Keyboard shortcuts

Palomino is built to run from the keyboard. Press ? inside the app to see this same list as an overlay while you work.

Navigation

KeyAction
← →Previous / Next
↑ ↓Previous / Next (left filmstrip)
SpaceNext
GGrid View
⌘+Larger thumbnails (grid)
⌘−Smaller thumbnails (grid)
CCompare
↑Promote to reference (compare)
NNext unrated
⌘ASelect all photos (grid)
TabFilmstrip
EscClose overlay / view

Rating and flagging

KeyAction
1 – 5Rate (1–5 stars)
⇧1 – 5Rate, don't advance
0Clear rating
PPick (again to clear)
XReject (again to clear)
⇧P / XPick / Reject, don't advance
UUnflag
TToggle pick
BToggle intentionally soft
YIgnore closed eyes

Color labels

KeyAction
6Red
7Yellow
8Green
9Blue
⇧6 – 9Label, don't advance

This table shows the Lightroom convention, which is the default. Choose Color label keys: Phocus in Settings (⌘,) to remap these keys to 6 green, 7 yellow, 8 red, with no key for blue. See Rating and Flagging.

The WASD grip

KeyAction
WPick + advance
SReject + advance
APrevious
DNext

Zoom and focus

KeyAction
ZFit / 300%
= / +Zoom in
−Zoom out
VZoom to largest face
⌘FFocus mask
LBrighten dark previews
]More lift
[Less lift

Panels

KeyAction
IInfo Panel
ECopy to Folder

Filtering

KeyAction
FFilter, then a key

Bursts and stacks

KeyAction
⌘⇧XReject others in burst
⌘⇧KKeep all in stack
↓Expand burst
↑Collapse burst
ROrder bursts by rank

App commands

KeyAction
⌘ZUndo
⌘OOpen folder
⌘,Settings
⌘⇧ISession stats
?Show shortcuts