Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

This page lists all keyboard shortcuts available in OpenRV Web. Shortcuts are organized by category. On macOS, the Ctrl key maps to Cmd automatically.

Playback

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play / Pause
Left Arrow	Step one frame backward
Right Arrow	Step one frame forward
Up Arrow	Toggle playback direction (forward/reverse)
Home	Go to first frame (or in point)
End	Go to last frame (or out point)
J	Decrease playback speed (previous preset)
K	Pause playback
L	Increase playback speed (next preset)

View and Navigation

Shortcut	Action
F	Fit image to window
Shift+F	Fit image to window (alternative)
0	Set zoom to 50%
1	Switch to View tab
2	Switch to Color tab
3	Switch to Effects tab
4	Switch to Transform tab
5	Switch to Annotate tab
6	Switch to QC tab
F11	Toggle fullscreen mode
Ctrl+Shift+P	Toggle presentation mode (clean display, cursor auto-hide)
Shift+B	Cycle background pattern (checkerboard, grey, white, black, etc.)
Shift+Alt+B	Toggle checkerboard background
Shift+P	Toggle pixel aspect ratio correction

Timeline

Shortcut	Action
I	Set in point
[	Set in point (alternative)
O	Set out point
]	Set out point (alternative)
R	Reset in/out points to full range
M	Toggle marker at current frame
Ctrl+L	Cycle loop mode (once / loop / ping-pong)
Shift+Down	Shift in/out range to next mark pair
Shift+Up	Shift in/out range to previous mark pair
Ctrl+Right	Shift in/out range to next mark pair (alternative)
Ctrl+Left	Shift in/out range to previous mark pair (alternative)

A/B Compare

Shortcut	Action
` (backtick)	Toggle between A/B sources
~ (tilde)	Toggle between A/B sources
Shift+W	Cycle wipe mode (off / horizontal / vertical)
Shift+Alt+S	Toggle split screen (off / horizontal / vertical)
Shift+D	Toggle difference matte

Scopes

Shortcut	Action
H	Toggle histogram
W	Toggle waveform monitor
Y	Toggle vectorscope
Shift+I	Toggle pixel probe

Exposure and Analysis

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Alt+F	Toggle false color display
Shift+Alt+Z	Toggle zebra stripes
;	Toggle safe areas and guides overlay
Shift+Alt+T	Toggle timecode overlay
Shift+Alt+I	Toggle info panel

Stereo 3D

Shortcut	Action
Shift+3	Cycle stereo modes (off / SBS / over-under / mirror / anaglyph / etc.)

Display Output

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Alt+D	Cycle display profile (Linear / sRGB / Rec.709 / Gamma 2.2 / Gamma 2.4)

Channel View

Shortcut	Action
Shift+R	Red channel only
Shift+G	Green channel only
Shift+B	Blue channel only
Shift+A	Alpha channel only
Shift+L	Luminance / Grayscale
Shift+Y	Grayscale (alias for Shift+L)
Shift+N	Reset channel view (no isolation)

Color and Effects

Shortcut	Action
C	Toggle color panel
U	Toggle curves panel
Shift+O	Toggle OCIO color management panel
Shift+Alt+W	Toggle color wheels (Lift/Gamma/Gain)
Shift+H	Toggle HSL Qualifier
Shift+Alt+J	Toggle tone mapping
Shift+Alt+E	Toggle effects/filter panel

Transform

Shortcut	Action
Shift+R	Rotate left 90 degrees
Alt+R	Rotate right 90 degrees
Alt+H	Flip horizontal
Shift+V	Flip vertical
Shift+K	Toggle crop mode

Annotations

Shortcut	Action
V	Pan tool (no drawing)
P	Pen tool
E	Eraser tool
T	Text tool
R	Rectangle tool
O	Ellipse tool
L	Line tool
A	Arrow tool
B	Toggle brush type (soft/hard)
G	Toggle ghost mode
Ctrl+G	Toggle ghost frames (onion skin)
X	Toggle hold mode (persist annotations across frames)
Shift+Q	Toggle spotlight
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
,	Jump to previous annotated frame
.	Jump to next annotated frame

Panels

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Close open panel
Shift+T	Cycle theme (auto / dark / light)
Shift+Alt+H	Toggle history panel
Shift+Alt+M	Toggle markers panel
Shift+N	Toggle network sync panel
Shift+Alt+P	Toggle playlist panel
Ctrl+Shift+S	Create quick snapshot
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S	Toggle snapshots panel

Export

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+S	Export current frame
Ctrl+C	Copy current frame to clipboard

Mouse Controls

Action	Mouse Gesture
Zoom in/out	Scroll wheel
Pan image	Click and drag
Seek to frame	Click on timeline
Scrub frames	Drag on timeline
Pinch zoom	Two-finger pinch (trackpad/touch)

Shortcut Cheat Sheet

Press ? or open the Help menu to display the shortcut cheat sheet overlay. This quick-reference panel shows all available shortcuts grouped by category in a scannable grid layout. The cheat sheet overlay is dismissed by pressing Escape or clicking outside the panel.

Shortcut Editor

OpenRV Web includes a dedicated shortcut editor UI for viewing and customizing keyboard shortcuts. Open it from the Settings panel. The editor displays every registered shortcut with its current binding, default binding, and category. Click any shortcut row to record a new key combination.

Customization Features

• Override any default binding -- reassign any shortcut to a different key combination
• Conflict detection -- the editor highlights conflicts in real time when a new binding collides with an existing one, showing which action holds the conflicting key
• Export/Import -- save custom bindings as a JSON file and import them on another machine or browser to share a consistent shortcut layout across a team
• Reset -- return individual bindings or all bindings to defaults

Custom bindings are stored in the browser's localStorage and persist across sessions.

Input Field Handling

Keyboard shortcuts are automatically disabled when typing in text inputs, number inputs, search fields, password fields, textareas, and contenteditable elements. This prevents shortcuts from interfering with text entry.

Shortcuts remain active when focused on non-text controls such as sliders, checkboxes, and buttons.

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Related Pages

• Quick Start -- essential shortcuts for new users
• UI Overview -- interface layout and tab system
• J/K/L Navigation -- detailed speed control guide