# Keyboard shortcuts in Grain Photo

Every keyboard shortcut in Grain Photo for Mac, grouped by what you're doing: moving around, the gallery, enlarged photos, video and clips, and People.

Canonical page: https://grain.photo/guides/keyboard-shortcuts
Last updated: 2026-11-10


Grain is built to be fast from the keyboard. Most people only need the first two groups: moving around and working in the gallery. Rating with the number keys and adding to a collection with {{C}} make a culling pass fast. The video keys are worth learning once you start pulling selects.

## Moving around

| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| {{⌘[}} {{⌘]}} | Back and forward between the views you've visited |
| {{⌘F}} | Search the current view |
| {{Tab}} | Move between the sidebar, gallery and inspector |
| {{⌘I}} | Show or hide the inspector |
| {{⌃⌘F}} | Full screen |
| {{⌘N}} | New window |
| {{⌘,}} | Settings |

## In the gallery

| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| {{+}} {{−}} | Bigger or smaller thumbnails, from anywhere in the window |
| Arrow keys | Move the selection |
| {{⇧}} + arrow, or {{⇧}}-click | Extend the selection |
| {{⌘}}-click | Add or remove one item |
| {{⌘A}} | Select everything in the current view |
| {{1}}–{{5}} | Rate the selection |
| {{0}} | Clear the rating |
| {{X}} | Mark as Reject |
| {{C}} | Add to Collection… |
| {{⇧C}} | Add to the last collection you used |
| {{E}} | Export Originals… |
| {{Space}} | Enlarge the selected photo or video. Double-click works too |
| {{Esc}} | Clear the selection |

## With a photo enlarged

| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| {{←}} {{→}} | Previous and next |
| {{Space}} or {{Esc}} | Back to the gallery |
| {{⌘+}} {{⌘−}} {{⌘0}} | Zoom in, zoom out, zoom to fit |
| {{⌘G}} {{⇧⌘G}} | Next and previous search match |

## Video and clips

| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| {{Space}} | Play and pause |
| {{,}} {{.}} | Step back or forward one frame |
| {{I}} {{O}} | Mark the start and end of a range |
| {{⌘Return}} | Add the marked range as a clip |
| {{Return}} | While editing a range, go to its In point |
| {{←}} {{→}} | While editing a range, step a frame |
| {{Esc}} | Cancel a range you're making or editing. Otherwise, leave the video |

For the whole clip workflow, see [add, trim and export clips](/guides/add-trim-export-clips).

## Reviewing People

| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| {{P}} | Approve the selected suggested matches |
| {{X}} | Reject them |

See [People](/guides/features/people).