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⤢ DARKTABLE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 30 1 Set rati… 2 Set rati… 3 Set rati… 4 Set rati… 5 Set rati… 6 7 8 9 0 Remove r… Q W Full pre… E R Reject i… T ⇧ ⌃ Toggle t… Y ⌘ Redo las… U I O P A S D Switch t… F ⌘ Toggle f… G H Show sho… J K L Switch t… Z ⌘ Undo las… X C ⌘ Copy his… V ⌘ Paste hi… B ⇧ ⌃ Toggle b… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Expand center vie… ⇥ Toggle red color … F1 Full preview with… ⌘ W Toggle fullscreen… F11 Toggle yellow col… F2 Toggle green colo… F3 Toggle blue color… F4 Toggle purple col… F5 Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle all border… B Toggle top banner ⌘ H shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC
DARKTABLE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 30 1 Set rati… 2 Set rati… 3 Set rati… 4 Set rati… 5 Set rati… 6 7 8 9 0 Remove r… A Z ⌘ Undo las… E R Reject i… T ⇧ ⌃ Toggle t… Y ⌘ Redo las… U I O P Q S D Switch t… F ⌘ Toggle f… G H Show sho… J K L Switch t… M W Full pre… X C ⌘ Copy his… V ⌘ Paste hi… B ⇧ ⌃ Toggle b… N MORE SHORTCUTS Expand center vie… ⇥ Toggle red color … F1 Full preview with… ⌘ W Toggle fullscreen… F11 Toggle yellow col… F2 Toggle green colo… F3 Toggle blue color… F4 Toggle purple col… F5 Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle all border… B Toggle top banner ⌘ H shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC
⤢ EDITING Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modificati… ⌘ Z Redo last modificati… ⌘ Y GLOBAL Expand center view t… ⇥ Toggle fullscreen mo… F11 Toggle filmstrip / t… ⌘ F Show shortcuts help … H Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle top panel ⇧ ⌃ T Toggle bottom panel ⇧ ⌃ B Toggle all borders a… B Toggle top banner ⌘ H VIEWS Switch to lighttable… L Switch to darkroom v… D NAVIGATION Full preview (while … W Full preview with fo… ⌘ W RATINGS & COLORS Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 Remove rating (set t… 0 Toggle red color lab… F1 Toggle yellow color … F2 Toggle green color l… F3 Toggle blue color la… F4 Toggle purple color … F5 darktable KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 30 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC ⤢ RATINGS & COLORS 12 Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 Remove rating (set to 0 stars) 0 Toggle red color label F1 Toggle yellow color label F2 Toggle green color label F3 Toggle blue color label F4 Toggle purple color label F5 GLOBAL 10 Expand center view to fill window ⇥ Toggle fullscreen mode F11 Toggle filmstrip / timeline ⌘ F Show shortcuts help for current view H Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle top panel ⇧ ⌃ T Toggle bottom panel ⇧ ⌃ B Toggle all borders and panel-collapse contro… B Toggle top banner ⌘ H VIEWS 02 Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D EDITING 04 Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y NAVIGATION 02 Full preview (while held) W Full preview with focus areas (while held) ⌘ W darktable KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 30 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC
⤢ DARKTABLE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 DARKTABLE TOTAL 30 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS VIEWS 02 RATINGS & COL 12 EDITING 04 NAVIGATION 02 GLOBAL 10 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 Remove rating (set to 0 stars) 0 Toggle red color label F1 Toggle yellow color label F2 Toggle green color label F3 Toggle blue color label F4 Toggle purple color label F5 Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y Full preview (while held) W Full preview with focus areas (while held) ⌘ W Expand center view to fill window ⇥ Toggle fullscreen mode F11 Toggle filmstrip / timeline ⌘ F Show shortcuts help for current view H Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle top panel ⇧ ⌃ T Toggle bottom panel ⇧ ⌃ B Toggle all borders and panel-collapse controls B Toggle top banner ⌘ H
DARKTABLE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Set rati… 2 Set rati… 3 Set rati… 4 Set rati… 5 Set rati… 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Full pre… E R Reject i… T Y ⌘ Redo las… U I O P A S D Switch t… F G H J K L Switch t… Z ⌘ Undo las… X C ⌘ Copy his… V ⌘ Paste hi… B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Expand center vie… ⇥ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC Keyboard map VIEWS Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D EDITING Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y GLOBAL Expand center view to fill window ⇥ RATINGS & COLORS Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 NAVIGATION Full preview (while held) W darktable KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC Isometric VIEWS 02 Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D EDITING 04 Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y GLOBAL 01 Expand center view to fill window ⇥ RATINGS & COLORS 06 Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 NAVIGATION 01 Full preview (while held) W darktable KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH DARKTABLE · MAC Typewriter DARKTABLE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 DARKTABLE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS VIEWS 02 RATINGS & COL 06 EDITING 04 NAVIGATION 01 GLOBAL 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y Full preview (while held) W Expand center view to fill window ⇥ Editorial darktable is a free, open-source photography workflow application and non-destructive RAW developer. Its keyboard shortcuts speed up culling and editing: rating and color-labelling images, copying and pasting history stacks, switching between the lighttable and darkroom, and toggling full-screen previews.
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All darktable keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
12 Action Shortcut Set rating to 1 star 1 Reject image R Set rating to 2 stars 2 Set rating to 3 stars 3 Set rating to 4 stars 4 Set rating to 5 stars 5 Remove rating (set to 0 stars) 0 Toggle red color label F1 Toggle yellow color label F2 Toggle green color label F3 Toggle blue color label F4 Toggle purple color label F5
10 Action Shortcut Expand center view to fill window ⇥ Toggle fullscreen mode F11 Toggle filmstrip / timeline ⌘ F Show shortcuts help for current view H Toggle left panel ⇧ ⌃ L Toggle right panel ⇧ ⌃ R Toggle top panel ⇧ ⌃ T Toggle bottom panel ⇧ ⌃ B Toggle all borders and panel-collapse controls B Toggle top banner ⌘ H
4 Action Shortcut Copy history stack ⌘ C Paste history stack ⌘ V Undo last modification ⌘ Z Redo last modification ⌘ Y
2 Action Shortcut Switch to lighttable view L Switch to darkroom view D
2 Action Shortcut Full preview (while held) W Full preview with focus areas (while held) ⌘ W
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Does the poster include every darktable shortcut? darktable has 30 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell separate Mac and Windows editions so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
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