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darktable Photo workflow shortcuts

Version 5.6 · source

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Start here

D
Open image in darkroom
0-5
Star rating
R
Reject image
F1-F5
Colour labels
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y
Undo / redo
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V
Copy / paste edits
Tab
Hide all panels
H
Show this view's shortcuts

Concepts

  1. Import film roll
  2. Lighttable rate, label, select
  3. Darkroom edit, history stack
  4. Export selected images

Views

L
Lighttable: browse and cull
D
Darkroom: develop the image
From the lighttable it opens the hovered or first selected image.
T
Tethering: shoot from camera
M
Map: place images by GPS
S
Slideshow
P
Print
H
Show shortcuts of this view

Rate and label

0-5
Set star rating (0 clears)
R
Reject image
F1-F5
Toggle red/yellow/green/blue/purple
Adds the label if any selected image lacks it, otherwise removes it.
Ctrl+D
Duplicate image (new version)

Select and browse

Space
Toggle selection under pointer
Ctrl+click
Add/remove from selection
Shift+click
Select a range
Enter
Select image under pointer
Ctrl+A
Select all
Ctrl+Shift+A
Deselect all
Ctrl+I
Invert selection
Home / End
Jump to start / end of collection
PageUp / PageDown
Scroll one page
Ctrl+G
Group selected images
Ctrl+Shift+G
Ungroup selected images

Cull and compare

X / Ctrl+X
Culling: fixed / dynamic count
<
Switch culling mode
I
Show overlay on demand
W
Hold: zoom to 100%
Ctrl+W
Hold: 100% with focus areas
F
Make full preview sticky
Esc
Leave full preview

History and edits

Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y
Undo / redo
Ctrl+C
Copy full history stack
Ctrl+V
Paste copied history
Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy selected modules only
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste selected modules only
Ctrl+X
Darkroom: sync last change to selection

Darkroom

Shift+O
Toggle raw overexposure warning
Ctrl+S
Toggle soft proof
Ctrl+Shift+N
Toggle navigation panel
Ctrl+Shift+H
Toggle scopes / histogram
A
Hold while dragging to pan / zoom the image
Middle-click
Cycle fit / 1:1 / 2:1 zoom
Ctrl+scroll
Zoom beyond 100%
Ctrl+Shift+drag
Move module in the pixelpipe

Panels and window

Tab
Hide / restore all panels
F11
Toggle fullscreen
B
Toggle borders and panel arrows
Ctrl+F
Toggle filmstrip / timeline
Ctrl+H
Toggle top banner
Ctrl+Shift+T
Toggle top panel
Ctrl+Shift+B
Toggle bottom panel
Ctrl+Shift+L
Toggle left panel
Ctrl+Shift+R
Toggle right panel

Recipes

Cull a shoot
# hover a thumbnail, then:R   # reject blurry ones2   # keepers: two starsF3  # green = pickX   # compare in culling
Reuse one edit on a batch
D       # open finished imageCtrl+C  # copy its history# lighttable: select targetsCtrl+V  # paste onto all
Sync a single tweak
# darkroom: tweak a moduleCtrl+F  # show filmstripCtrl+A  # select allCtrl+X  # sync the tweak
Check focus fast
# lighttable: hover frameCtrl+W  # hold: focus areasF       # sticky, Esc leaves