Shortcuts Settings

Shortcuts Editor

digiKam provide keyboard shortcuts that allow you to perform many tasks without touching your mouse. If you use your keyboard frequently, using these can save you lots of time.

digiKam has a dedicated keyboard shortcuts configuration dialog accessed via the Settings ‣ Configure Shortcuts main menu item.

The digiKam Dialog To Configure The Keyboard Shortcuts

In this dialog, you will see a list of all the shortcuts available in the application. You can use the Search box at the top to search for the shortcut you want.

To change a shortcut, first click on the name of a shortcut you want to change. You will see a radio group where you can choose whether to set the shortcut to its default value, or select a new shortcut for the selected action. To set a new shortcut, choose Custom and click on the button next to it. Then just type the shortcut you would like to use, and your changes will be saved.

To reset a shortcut, there is a button at the bottom of the dialog, called Defaults. Clicking on this button will reset all your custom shortcuts to their default values. You can also reset an individual shortcut to its default value by selecting it, and choosing the Default radio button.

To remove a shortcut, select it from the list, then click the black arrow with a cross icon to the right of the button that allows you to select a shortcut.

To print-out a list of shortcuts for easy reference by clicking the Print button at the bottom of the dialog.

You can also work with Schemes. These ones are keyboard shortcuts configuration profiles, so you can create several profiles with different shortcuts and switch between these profiles easily. To see a menu allowing you to edit schemes, click on the Manage Schemes button at the bottom of the dialog. The following options will appear:

  • Current Scheme: Allows you to switch between your schemes.

  • New: Creates a new scheme. This opens a window that lets you select a name for your new scheme.

  • Delete: Deletes the current scheme.

  • More Actions: Opens the following menu:

    • Save Shortcuts to scheme: Save the current shortcuts to the current scheme.

    • Export Scheme: Exports the current scheme to a file.

    • Import Scheme: Imports a scheme from a file.

Default Shortcuts

digiKam define these keyboard shortcuts by default.

Rating Assignment

Rating

Shortcut

No rating

Ctrl+0

1 star

Ctrl+1

2 stars

Ctrl+2

3 stars

Ctrl+3

4 stars

Ctrl+4

5 stars

Ctrl+5

Pick Label Assignment

Pick Label

Shortcut

None

Alt+0

Rejected

Alt+1

Pending

Alt+2

Accepted

Alt+3

Color Label Assignment

Color Label

Shortcut

None

Ctrl+Alt+0

Red

Ctrl+Alt+1

Orange

Ctrl+Alt+2

Yellow

Ctrl+Alt+3

Green

Ctrl+Alt+4

Blue

Ctrl+Alt+5

Magenta

Ctrl+Alt+6

Gray

Ctrl+Alt+7

Black

Ctrl+Alt+8

White

Ctrl+Alt+9

Zooming

Action

Shortcut

Zoom in

Ctrl++

Zoom out

Ctrl+-

Zoom 100%

Ctrl+.

Fit to window

Ctrl+Alt+E

Fit to selection

Ctrl+Alt+S

Slide-Show

Action

Shortcut

Play All

F9

Play Selection

Alt+F9

Play with Sub-Albums

Shift+F9

Presentation

Shift+Alt+F9

Views Control

Action

Shortcut

Albums View

Shift+Ctrl+F1

Tags View

Shift+Ctrl+F2

Labels View

Shift+Ctrl+F3

Dates view

Shift+Ctrl+F4

Timeline View

Shift+Ctrl+F5

Search View

Shift+Ctrl+F6

Similarity View

Shift+Ctrl+F7

Map View

Shift+Ctrl+F8

People View

Shift+Ctrl+F9

Full Screen Mode

Ctrl+Shift+F

Preview

F3

Exit Preview Mode

Esc

Toggle Left Side-bar

Ctrl+Alt+Left

Toggle Right Side-bar

Ctrl+Alt+Right

Refresh

F5

Turn On/Off Color Management View

F12

Main Tools

Action

Shortcut

Open in Editor

F4

Open in Default Application

Ctrl+F4

Light Table

Shift+L

Place on Light Table

Ctrl+L

Add to Light Table

Ctrl+Shift+L

Batch Queue Manager

Shift+B

Add to Current Queue

Ctrl+B

Add to new Queue

Ctrl+Shift+B

Items Navigation

Action

Shortcut

Back

Alt+Left

Forward

Alt+Right

First Image

Ctrl+Home

Last Image

Ctrl+End

Next Left Side-bar Tab

Ctrl+Alt+End

Next Right Side-bar Tab

Ctrl+Alt+PgDown

Next Image

Space

Previous Image

Backspace

Previous Left Side-bar Tab

Ctrl+Alt+Home

Previous Right Side-bar Tab

Ctrl+Alt+PgUp

Item Manipulation

Action

Shortcut

Rename Item

F2

Rename Album

Shift+F2

New Album

Ctrl+N

Move Item to Trash

Del

Delete Item permanently

Shift+Del

Rotate Item Left

Ctrl+Shift+Left

Rotate Item Right

Ctrl+Shift+Right

Flip Item Horizontally

Ctrl+*

Flip Item Vertically

Ctrl+/

Application Operations

Action

Shortcut

Close Window

Alt+F4

Quit Application

Ctrl+Q

Configure Application

Ctrl+Shift+,

Configure Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Alt

Show Menubar

Ctrl+M

Show Thumbbar

Ctrl+T

Find Action in Menu

Ctrl+Alt+I

What's This?

Shift+F1

Post Processing

Action

Shortcut

Edit Album Properties

Alt+Return

Edit Comments

Alt+Shift+C

Edit Titles

Alt+Shift+T

Edit Geolocation

Ctrl+Shift+G

Edit Metadata

Ctrl+Shift+M

Assign Tag

T

Show Assigned Tags

Alt+Shift+A

Adjust Date and Time

Ctrl+Shift+D

Create Html gallery

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Search Text

Ctrl+F

Advanced Search

Ctrl+Alt+F

Find Duplicates

Ctrl+D

Export Tools

Action

Shortcut

Export to Box

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B

Export to Dropbox

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D

Export to Flickr

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Export to Google Drive

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Export to Google Photos

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P

Export to Imageshack

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M

Export to iNaturalist

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N

Export to local storage

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

Export to Onedrive

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O

Export to Pinterest

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I

Export to remote storage

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K

Export to SmugMug

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Import Tools

Action

Shortcut

Add Images

Alt+Shift+I

Import from Google Photos

Alt+Shift+P

Import from remote storage

Alt+Shift+K

Import from SmugMug

Alt+Shift+S

Selection Operations

Action

Shortcut

Copy

Ctrl+C

Cut

Ctrl+X

Paste

Ctrl+V

Invert Selection

Ctrl+I

Select All

Ctrl+A

Select None

Ctrl+Shift+A