Table of Contents
FotoStation keyboard shortcuts (macOS)
29. March 2025
Table of Contents
Commonly used shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move selection in grid |
| Command-Enter | Open Preview |
| Command-M / Shift-Command-M | Maximize View / Revert to normal view |
| Command-T | Open Metadata Editor |
| Command-G | Open Carousel View for narrowing down a selection |
| Space | Open a full screen preview for making selections |
| Command-J | Toggle RAW/JPEG Bundle view |
| Command-F | Search for assets |
| L | Open file location in Finder |
| Enter | Run a slideshow with the selected assets |
| Command-K | Crop |
| Command-L | Edit |
| F2 | Rename |
| Option-Left Arrow | Image Soft Rotate Left (EXIF only) |
| Option-Right Arrow | Image Soft Rotate Left (EXIF only) |
| Option-Down Arrow | Image Soft Rotate 180 degrees (EXIF only) |
| Shift-Option-Left Arrow | Image Rotate Left (rewrite highres) |
| Shift-Option-Right Arrow | Image Rotate Right (rewrite highres) |
| Shift-Option-Down Arrow | Image Rotate 180 degrees (rewrite highres) |
| + | Zoom in on previews |
| - | Zoom out on previews |
Selection shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-A | Select All |
| Command-D | Deselect All |
| Shift-Command-I | Invert Selection |
| Shift-Command-A | Show Selected |
| Shift-Command-U | Show Unselected |
Metadata editor shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-Z | Undo |
| Shift-Command-Z | Redo |
| Command-U | Undo All |
| Command-X | Cut |
| Command-C | Copy |
| Command-V | Paste |
| Shift-Command-C | Copy all fields |
| Shift-Command-V | Paste all fields |
| Command-P | Paste all from previous text |
| Command-K | Clear all fields |
| Command-Tab | Next page |
| Command-Down arrow | Select from Quicklist |
| Command-B | Play Audio File |
File shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-Enter | Open Preview |
| Command-E | Open in external application |
| Command-F | Find |
| Command-O | Open/Browse folder |
| Command-P | |
| Command-Q | Quit |
| Shift-Command-D | Duplicate |
| Command-Backspace | Delete asset or selection |
| Shift-Command-D | Duplicate selected asset(s) |
Rating, Status and Classification shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Setting asset Status and and filtering by Status | |
| 1-8 | Set status 1 to 8 on selected assets(s) |
| 9 | Clear status on selected asset(s) See note below. |
| 0 | Clear status on selected asset(s) See note below. |
| Shift-1 to Shift-9 | Filter (show) files with status 1 to 8 or no status (9) |
| Note: The status can be cleared using either 0 or 9. Pressing the keyboard shortcut 0 clears the content of the Status field, while pressing 9 sets the status value to 0 - indicated by a white status color in FotoStation. | |
| Setting asset Classification and filtering by Classification | |
| T | Mark selected asset(s) as Tagged |
| R | Mark selected asset(s) as Rejected |
| U | Mark selected asset(s) as Untagged |
| Setting asset Rating and filtering by Rating | |
| Ctrl-1 to Ctrl-5 | Rate selected assets 1 to 5 stars |
| Ctrl-0 | Remove all stars |
Tip: When filtering, you can for example press Shift-1, then Shift-2, then Shift-3 to show all assets that have a status of 1, 2 or 3. The same can be done when filtering by Rating or Classification state.
Edit shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-Z | Undo |
| Command-X | Cut |
| Command-C | Copy |
| Command-V | Paste |
| Command-Backspace | Delete |
Preview shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-M | Toggle Maximize View |
| Page Down / Down Arrow | Next asset |
| Page Up / Up Arrow | Previous asset |
| Home | First asset |
| End | Last asset |
| Mouse wheel scroll | Next/previous asset |
| + | Zoom in |
| - | Zoom out |
| Escape | Close window |
| Space | Press Space in thumbnail view to open a full screen preview for making selections |
| Double-click Preview | Load highres image in preview window. Double-click again to return to preview |
Window shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-B | Toggle Drag and Drop window |
| Shift-Command-W | Close all preview windows |
| Command-R | Refresh view |
| Shift-Command-R | Clear search and refresh view |
Image editor shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Command-S | Save |
| Option-S | Save As |
| Command-Option | Show Original |
| Command-Backspace | Clear current selection |
| Shift-Command-D | Clear selection |
| Command-F | Deselect and flatten |
| Command-J | Toggle show selection |
| Command-T | Edit metadata |
| Option-Left Arrow | Rotate left |
| Option-Right Arrow | Rotate right |
| Option-Down Arrow | Rotate 180 degrees |
| Shift-Option-Right Arrow | Mirror |
| Shift-Option-Down Arrow | Flip |
| Command-T | Image text (Metadata) |
| Command-I | Image size |
| Command-L | Auto Levels |
| Command-M | Smart Contrast |
| Command-P | Smart Sharp |
| Command-G | Grayscale mode |
| Command-Q | Close Windows |
| Command-Z | Undo |
| Command-E | Next Image |