Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in the image editor at /editor, including undo and redo, typing exact slider values, keyboard slider control, and the keys that confirm or cancel dialogs.

The image editor is designed around the mouse and touch, so it has a small, focused set of shortcuts. There are no single-key shortcuts for switching effects or opening popovers. On a Mac, use Cmd wherever this page says Ctrl.

Global shortcuts

These work anywhere in the editor.

Shortcut	Action	Notes
`Ctrl` / `Cmd` + `Z`	Undo	Steps back one change to your look.
`Ctrl` / `Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z`	Redo	Steps forward again after an undo.
`Ctrl` / `Cmd` + `Y`	Redo	Same as the shortcut above.
`Ctrl` / `Cmd` + `R`	Reload the page	Your photo is restored after the reload. Your look settings go back to their defaults.

Undo and redo are ignored while you are typing in a text box (for example a preset name or a slider value), so the text box's own undo keeps working as you'd expect.

What undo covers

Undo and redo track your look: the effect, dither method and factor, every slider, colorize, palette, grade, haze and effect-specific settings. Each finished change counts as one step: releasing a slider, choosing an option, applying a preset or clicking random. The first undo takes you straight back to the look you had before your last change.

Changes to the photo itself (cropping, applying the brush, uploading a new image) are not part of the undo history. Uploading a new image starts a fresh history. See Opening images and Selective brush.

Slider values

Every slider with a number beside it (in adjust, the dither Factor, and the effect popovers) lets you type an exact value. Click the number to start editing.

Key	Action
`Enter`	Apply the typed value.
`Escape`	Cancel and keep the previous value.
Click elsewhere	Apply the typed value.

Typed values snap to the slider's step and are kept within its range. Type the number as it is displayed, for example 150 for 150% or 1.4 for 1.4x.

Sliders with keyboard focus

The sliders are standard browser range controls, so you can reach them with Tab and move them with the keyboard.

Key	Action
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Move focus between controls.
`Left` / `Down` arrow	Decrease by one step.
`Right` / `Up` arrow	Increase by one step.

Each key press updates the preview, and the change is saved to the undo history when you let go of the key.

Presets

Key	Where	Action
`Enter`	Preset name… box after Save current as preset	Save the preset.
`Escape`	Preset name… box	Cancel saving.

Dialogs

Key	Where	Action
`Enter`	name this look (publish to community)	Publish.
`Escape`	name this look	Close without publishing.
`Enter`	Confirmation messages, such as "published"	Confirm.
`Escape`	Confirmation messages	Dismiss.
`Escape`	Color studio	Close the dialog.
`Escape`	Report a bug or request a feature form	Close the form.

Popovers in the bottom toolbar close when you click outside them or click their button again. The Crop image and brush effect dialogs close with the cross in their top right corner.

Tips for keyboard users

Keep one hand on Ctrl / Cmd + Z while experimenting with random. Click it a few times, then undo back to the look you liked best.
Typing values is the fastest way to match settings exactly, for example to recreate a look from a screenshot or a friend's settings. A recipe link is even quicker, since it copies every setting at once.

Looking for Studio or video shortcuts? See Studio keyboard shortcuts and Video keyboard shortcuts.