interface overview

Photomator tools and features

Batch editing